raccoon

  1. JosieMae

    Is this enough security?

    Hi there! Just wondering, is this enough security against raccoons?? My chickens don't free range and are kept in a large covered, hardwire run with a raised coop connecting to it. The doors have three locks. All three have carabiners, and then you have to turn the knobs so the doors can open...
  2. L

    what a raccoon will do to your chickens

    As most of you know, chicken is on everyone's menu. Sometimes i think the local predators are letting me fatten up my hens for the winter when prey is scarce. A couple years ago, when i let my 6 hens free range around the backyard, a raccoon got into the coop one evening before i locked them up...
  3. AliciaOrpington

    I Need Protection for a Cage

    Okay, we have a rabbit cage at our farm and five chicks lived in there. A raccoon got in because part of the roof was broken and got the chicks. Afterwards, I hammered the broken roof. Any tips on how to use more protection for a cage like this?
  4. naivetefarm

    Fruit tree over run attracting predators

    So... I used to tractor my birds, but my home-made coop and run were very heavy and when I became pregnant last year, I decided to just park them permanently under a tree that had low branches so that the birds would have plenty of shade during out hot summers. Everything worked great last...
  5. Zoey K

    Depressed Chicken

    Hello, I am new to having chickens and made the mistake of putting my four five week olds outside. A raccoon came, tore apart three of them and now there is only one left. I am working on convincing my mom to get more chicks but she isn't having it so she wants to give him away. Majesty...
    • Zoey K
    • Thread
    • buff orpington chick chicken depressed hen orpington pullet raccoon trauma
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. TalullaCat

    Raccoon problems!! advice please

    I had some latches on my coop that were not raccoons safe and one got in and grabbed one of my young hens. i changed the latches and thought that my hens were safe even though the raccoons came back several times , despite having some pretty large rocks thrown at it, but just last night the...
  7. W

    How do I stop a raccoon from stealing eggs?

    Over the past week a raccoon has been getting into my duck shed and stealing the eggs and food. I've been too afraid to collect the eggs because i feel like once there is no food for the raccoon, it will go after my ducks (it hasn't messed with them). I would close the shed during the day but i...
  8. Leine

    What Killed My Chicken?

    Earlier this year, I found the body of one of my standards in the run. Its (don't remember the gender) neck was completely stripped of feathers, and its chest was hollow (eaten). This happened through the chicken wire. I know we have raccoons, opossums, coyotes, foxes, etc., but does anyone...
    • Leine
    • Thread
    • chicken coyote eaten fox opossum predator raccoon run standard
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
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