Posts by Jaxon4141

Quote: Originally Posted by sheila3935  Im sorry I used the attic as a metaphor not a very good one at that. Yes I think that my coops are now pretty secure, but I am not willing to take a chance. If they found a weak...

Quote: Originally Posted by catlvr976  Yes, the windows are the part I was always kind of worried about.  All the other parts are good, we had the nest box locked up good, the 2 doors we used were locked.  I...

Quote: Originally Posted by holyhart  Let me just start by saying that I think raccoons are one of the most adorable creatures out there!  Those little bandit faces....too darn cute.   But that...

Quote: Originally Posted by critterbug  I understand completely. A raccoon got another one of my bantam crochins last night (early morning). That 's a total of 2 bantams, 5 brahams, 2 polish. This last one he...

Quote: Originally Posted by sheila3935  I understand what the poster is saying about killing the coons and really I have alot of guilt about doing it but I have to protect my chickens. I really thought my coops were...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cetawin    I will give you an answer for the why?  Simple...there is never only one, it will keep coming back which means more opportunity for it to find a weak spot and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by poultrycrazy711  I live in Upstate New York and I am planning to keep either Dominique and/or Brown (or other dark colored) Leghorn chickens. I am aware of all the predators around the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chiken Mamma  I have a bad mosquito problem here in Ontario too. I was told to sweep all the hay, etc that was on the floor out of the coop. My coop gets flooded a bit when it rains and the...

Do a search for mosquito dunks or bits. It's an insect bacterial toxin that kills some types of insect larva, which includes mosquitoes. The toxin doe not appear to be toxic to vertebrates.

Since you beefed up the security on your coops why do you need to catch the raccoon? Trapping is only a temporary fix, something else will replace it. Raccoon play an important part in keep rodent populations down.