beginnergirl
Songster
Glad your chickens are okay! But raccoons are smart, determined and persistent. Now that they know about your chickens, they will be back.
Ammonia is not healthy for chicken's respiratory systems from everything I've read here.
Cover the chicken wire with hardware mesh screwed into a wood frame. Use wire mesh around the edges on the ground to prevent digging. You can hammer pins used to secure landscape fabric. Your plastic bins may not be secure. Raccoons can reach into a 1" opening and still kill your chickens.
Ammonia is not healthy for chicken's respiratory systems from everything I've read here.
Cover the chicken wire with hardware mesh screwed into a wood frame. Use wire mesh around the edges on the ground to prevent digging. You can hammer pins used to secure landscape fabric. Your plastic bins may not be secure. Raccoons can reach into a 1" opening and still kill your chickens.