Bummer. Yes, that makes sense. Ooh I like the "welcome" mat idea. I have seen something kind of similar, to keep cats out of certain rooms, just slightly zappy i think. Thanks for the feedback. Motion-detector sprinklers might help I guess. (or motion detector hot-pepper-spray would be...
We have lots of racoons around. My coop keeps them out, so far. But they scare the girls which bothers me, and also causes a little more noise than we'd like at night sometimes. (I'm in the suburbs in a small tract house property, not really supposed to have chickens, so it's best if they do...