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    Raccoons and traps

    Well, something to think about. We live in the unincorporated area of the county but animal control doesn't take care of raccoons, trapped or otherwise. They tell us to hire a service. That's part of the problem. The services I've talked to charge $199 to rent the trap for a month and $59...
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    Raccoons and traps

    So, I'm wondering if a pellet gun is a good idea. Also, with the live trap, we don't really want to kill the raccoon but we would prefer to relocate it. If we bonk it on the head with a baseball bat, would that just knock it out. Is there any safe way to pick up the trap? I'm looking at...
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    Raccoons and traps

    Thanks so much for the help. I really appreciate it.
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    Raccoons and traps

    Ok, so last year, all of these wonderful people gave us some terrific ideas about getting rid of raccoons. We did get rid of them by the middle of summer without any casualties. Now there is another raccoon, at least one who has taken 2 of our chickens. We secured the chickens even more and...
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    Hi from Washington State

    Hi, I was on Barkyard Chickens before but something happened to my log in information--and I had to change my e-mail address. I didn't spend a lot of time on this site and plan to spend more time. My husband and I have six chickens living in our backyard. At one time they had the run of the...
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