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    Do raccoons kill in the day time?

    Thanks to everyone for your replies! I am definitely not sure that it was a raccoon. I thought a fox or bobcat would leave less of the bird behind, but since we were home at the time, it could have gotten scared off. Very disappointing because I thought we had a pretty good system in place. I...
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    Do raccoons kill in the day time?

    We usually let them free range in our bigger non electric fence during the day when we are here. I felt pretty safe because our two dogs usually bark at any commotion going on outside. Now we need a new plan! Definitely keeping the electric fence on is a good start! I am planning to keep our...
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    Do raccoons kill in the day time?

    Today I found one of our two chickens dead in the run under the coop. Her crop was open and her chest muscles exposed. The coop is inside a 6 foot fence, inside an electric fence (not turned on at the time of the incident) and the whole thing is inside a bigger 6 foot fence that goes around our...
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    electrified poultry netting

    Thanks! This is super helpful. I know that nothing is 100% safe, but I just want to do everything I can to keep out the predators. Hopefully the hawks will stay away, but I know the fox will be back. We didn't want our puppy to get shocked but she is always on a leash anyway. She is not quite 4...
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    electrified poultry netting

    thank you, that is very helpful! I will keep my eye out for hawks.
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    fox attack and poultry netting

    Thanks everyone!!
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    electrified poultry netting

    I just joined Backyard Chickens and have been raising chickens for 6 months now. We have just started getting eggs! We were letting our chickens free range in the yard while we are home until a couple of weeks ago we had a fox attack. Luckily, he only got away with a mouth full of feathers and...
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    fox attack and poultry netting

    thanks so much! I will check out the predator area.
  9. ruthraf

    fox attack and poultry netting

    I just joined Backyard Chickens and have been raising chickens for 6 months now. We have just started getting eggs! We were letting our chickens free range in the yard while we are home until a couple of weeks ago we had a fox attack. Luckily, he only got away with a mouth full of feathers and...
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