We were already locking them in at dark and letting them out in the morning during the Spring and Fall, the biggest problem periods for raccoons. That used to work. But the other day they came around far into daylight hours; we saw them at 10AM. They have apparently changed their habits...
One died overnight, the one who'd seemed to have lost muscle control The other lived, but still lethagic, not moving or drinking on her own. Took her inside again, continued the pedialite, by tonight she was still lethargic, but had hopped up onto the edge of the open cardboard box I had her...
Unfortunately, I'll never get rid of them completely. I live in a city where chickens are illegal (so are any other farm or non-domestic animals,
I'll never get rid of them completely. I live in a city where all farm and non-domestic animals are illegal. But they'd left an ordinance on the...
By the way, I used to have the stuff to sub-q fluids, had to do it for our cat once, but don't have it anymore. Didn't know it would work with a chicken.
The A-Hole was there, working in Panda Express. And he speaks almost no English & I speak even less Spanish. Nothing wrong with the coop, we just locked them up and let them out based on what times the coons had always visited over the last few years. Now it seems they're coming inn broad...
I can only hope someone sees this in the next hour or so. The raccons changed their habits after 4 years, came at around 10AM, and the chickens had alreeady been let out of the coop. We just caught them by accident by happening to go out there at that time. Unfortunately, the German Shepherd...