Your problem is very near and dear to my heart, we caught a small raccoon eating feed also and over the next 6-8 months losing chickens and not always at night. Caught a big raccoon climbing over our 8’ deer fencing to get to them. (Not at night) We only have 2 ladies left after all this. We put...
I love the ideas of weather vanes and scarecrows, I will try these things as well as the deer netting I just bought for protection from above. I am sad to hear that it has not worked for many of you but it's all worth a try. We've had lots of wind these past 2 days so I haven't been able to do...
Sorry to say I too just came in after coming home to a big hawk eating my favorite. She was my biggest and best layer as well as sweetest personality (can you tell we bonded?). Needless to say just like so many others in this thread, she will be missed. My 4 others were so devastated they all...