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    The Neighbor's cat

    So you need quick and easy. Cats hate getting wet, what about a motion sensor activated sprinkler? Should only take a few minutes of your time to setup.
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    Membrane & yolk?

    Thanks. Assumed it was something like that, happy to hear it's not indicative of some sort of problem. BYC is amazing!
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    Membrane & yolk?

    One of my hens just produced a weird membrane and yolk. Have never had anything but perfect eggs from these hens. The other hens layed normal eggs today. The only new situation is I introduced some chicks to the flock and for a few days the hens only ate the chick feed until I solved that...
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    Chick disappeared

    Winged predator? Probably able to fly off with 4 week old chick.
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    Raccoons near my coop

    Here's some research: this controlled study reported in the Journal of Wildlife reports that trapped and relocated raccoon fair no differently than native control raccoons trapped and released at the same site...
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    Raccoons near my coop

    Not saying that trapped wildlife shouldn't be culled, but controlled studies have shown that relocated raccoons do just as well as non-relocated raccoons. They don't fall to predation any more than non-relocated raccoons, despite what many on this forum state. Not sure if this is true with...
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    Daytime Opossum

    It upsets me when I occasionally catch an opossum in the Dukes dog proof trap which I put out for the raccoons. Personally, I don't think opossum pose my chickens much of a threat, so I dislike having to kill the occasional one that I catch.
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    Rats, using cement or plaster of paris

    Well, MSDS for cement puts the LD50 (amount to kill 50% of rats dosed) at 2000mg/kg. If a rat weighs 0.5kg then you would need to feed each rat 1000mg of cement to kill 5 out of 10 rats. Since you have put out 600,000 mg there would need to be more than 600 rats eating the cement to bee less...
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    The almost inevitable "lost my first chicken" post

    Sounds like a raccoon using its child like devil hands to do what they do. Your coop design as described won't keep them out. It sounds like you have a main coop, with more chickens? Hopefully it is more secure? Sorry for your loss.
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    Raccoons near my coop

    I would get another quote. $600 is ridiculous for what should be an easy job. Find in independent trapper rather than a company, they should be cheaper. I hired a guy to remove an incredibly hard to catch red squirrel in the walls of my house. He charged me $100.
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    Hawk troubles

    Leave them inside for a week or 2 until they go into their coop? This may also cause the hawks to go seek prey elsewhere.
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    How to deal with raccoons.

    Dukes dog proof snare baited with marshmallow. Followed by .22 round. Simple pimple as my daughter would say.
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    Dealing with something smart...or fat.

    Awesome! Great job! I would suggest setting the trap again, you will probably catch more.
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    What killed my chickens?Picture of it's poop!

    Skunks never paid me any problems. And I don't think they are smart enough to become trap shy and become "untrappable" by a neighbor if they felt so inclined to want to trap one.
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    Dealing with something smart...or fat.

    Racoon. Get a Dukes dog proof raccoon trap for $13. Requires that you have access to a gun though. Will work for possum too.
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    What killed my chickens?Picture of it's poop!

    I'd be surprised if a skunk could take down a full grown chicken. During the daytime. Not very bright those skunks. I once caught a skunk in a cage trap. I carefully covered trap with tarp and propped door open. Came back 10 minutes later and skunk was sleeping. INSIDE the open trap...
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    Automatic door? maybe didnt work? *WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS*

    As others said, raccoons are amazingly talented at getting into things and evading capture. Great ideas mentioned about different door options or modifications, but I would also set a Dukes dog proof raccoon trap to get rid of the bugger(s).
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    Lost 2 hens this week - raccoon? (pic of scat for the queasy)

    Assuming you got the large trap you would need roughly a 55 gallon drum to do this. But it is indeed an effective way to dispatch the critter if you are doubtful on the pellet gun.
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    Devistated!

    Uggghhhh. I'm not clear on what happened? Did predator break into the run, then access the coop? Anyway, my bet is on raccoon. Those guys can dig. I just finished an apron on my setup, a 24" strip of hardware cloth that is laid on the grass and secured with 10" lawn staples. Super easy to...
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    Devistated!

    Oh man, sorry to hear that. What time of day? Were they in a run when it happened?
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