The coop WAS dog-proofed. The dog tore threw the wall to get into the run...which held the coop which WAS possum proof and we thought dog-proof...being that it was elevated. Then again...that coop is generally the safest because of the barn walls being on all sides of it. Little did we know...
Yes...I suppose it's the fact that we "thought" we had fixed the runs/coops against predators. It kind of hits below-the-belt when you realize it's not quite what you thought.
Then again...I doubt a possum could knock through a wall. I'm just so glad that my neighbor took the initiative to...
I had everything ready for this spring. My Barred Rocks were getting ready to lay, I had orders coming in..and then my dad calls.
My neighbor's gorgeous black lab female has killed all of my barred rocks but 3 and has killed every single bird in the back pen, save for Mr. Mom (11 year old...