This is what I did with a vietnam vet friend :
He did the welding :
I asked him to weld a piece to hold the flag :
Then I got free pallets from someone off Craigslist :
Used that for flooring:
No way a racoon can sneak it! :)
This is what you need to do. Wear rubber boots and raise one leg and keep it to the rooster's eye level. That way it'll attack the boot and won't jump higher than your waist.