Coon! I shoveled loose dirt around parts of the run yesterday and checked for prints this morning. Definitely coon prints. I didn't see any attempts to climb the fence or trying to force its way in, maybe it isnt hungry enough yet. I've got a few traps that could take care of the problem.
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Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with a coons capabilities and I'm not ruling out that one actually unlocked the door. It's a simple wood turn latch, however it's 5 feet up and it would have to climb chicken wire to reach it. Now I know that coons are clever but the run is 20' X 25' with one...
I spent the better part of the morning trying to track it's route into the woods but after about 200 feet I couldn't find anymore feathers or any evidence at all. Whatever it was it would have had to climb up the chicken ladder, I guess it would be possible however difficult for a fox to...
Something got my silkie cross roo last night or early this morning. The run door was wide open and the hens were roaming the yard when I got up. When I went to feed up there were dark feathers everywhere in the coop and I found a few drops of blood on the chicken ladder leading to the run. I...