Well thankfully I haven't seen him (or her) for almost two weeks, so I'm hoping it was the coon version of a midnight snack and that now that the weather's a little more normal around here he;ll stick to what the Encyclopedia says he's supposed to do
If I can just keep going for another 6...
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Which would have been incredibly difficult from the next county over, where I was.
Haven't seen it since, but we've had some Canada geese settle in between the coop and the cornfield, which I'm hoping will have the coon think twice before coming close. I know I wouldn't want to cross...
I can imagine that doing far more harm than good. The old lady across the street used to feed coons -- she went into a home about 9 month ago, so they've had time to disperse, but previously their numbers were insane. She also fed deer and turkeys. We didn't mind the turkeys much, but...
Mom just called to tell me that we have a coon roaming the cornfields. He doesn't seem much interested in the chickens, but he's sure out there, at 2:00 in the afternoon and he's not acting ill.
Anyone know how common this is? Could it be a matter of him being hungry due to there being snow...