3 days have gone by, 3 cockerels found dead. What's happening!?-Part 2

[ChickenCanoe]

https://www.flemingoutdoors.com/dog-proof-raccoon-traps.html
I recommend getting 2 and a set tool.

 

[50-45-1]

I've had raccoons pull the siding off of a coop to gain access. On another occasion, they chewed through the door. I only use metal doors now - locked at night.

Thank you for those videos!
I watched all 17 minutes of the live trap video and that is an educated coon.
A clear result of a coon who has been caught in one before and will never make that mistake again.
Coons are pretty smart to begin with, but People who catch and release them have taught the coon a valuable lesson and this problem coon will be much harder for the next person to catch.
PS. I use a tuna fish can too, but i put a couple holes on the bottom and wired it near the back end. That way he cant easily just tip it over and reach in and grab it.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I probably should buy one of those good traps with only one door. My havahart trap is poorly designed for large raccoons.
I bought a cheap one from Harbor Freight tools once and the first night a raccoon tore it to shreds overnight.
That's why I'm a fan of the dog proof traps.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Havhart traps are junk. One big boar raccoon can destroy them. Plus they’re way overpriced. Cages with sliding washers are more effective. When the door closes on the back of a big raccoon in a Havahart by design they can back out because the door will lift, not so with the sliding washers.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Any adult human should be able to set a Duke dp trap without that setting tool imo. Squeeze with both hands.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Any adult human should be able to set a Duke dp trap without that setting tool imo. Squeeze with both hands.

I doubt my wife could do it. And some people are petrified of anything with strong jaws that snap instantaneously.
The set tools are only $2.45 so are worth the purchase.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I doubt my wife could do it. And some people are petrified of anything with strong jaws that snap instantaneously.
The set tools are only $2.45 so are worth the purchase.

You’re right. I’m just so used to setting them things. I’ve seen Fleming’s video before of them using a setter on a 110 and laughed til I realized they were serious. I suppose some people are very fragile nowadays.
I wasn’t really thinking about women setting them. If your a guy and need it well you have bigger issues than a raccoon.

 

[twendt]

Please, Please , Please lock up your chickens at dusk every night, if you're not home, have a neighbor do it, chickens do not care for themselves! My girls are secured every evening, I have to plan MY life around them, I made the choice to keep chickens and I have responsibilities that come with it!!

 

[twendt]

UMMM.... As I stated, My MOTHER has caught and shot "60" well fed city raccoons in a Milwaukee suburb with a Havahart trap, that's just your opinion, It's OK to voice your opinion, but I have PROOF, they work. Just saying....

 

[roosterhavoc]

UMMM.... As I stated, My MOTHER has caught and shot "60" well fed city raccoons in a Milwaukee suburb with a Havahart trap, that's just your opinion, It's OK to voice your opinion, but I have PROOF, they work. Just saying....

Who are you talking to? Either way havahart traps are overpriced junk aimed at the regular homeowner that uses them once in a blue moon. I’ve had and still have some havahart traps and still use them. They are cheap flimsy over priced cages. I’ve caught well over a thousand raccoons in all kinds of traps. I’ve had raccoons literally cave in the sides, break the locking mechanisms and destroy the pan on the inside. Pull up the wire floor and bent it all outta wack too.
I have proof they’re junk. Especially for the price.