A stoat is killing my chickens. I need immediate help! He is bold.

[50-45-1]

Is there electricity in your coop?

 

[DogAndCat36]

Dog crates inside! Friend's place? Somewhere today, for sure.
Mary

I don't have a dog crate and my friends have dogs with high pret drive.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Is there electricity in your coop?

No

 

[Chookwagn]

Set traps..... use eggs as bait

 

[DogAndCat36]

If you have a baby monitor, you could set it up and be woken at sounds of disturbance.

I don't have a baby monitor.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Set traps..... use eggs as bait

Got a rodent trap and a raccon trap.

 

[DogAndCat36]

If you have a guardian dog, maybe he could stay with the chickens tonight?
No idea of the size or setup of your coop.

I don't have a dog.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Should I block the holes with rocks for now?

 

[50-45-1]

This is why Mary tells you no gaps or holes of any size
The long term fix is fortifying the coop. Killing the racoons and stout will be a short time fix as more preditors will always come to newly available areas

 

[Chookwagn]

Got a rodent trap and a raccon trap.

Great! get them set up use an egg as bait.

Stoats will take eggs over having to kill (mostly)