American Gamefowl

[OhZark Biddies]

Wow! that’s a really big mouse

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Leave it to beaver.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Joy joy on a side note here's a goat...

 

[B123]

Has it been a better than average year for the critters? They just keep coming. It seems like I have noticed the raccoons out later in the mornings and earlier in the evenings.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Has it been a better than average year for the critters? They just keep coming. It seems like I have noticed the raccoons out later in the mornings and earlier in the evenings.

Causing problems this year?

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Idk about more maybe bolder and smarter, I've lost 5, Newest addition is a big owl done got two. It's probably due to the longer days they have less darkness to hunt in so they make due.

So far 4 opossums, 15 coons, one snake.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Last year I stopped counting after 30 coons, I have a great feeling they'll always keep coming around here.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Who needs a yeti when you have a perfectly functional 25 yr old Igloo Legend!

 

[roosterhavoc]

Last year I stopped counting after 30 coons, I have a great feeling they'll always keep coming around here.

That’s why you shouldn’t even bother trapping! Another one will just take its place.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

That’s why you shouldn’t even bother trapping! Another one will just take its place.

You’re looking at it all wrong...

From what I can see a coon will take an average of 5 birds before the chicken keeper takes action, so 30 coons x 5 birds = 150 birds for the coons...

then factor in an extra 15% in case one fox shows up, so now we’re at 180 birds to feed the critters...

add to that the 10 hens that we were trying to keep in the first place so we could have some eggs... and that comes to 190

So we’re able to keep it under 200, that’s pretty good huh?

Or I guess you could just set a trap