Any chance this would keep a raccoon out?

[matimeo]

Thinking about putting these on my coop windows.

Also, wondering if a carabiner put through a hasp

would be raccoon proof.

Thanks!

 

[crj]

No, the first lock won't work. A racoon will be able to open it. The lock below will work if you put a lock on it or one of those hiking hooks. They are made in different colors. I don't know what they are called. Some people use them to hold keys.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

WAIT! Don't spend so much money for that! All I did was put chicken wire on the inside of the window so if a raccoon opened it it wouldn't be able to get in anyways! Chicken wire is always the answer!

 

[matimeo]

crj, I think you're referring to a carabiner.

 

[7L Farm]

I use a missing link. Wire breaks.

 

[Imp]

I use a carbiner on a hasp, on the coop door. The raccoons have never messed with it, or the chickens. They are more interested in the pond and preying on the left over catfood.

Good luck,
Imp

 

[bluie]

I put 1/2 inch hardware cloth on the inside of my windows. They stay open all summer.

 

[Dora'smom]

We have two of the first thing on our run door, but we also have an actual lock. We have it that way because I don't believe the one item, alone, would take care of keeping them out.
As for chicken wire inside windows, I think that a raccoon could easily tear that apart and enter. Hardware cloth, well-secured, is probably much more of a deterrent.

 

[ChooksChick]

I use fat washers and a screw every 8 or 10 inches to secure my hardware cloth. On some large expanses I'll just sandwich it with strips of wood, so it's down tight. I build for bear.

If a determined, evil 10 year old boy could get in and hurt them, then a raccoon could.

 

[woodmort]

The first lock wouldn't stop a coon--they'd fiddle with it until they got it open. The second type will work well if it is heavy weight--not a cabinet--type but more of a gate type where the eye turns--and has either a padlock or a clip on it. A coon is surprisingly strong when it comes to getting in where it wants too and chicken wire will be not slow it down--use hardware cloth and make sure it is well fastened. The idea of using washers and screws or molding is the best otherwise heavy fence staples.