Bobcat?

[Uzuri]

Isn't it funny how when you tell someone you want to get chickens all these critters you'd never seen before suddenly show up, waiting?

Anyway, my brother thinks he's seen a bobcat. Chances are that it was just a big tomcat and bad lighting, but just in case, what do I need to do to secure against a wild cat? If the night roosting area is secure from coons, will that be good enough? Or is there something a bobcat can do that a coon can't?

 

[Judy]

Wish you had said what state/country you are in. Chances are if a coon can't get in then neither can a bobcat. But bobcats do hunt during the day some.

 

[Uzuri]

Ohio. They're not real common here; hence my thoughts that it probably wasn't.

Of course it poured down rain last night, so there wasn't even a chance to look for sign this morning.

The chickens won't range, they'll be tractored, but I don't know if a cat will dig. That would be the primary danger, I think.