McChooky
Free Ranging
Sorry but short of adding a couple strands of electric fence around this run you won't be able to keep possums or other predators out . As is it isn't tall enough and anything small can squeeze thru the mesh holes.Good luck!Yesterday night I saw a possum making his way toward the coop. Luckily I stopped him by flashing my flashlight at him and he retreated.
Today, I saw him in the run, next to the coop opening, and he began to play dead. All the chickens are safe and sound.
He is playing dead, not moving, and not reacting to loud noises or anything like that.
How did I get him out of the run so that both he and I are safe?
He won’t budge.
How do I prevent opossums from coming back? I know they generally do not harm chickens, but I do not want to risk it.
When I first saw him, he had a bone in his mouth, probably from the chickens’ leftovers. He was going for the meat and bone left in the run, so luckily that distracted him a little bit so he didn’t get into the coop at all.
And advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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