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BigBlueHen53 said:
Sorry for your loss. Is your coop completely enclosed and was the door shut and latched? Did you have to go back to the house for your gun? If it's the first time you've ever killed anything it's understandable you'd feel bad for taking a life, but you did what you had to do to protect your flock. Did it set off its scent bomb?
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Yes i had to run in to get the gun and yes he sprayed the whole coop all my eggs broke and one chicken passed and it sucks this is first time I had to protect my coop from a predator in 5 years I've owned chickens but it had to be done i have a 20x20 run with a 15x15 enclosed part and its chicken wire and half wood all the entry point are double wired im still trying to figure out how he got in nothing has ever broke in the coop before in 5 years dont understand how he got in or were he did but im going to hardware store in morning to get some mesh to secure the coop even more at places he might have got in at and more
 
Feeling bad just means you are human and have a heart. It's okay to feel just as it's okay to protect your flock. I'm sorry you had to do this. I'm glad most of your girls are okay.
 
bravecoconut said:
Feeling bad just means you are human and have a heart. It's okay to feel just as it's okay to protect your flock. I'm sorry you had to do this. I'm glad most of your girls are okay.
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Thanks so much I needed your kind words I thought I did somthing wrong but it had to be done to protect my girls just going to make sure tommorow i do some upgrades to the coop to make sure it doesn't happen again it's a nice coop and idk how he got in but im going to double up on wire on the coop, no wire was broke or anything so idk how he got in but im going to reinforce the whole coop.
 
I'm sorry you've had such a bad night. I know the feeling of coming across a predator inside the coop. Could it have dug underneath? Does your coop/run have a skirt buried around the perimeter?
 
StinkyAcres said:
I'm sorry you've had such a bad night. I know the feeling of coming across a predator inside the coop. Could it have dug underneath? Does your coop/run have a skirt buried around the perimeter?
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No I think thats how he got in im going to hardware store in the am to get wire to burry around the skirting of the coop i should of known to do that but I guess we all learn new things, thank so much for assuring me I did the right thing really needed that because I feel so bad for killing the skunk and just needed some reassurance that I made the right decision I dont have any parents and I live alone have for awhile and just needed somone to talk to about what happened thanks again god bless u
 
Matthewwilliams94 said:
No I think thats how he got in im going to hardware store in the am to get wire to burry around the skirting of the coop i should of known to do that but I guess we all learn new things, thank so much for assuring me I did the right thing really needed that because I feel so bad for killing the skunk and just needed some reassurance that I made the right decision I dont have any parents and I live alone have for awhile and just needed somone to talk to about what happened thanks again god bless u
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👍 Look for 19-gauge galvanized hardware cloth with 1/2"x1/2" squares. Not many predators can get through that stuff.
 
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