Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

What Animal is this?

Does anyone know what animal makes this track? Chicken footprint included for size reference.
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Were they left at night or in the day?
My two guesses would be Opossum or Squirrel. Something mall for sure!

 

[Ponypoor]

A Bear?

Yep

I watched this youngster from my office window for a couple months, one day it was sitting resting against a metal post and one of the helicopters flew in with some of our crew... He just sat there watching as it landed hahaha. He finally ran off when the guys started exiting the flying beast!

...bears are why I plan on electrify my brand new outdoor chicken runs! 14' high, 20' wide... Hahaha just kidding.

 

[Ponypoor]

With nothing for size comparison, those do look like bear....minus the claws

Yep a 2 yr old black bear (size 5 shoe ).

 

[RoyalChick]

@BY Bob

Any ideas on these? Taken 25 Apr 2017, middle of nowhere northern AB
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They look wide like a bear but I don't really see back half of the foot you usually see with a bear - maybe it was walking on tip-toe because the snow was cold.

 

[BY Bob]

Were they left at night or in the day?
My two guesses would be Opossum or Squirrel. Something mall for sure!

The snow came just before dawn so it could be either.

 

[BY Bob]

Yep

I watched this youngster from my office window for a couple months, one day it was sitting resting against a metal post and one of the helicopters flew in with some of our crew... He just sat there watching as it landed hahaha. He finally ran off when the guys started exiting the flying beast!

...bears are why I plan on electrify my brand new outdoor chicken runs! 14' high, 20' wide... Hahaha just kidding.

I haven't seen bear prints in a long time.

 

[Ponypoor]

They look wide like a bear but I don't really see back half of the foot you usually see with a bear - maybe it was walking on tip-toe because the snow was cold.

Oh it was definitely a bear haha

Size 5 I stepped in its track

 

[Ponypoor]

I haven't seen bear prints in a long time.

We don't get many here but I say why take the risk!

 

[RoyalChick]

We don't get many here but I say why take the risk!

I see one once every couple of years or so. Usually when the apples ripen - they really like apples!

 

[BY Bob]

We don't get many here but I say why take the risk!

I agree. @RoyalChick had one trying to get in the chicken Palace once.