I'm scared

[TheOddOneOut]

Does the coop have ways for a skunk to get in? If so, then you need to make changes.

 

[SabongStuff]

Stay up all night with a bat

 

[Fishychix]

Stay up all night with a bat

Slingshot. A bat wouldn’t be far enough away. There are some really nice and inexpensive ones available.
I have heard red lights work because they supposedly look like eyeshine of a predator. Never tried it myself.

 

[black_cat]

Does the coop have ways for a skunk to get in? If so, then you need to make changes.

I don't think so but I'm scared. I haven't gone down to let them out yet (they have a coop, secure run that's predator proof, and extended run that's not really that they only have access to during the day. I let them into the extended run every morning) because it's still pretty dark out. All the doors have locks like this:

(not my pic) The secure run is fully encased in hardware cloth, including the ground (don't worry I have bedding over the wire) There is piece of plywood covered in plastic sheeting that is acting as a roof over the run.

 

[black_cat]

*almost faints with relief* They're all ok.

 

[kaybiegirl]

*almost faints with relief* They're all ok.

So good to hear!!

 

[black_cat]

There isn't any visible damage to the coop or the run or any holes dug around it. I'm going to invest in some sort of motion activated light, and also in some lemon juice sprayed around most of the yard (apparently it keeps skunks away)

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

... and also in some lemon juice sprayed around most of the yard (apparently it keeps skunks away)

Wow, I didn't know that!
I've been up for only ten minutes, and yet I know something completely new! You learn something every day.

 

[black_cat]

Wow, I didn't know that!
I've been up for only ten minutes, and yet I know something completely new! You learn something every day.

That's what google says, at least. We'd rather not have to give the cat more baths and panic about the chickens on a regular basis, so well the cat was being bathed I was googling how to keep skunks away.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Thank goodness they're ok.
We have a chicken BUNKER, basically, for our six newly laying girls, but every time there's a raccoon around I think I might die.
So I definitely feel for you.
What breed(s) are they?
Mine are two EEs, two Dominiques, a Speckled Sussex, and a BO.