Killed a Coon this morning

[doublejfarm]

I go up earlier than usual this morning and went to check on my birds before leaving home. This was at 2:00 am. When I got close to the coop I heard something running away from the coop ( other coons I guess) buy anyway there he was looking at my girls and looking at me, caught red handed. I quickly dispatched him with a stray t-post. And found how they were getting in. A hole in the wire no bigger than a softball where my PVC feeder used to be. I patched it and am hoping for the best. Do y'all think that they can eat through chicken wire? They are persistent.







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[AZBootsie]

Yes, I am pretty sure they can!! Glad you got the bugger. Nasty critters.

 

[silky_3699]

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i live in austuralia but i have heard of how bad they can be for the poor ole' chooks. glad you got him.

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

Good thing you had a T-post handy.I keep shovels all over the place here.

Glad you got it.

 

[7L Farm]

Yes, they will get through chicken wire.

 

[Mattemma]

Someone once posted a picture of a havahart trap all tore up by a coon.The chicken wire would be nothing to them. I keep my trap set 24/7 and recently dispatched 2 more coons totaling 7 now!

 

[scottfarm]

yes they will go through chicken wire to get to your birds. yes i have seen big coons damage live traps. better keep watching they will be back for food. good luck

 

[doublejfarm]

Its all I had on the fly... I plan to fix it better. Welded wire perhaps??

 

[Ole rooster]

A haveahart trap won't work for me. When it comes to anything trying to get at my hens, I don't have a hart. But I do keep my .380 on my belt.