LEVEL 1 Passive Raccoon Deterrent System Initiated...

[BettiesBackyardBirds]

Do you have dogs?

 

[mdees88]

Do you have dogs?

Nope...

 

[BettiesBackyardBirds]

Nope...

Might be time to get one

 

[Just Don]

They do, so the eggs roll out. I've built 4 so far but I'm selling one to a friend. Here's the links to them if you would like to see more pictures.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/diy-quail-cage-1-0.1231344/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/diy-quail-cage-2-0.1231366/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/diy-quail-cage-3-0.1239392/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/diy-quail-cage-4-0.1356339/
I've got to get the auto watering system set up and add the egg cater trough on the big cage then I'll be finished with it. I'm using 1 gallon waters right now...

Just moved these little guys outside today.

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Thanks for showing me how you did it. I hope to start my quail raising before the fall I have a huge remodeling on a house at the moment.

 

[mdees88]

Quail: 1 Raccoons: 0

Found some claw marks on one of my legs today. I turned the trailcam off yesterday while I was installing my auto watering system and forgot to turn it back on so no video.

 

[Ratchnick]

Racoon is going to think that through a little. Lol

 

[mdees88]

Racoon is going to think that through a little. Lol

Yeah he's prolly brainstorming right now. Thinking about standing on his buddies shoulders....

 

[mdees88]

Quail: 1 Raccoons: 1

Well I left one of the doors cracked open the other afternoon and I had a quail escape. I tried to catch her but she made it in the woods and it was getting dark. I decided to catch her in the morning since they always return to the pen. That is IF she survived the night. After watching this video I'm fairly certain she didn't.

I've been getting coon vids for the last 3 days. Looks like the foot traps are going out....

 

[mdees88]

Ordered the dog proof traps and decided to set my live trap up in the meantime. Checked this morning and found this guy in it. They can't resist a honeybun....