Lost almost my whole flock of 40 to racoons

[slordaz]

I heard that i hate those things they have took hen after hen like i said in my post i bought 40 about 2 years ago and they just killed the last one of my 40 i have 8 left but 4 are offspring from my game chickens and the other 4 are game birds

First thing is deterrent, those things reproduce like rabbits and won't leave once they have found easy food source to get to, they can't get past getting zapped by hot wired fence though that is covered, they usually prefer to climb down to the top

 

[Lovemybirdsnc]

We have them locked up pretty tight bad thing is we first had them in a fenced in area we were losing so many we let them free range thought maybe they could escape if coons came after them well i think it kind of worked then i guess racoons figured out how to get them so we have them in the henhouse secure

 

[chickens really]

Trap them. Marsh mellows work as bait or canned cat food. I'm lucky here we have zero raccoons but my uncle in Saskatchewan has them..

 

[adickenscoop]

You need to predator proof your run against them. Here is a good infographic with details on how to do this - http://www.poultrydvm.com/featured-infographic/tips-for-protecting-poultry-from-predators