Might be a spicy take but...

Jurassic_Bawk

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It is your job to protect your flock from predators. While it is extremely sad to loose pets to wildlife the answer is not removing the wild animal that is just acting naturally, it is to modify your behavior to prevent future issues. Don't trap and kill that raccoon (or worse dump it somewhere), reinforce your coop! If you want to free range your hens realize that a few missing occasionally is part of doing business. Too often I see trapping as the first option instead of a last resort. Please reinforce your coop, be vigilante of predator activity, and recognize that wildlife has just as much right to exist as you (or your hens) do. As the human in the equation you have to be smarter, kinder, and faster than predators.
 
If a coon or opossum is trying to get my birds it will be dispatched its called the circle of life. Theres only one animal i did release back into my yard it was a skunk because shooting one previously was smelly for months and i wasnt even after a skunk as they never tried getting my birds. But these days I really dont bother trapping unless i see a problem a brewing. If I see tracks or digging then i set up traps to catch and dispatch
 
It is your job to protect your flock from predators. While it is extremely sad to loose pets to wildlife the answer is not removing the wild animal that is just acting naturally, it is to modify your behavior to prevent future issues. Don't trap and kill that raccoon (or worse dump it somewhere), reinforce your coop! If you want to free range your hens realize that a few missing occasionally is part of doing business. Too often I see trapping as the first option instead of a last resort. Please reinforce your coop, be vigilante of predator activity, and recognize that wildlife has just as much right to exist as you (or your hens) do. As the human in the equation you have to be smarter, kinder, and faster than predators.
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It is your job to protect your flock from predators. While it is extremely sad to loose pets to wildlife the answer is not removing the wild animal that is just acting naturally, it is to modify your behavior to prevent future issues. Don't trap and kill that raccoon (or worse dump it somewhere), reinforce your coop! If you want to free range your hens realize that a few missing occasionally is part of doing business. Too often I see trapping as the first option instead of a last resort. Please reinforce your coop, be vigilante of predator activity, and recognize that wildlife has just as much right to exist as you (or your hens) do. As the human in the equation you have to be smarter, kinder, and faster than predators.
IDK if I'm faster than the Peregrine Falcons around here,but we do have netting above the runs and when raccoons or possums push the issue to try to get into the coops,my NV and 22lr is even faster than both.
Appreciate the editorial though it makes very good reading. Would like to see an article from you: the nuts and bolts meat and potatoes on what you do to reinforce your setup.
 
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Your bird are easier though. Do you have anything smaller than a bear in Montana?
Raccoons, coyotes, birds of prey, Bob cats, mountain lions, feral dogs and cats, snakes. Out of all the ones listed, I *lost something to all of those but bears and mountain lions.
 

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