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[janetteague]

Hi I need help. I have a ground squirrel that I have tried everything to keep it out of my coop. It is going after my little ones. The bigger chickens are a threat to it but not my babies. He already got seven. Please help me. He is digging deeper than I can a wire in to stop him.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - sorry for the problem. Have you tried to trap it or added a wire flange to the pen/coop?

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!
I empathize with you. @sourland has excellent suggestions.
Have you considered keeping a cat or two?
I have a female cat that keeps the squirrels out of my coops. She never bothers the chickens, not even the small chicks. I've had female cats show up in the past, some pregnant or with kittens. None have ever bothered the chicks. I don't know how a Tom cat would do.
My rooster sometimes chases the squirrels away also.

 

[katelwil]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[swampfox440]

Hi , Welcome to BYC ! Sounds like you need to bucket him . Have you tried to catch him with a roller bucket trap ? They are simple to make . A narrow board on top with a rod going through so it rolls . Fill the bucket 1/4 full and make a ramp going up then set bait in the middle of the board .

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are happy you have joined us. So sorry you have a problem @sourland has great solutions, best of luck.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Janet, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You need to cover all openings into the coop and run with 1/2" hardware cloth. I also used it to make a 2 foot predator apron around the entire setup.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!! I’m glad you joined us!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Good luck with your squirrel issue.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Best of luck getting rid of your squirrel