Hi Here is a answer to the one with the thief getting their chickens . My husband is a trapper if your using a foot trap and you think its a coon then you will have to hide the trap because they are very smart they love vanilla extract on dog food (dry) its kinda hard to hide it in the snow because it wont go off with snow on top so i would suggest a live trap. A Opossum will eat anything and are very easy to catch. But if you have a 6ft fence and the only way they could get in is over it then it was probly a big strong coon or a hawk or owl (since you dont have a net on top. I had that problem and still do with the hawks, falcons and owls. Not much you can do about that except put net on top and keep them locked up until they go away. They will be back. If its a hawk etc. you will find your birds not far from where they got them and the feathers will be tore up and part of it eaten. I have lost alot of ducks and geese to coyotes , coons and opossums and hawks. early mornin is when the hawks will try to get them you will have to watch and wait. take your gun sorry for your loose and Good luck! hope some of this helps
