Opossum in the coop..

[Sclark0012]

So I went out to check on my chickens today and found a opossum inside of the chicken coop!!! It was tucked into a corner and had burried itself into the bedding some. I have a rooster that didn't care that it came in?!! He didnt even seem to mind and my hens were trying to check the opossum out. Why did my rooster not care? When i was getting the opossum out, he alerted the hens and they all crammed into one corner of the coop, but that is all he did. I really thought he would have attempted to attack it or something, there were no signs of a fight. Is that normal for a rooster to just ignore a opossum in their coop??

 

[The Moonshiner]

IMO yes. I've never found roosters to be the vicious attack animals like many claim they are.

 

[Sclark0012]

IMO yes. I've never found roosters to be the vicious attack animals like many claim they are.

I have a very good and gentle roo, so I just assumed that was why. I really thought he would go blazing after it. I had no idea!! Thank you for letting me know this. I have fencing around the run, but found where it had dug under. This was at around 6:30pm tonight, so the coop door hadn't been closed yet.

 

[50-45-1]

If something new and strange is not attacking him or his hens, he probably does not know it's a danger. Just a strange looking house cat.
Possums kill chickens at night while they a roosting.

 

[cmom]

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