My fiancee and I were at a going away party for one of our co-workers who was transferring out of state when we got a call from her mom telling us that a possum had been in the coop when she went to shut the coop up for the night. She said that she didn't see any of the chickens and had chased the possum out and he had gone under the shed that is next to the coop. We left the party and she calls saying the chickens were in the coop up on the roosts. It was dark and she didn't open the big door so she thought the chickens were not in there.
When I got home, I got the flashlight and looked under the shed and there was the possum. I went in and loaded my Ruger 22/45 pistol and took care of the possum. We had left the door to the coop yard open as well as the pop door to the coop before we left since it was still light out. Since my fiancee raises dogs and their pens are right next to the coop and run, we have not had any predators come into the backyard. This was the first time we were aware of.
We got lucky that her mom came out when she did and saw the possum before he could do some damage. I'm assuming that possums can climb and that he would have been able to get up to the top roosts which are about three feet off of the floor. I'm feeling pretty lucky right now.
Wayne
When I got home, I got the flashlight and looked under the shed and there was the possum. I went in and loaded my Ruger 22/45 pistol and took care of the possum. We had left the door to the coop yard open as well as the pop door to the coop before we left since it was still light out. Since my fiancee raises dogs and their pens are right next to the coop and run, we have not had any predators come into the backyard. This was the first time we were aware of.
We got lucky that her mom came out when she did and saw the possum before he could do some damage. I'm assuming that possums can climb and that he would have been able to get up to the top roosts which are about three feet off of the floor. I'm feeling pretty lucky right now.
Wayne