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nightowl223 said:
We killed at least 18 two years ago. Maybe more. We could easily have lost count. They were coming in from multiple directions, attacking multiple coops, and we couldn't be multiple places at once. The last straw was when I had to watch my favorite hen, a beautiful blue Frizzled Banty Cochin hen, die in my lap while I was desperately (and i knew, hopelessly) trying to help her. It was almost like she was holding on long enough to say goodbye to me, and then could pass away. I was devastated, but that's when I went to war.

We moved everyone that survived into two coops next to each other, where we could defend them, and I spent the next few nights (sometime with help, sometimes not) ridding the world of murderous coons, one after the other. They refused to stop, to change their minds, and go elsewhere - there are hundreds of acres of wooded area all around us, where they could have hunted in peace, but, nope, they were determined. I was more determined, though.

I took time to mourn my dead after the war was over. There are still 2 coops sitting, unused, on the other side of our property. They aren't safe for any of them, though, until I can figure out a way to protect them 100%. I lost an entire flock of Dominiques save one hen, an entire (BEAUTIFUL!) flock of Light Brahmas save one pair, and all but one trio Banty Cochins - I still haven't been able to replace the Frizzled hen and Frizzled rooster. I also lost several barnyard mixes, which were our regular egg-layers - and that produced a beautiful rainbow of egg colors.

I had been certain every one of our coops was safe and raccoon-proof until that awful few days. They broke through hardare cloth. They opened latches to our nestboxes, and got in that way. They squeezed through 2" gaps. They tore OUT a window. They ripped apart a screen door that had been reinforced with hardware cloth and metal straps. They even somehow knocked down and broke an electric fence charger. If I hadn't caught them in the act of some of those things, I never would have believed it! I have come to believe that there is NO coop that is 100% raccoon-proof. If there is a herd of them determined to get your birds, they WILL get them, or you will have to kill them first
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seeing your favorite hen die when you can't do anything to help her is awful. This just happened to me last evening. One dead, one alive with no beak. I'm horrified. We have no bb gun, so cant shoot the Coons but have metal rakes, and a collection of swords Fortunately. I will use them if necessary, bc what I've seen is so awful I'm full of hatred for these raccoons.What did you use to defend your beloved hens???
 
Carrilyyn said:
seeing your favorite hen die when you can't do anything to help her is awful. This just happened to me last evening. One dead, one alive with no beak. I'm horrified. We have no bb gun, so cant shoot the Coons but have metal rakes, and a collection of swords Fortunately. I will use them if necessary, bc what I've seen is so awful I'm full of hatred for these raccoons.What did you use to defend your beloved hens???
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Use electricity! :old It can be a deterrent, or a killer. The choice is yours.
 

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