Raccoon captured in foot trap. Yearling female so likely is actual sibling to male taken two days prior. Dogs dispatched quickly, thankfully before my son came out to see. He is not ready for that yet. We are raising him a bit soft and he does not need to see me encourage a young dog like that.
Chickens went crazy. Two hen with chicks were penned within 10 feet of where dogs got coon. Both hens clearly wanted in on the action. Other birds in barn I did not pay much attention to although some like not trying to run either. Edgar, rooster I am working with in yard around house is only adult male not properly confined. When I looked up from the dispatching, Edgar was running into the barn. One of the hens riled was Blanca and Edgar may have been able to pick her voice out of the crowd. Edgar was also in a pen he knows how to get in and out of on his own. He showing to be one of those really smart chickens.
