Thanks will do. I erroneously used chicken wire. Will be scrapping this coop and starting over for the new flock!
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raccoons have decimated my flock too, had 18 hens a month ago- now am down to 7. my coop is solid wood on all 6 sides, elevated with locking doors and a slider chicken entrance. It is surrounded by a 5 foot fence, that wasn't buried down well enough. spent yesterday adding a fencing skirt, but lost another bird last night. Today - I have added a lock to the slider but can not figure out what else to do to keep my girls from disappearing. I find feathers but nothing else. I admit it is heartbreaking as I raised them all and count on their eggs as a major part of our (People) diet. I am going to my local feed store to buy e-fence today. I will not lose anymore if I can help it. I have dogs, apparently they aren't coon chasers. I have shot at the raccoons twice and set traps, but they are smart - I hope to hear them scream when they get zapped tonight! believe it or not I am a animal activist, but we must protect our own, right?
A coon can climb anywhere that a hen can fly, only higher.This is our first post.
Our summer of chicken love ended in tragedy. Raccoons found three ways into our coop over a period of several weeks and killed all three of our sweet hens. We are planning ahead for next spring and hoping to build a better coop. Has anyone heard of a roost box that is suspended or on a post that the girls can fly into, but raccoons can not get into? (Our chickens free ranged during the day- all were kidnaped out of the "latched" coop at night.)
thanks for any ideas. especially pictures
raccoons have decimated my flock too, had 18 hens a month ago- now am down to 7. my coop is solid wood on all 6 sides, elevated with locking doors and a slider chicken entrance. It is surrounded by a 5 foot fence, that wasn't buried down well enough. spent yesterday adding a fencing skirt, but lost another bird last night. Today - I have added a lock to the slider but can not figure out what else to do to keep my girls from disappearing. I find feathers but nothing else. I admit it is heartbreaking as I raised them all and count on their eggs as a major part of our (People) diet. I am going to my local feed store to buy e-fence today. I will not lose anymore if I can help it. I have dogs, apparently they aren't coon chasers. I have shot at the raccoons twice and set traps, but they are smart - I hope to hear them scream when they get zapped tonight! believe it or not I am a animal activist, but we must protect our own, right?