Raccoon repellent?

[Farmgirl1971]

We live in a neighborhood, and I have a Racoon that is HUGE haunting my backyard... He has friends too.

We are adding chickens in the spring, would you get a dog first or the chickens first?

I love dogs. I think a Corgi would be good with our kids and hens...

Anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[Jeffross1968]

If you want an outside dog, go for it. Traps work well too. Caught our 3rd in 4 nights last night. This one was giant. Bye bye chicken killer

 

[Mattemma]

If the dog was out all night that would work,but they might bark and bother neighbors.My dogs did.Imo it is better to keep a trap set 24/7. If you start now you might have the area cleared out by spring.

 

[bantyshanty]

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If you really like trapping them & disposing of them somewhere, then a trap will be a good aid. Keep in mind that every time you trap one & remove it (or shoot one and remove it), the area is open and "clean" smelling --meaning it loses its old raccoon scent-- for another raccoon to decide to move in, which could happen withing a day or so. You may never actually stop trapping or shooting, in a rural area, because their are always more raccoons to come fill the gap you've created. It's a big time drain to do this continuously, as I've found out.

I had an Akita/Chow mix who was my backyard guard dog years ago. He got attacked by a raccoon one night who was trying to raid his food dish (before chickens), and the pesky thing bit onto his cheek and wouldn't let go. I had to beat it off with a long-handled skillet. My large, tough dog had had his rabies shots, but he still got a cone on his neck for the next month. Dogs can get attacked by the bolder raccoons as well as keep them at bay. If they do get attacked, it may be costly to treat the wounds as well as exasperating for the dog(s).

If you can prevent the raccoon from entering your designated area, with electrified fence or hardware cloth, so much the better.

Try to feed inside the coop only, not inside the run. If you feed scratch in a ranging area, don't do it near dusk, and make sure your coop is super secure.

 

[moetrout]

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In your case I might buy the TRAP first!

 

[Farmgirl1971]

Thanks y'all...

1. trap~trap~trap
2. target practice
3. secure coop

not in that order per se

 

[aprophet]

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I have used fur to finace christmas since I was 10 yo good luck on getting rid of the preds

What kind of fur and who do you sell it to?

mink, muskrat, fox ( grey and red), coon ,otter beaver, nutria , possum, coyotes we have a coupla local fur buyers I mostly sell mine to the canadian fur auctions