Raccoons. So cute and such JERKS

[Chickassan]

I'm literally squirming over here, they are so full of DISEASE and MEANESS!
Nope, the woods are theirs the yard is mine.
Nothing cute about one if you've been chased, that mess gets gone quickly.

 

[Henriettamom919]

I'm literally squirming over here, they are so full of DISEASE and MEANESS!
Nope, the woods are theirs the yard is mine.
Nothing cute about one if you've been chased, that mess gets gone quickly.

I'm sure my feelings would be identical if that had been my experience with them!

I get all the contradictions! I had the world's luckiest black cat until he was nearly 20. I had a pitbull mix that was so submissive it nearly allowed my parents German shepherd to maul it to death and helped me raise both my kids and a puppy, kittens and baby bunnies. I had the greatest handicapped raccoon keeping the riff raff away.

That being said I'd never invite a raccoon onto my property now that I have chickens- it's only a matter of time before it goes South somehow.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

This event might speed your mesh replacement program

So you are psychic and already know our Saturday plans. My husband and I, in the rain, stapling up hardware cloth just to avoid shooting the raccoons. I am surprised sometimes he doesn't divorce me.

 

[aart]

So you are psychic and already know our Saturday plans. My husband and I, in the rain, stapling up hardware cloth just to avoid shooting the raccoons

Hope you are using pneumatic staples, good and long ones.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Hope you are using pneumatic staples, good and long ones.

All done! And yes. If raccoons can breach this, I GIVE UP.

 

[Henriettamom919]

All done! And yes. If raccoons can breach this, I GIVE UP. View attachment 1814201

That looks great! I don't want to shoot them either; once you've bottle fed/helped potty an abandoned litter it's much harder to hate them properly.I

I can't see much of anything ever getting in there! Great job!

 

[MROO]

So you are psychic and already know our Saturday plans. My husband and I, in the rain, stapling up hardware cloth just to avoid shooting the raccoons. I am surprised sometimes he doesn't divorce me.

Not to rain on your already wet parade, but ... remember that coons can climb ... and dig ... so you'll need both an underground and an over head barrier, as well.

Oops - crossed the last picture post. Welcome to Fort Knox? That looks great!

 

[woodmort]

No good deed goes unrewarded.

 

[MROO]

No good deed goes unrewarded.

... or unpunished!

 

[Criticalicious]

We have bears and everything else crossing our 13 acres including skunks. I cannot say enough nice things about electric poultry fence, except why can't it keep out hawks too!