CochinLady61
Chirping
I thought I should share my Racoon Disaster because I thought my coop was safe. It was for about 20 years, and then it wasn't. The racoon climbed onto the top of my coop and did some acrobatic maneuvers to wedge himself between my rafter / ventilation space. He was able to get in and out the height of a 2x4. And we all know that a 2x4 is less than 4".
Needless to say, I have been devastated, and have torn down the coop and am replacing it with a more secure structure. I'm not sure how I could have retrofitted the rafter situation and still maintain proper ventilation the way the coop was built.
They say that if a 3 year old can open it, so can a racoon. But also remember that a racoon can climb, and apparently maneuver like a chimpanzee.
CochinLady61
Needless to say, I have been devastated, and have torn down the coop and am replacing it with a more secure structure. I'm not sure how I could have retrofitted the rafter situation and still maintain proper ventilation the way the coop was built.
They say that if a 3 year old can open it, so can a racoon. But also remember that a racoon can climb, and apparently maneuver like a chimpanzee.
CochinLady61
