So frustrated

[aart]

Mole? Rat?

I keep thinking about this.
What would tunnel that far under the mesh...and not eat the feed on the ground?
Reminds me that @rosemarythyme had a similar tunneler?
Might need a game cam @jbahros to discover what your culprit is.

 

[jbahros]

I keep thinking about this.
What would tunnel that far under the mesh...and not eat the feed on the ground?
Reminds me that @rosemarythyme had a similar tunneler?
Might need a game cam @jbahros to discover what your culprit is.

A friend is dropping off a trap for me so I can find out who it is.

 

[aart]

A friend is dropping off a trap for me so I can find out who it is.

What you trap may not be what dug those holes.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I keep thinking about this.
What would tunnel that far under the mesh...and not eat the feed on the ground?
Reminds me that @rosemarythyme had a similar tunneler?

I think it's unlikely to be a rat, from my experience they tunnel shorter and closer to surface. And a mouse hole would be a lot tinier. Though there's always exceptions I'm sure.

Sticking by some sort of burrower such as a gopher, given the type of hole. Our burrowing pest are small moles but thankfully they stay away from the run (the chickens would likely kill them if they surfaced, or the dogs definitely would).

 

[keesmom]

Still thinking chipmunk. They wouldn't spend time sitting and eating feed. They'd be filling their cheeks and taking it home. We have similar holes all over the yard.

Doesn't fit other tunneling species here such as moles, voles or groundhogs.

 

[jbahros]

Still thinking chipmunk. They wouldn't spend time sitting and eating feed. They'd be filling their cheeks and taking it home. We have similar holes all over the yard.

Doesn't fit other tunneling species here such as moles, voles or groundhogs.

The animal left the chicken feed on the ground untouched. The holes have been now widening and now there are new holes. I found a similar hole in my squash garden. I think it may be a weasel. Does anyone think it may be a weasel?

 

[Doc7]

This is messed up! Never in my life have I seen such a long hole to get in. I have to rethink telling people my 18” Flat exterior apron is rock solid predator proof.

 

[jbahros]

Yes it is a serious tunneling animal!

 

[keesmom]

Never known a weasel to tunnel. Rabbit?

 

[Duke01cody]

I poured concrete a foot deep around the coop. The run is open with 6 foot privacy fence.