Squirrels invading my coop.

[Jferlisi]

So i have two squirrels living under my coop and i believe they are stealing my eggs. I have seen them going in and out of my coop. Is there another way other than a trap to get rid of them?

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

BB gun?

 

[Jferlisi]

I cant get close enough to use one.

 

[Chickencoop1996]

I carry around a 9mm if there has been a lot of yotes and bears around and a 22. If there has been squirrels and small game

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Call Boyd and tell him to come get his kids!

 

[jjthink]

You could throw out birdseed with sunflower seed in the mornings and they'll opt for that instead!

(love my squirrels

). (I've never had a squirrel even remotely interested in eggs, by the way....)
JJ

 

[NHchicks]

How about some kind of trap?

 

[FiveAcres]

Live traps are certainly an option but you then need a disposal method

 

[Mark & Nique]

Get a pump pullet gun...pump it up!

Squirrels will always return. Be ready for an always war

 

[Jferlisi]

I checked at our feed store has live traps for 70 bucks which ill pass, on that. If i where to raise the boxes higher off the ground would that help? Mine are maybe a foot off the ground and i was thinking of raising it at least to 3 or 4 feet. Would they still lay there or no?
*edit would that help prevent squirrels too?