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Has anyone ever lost hens to opossums
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Funny you should ask. I found "non-chicken poop" in my coop the other day. I looked around and found more piles of poop. I check in the outdoor nest box (which no one uses) and there was an opossum sleeping in it. He probably walked in there one day while the chickens were out free ranging. None of my chickens were injured and I was not missing any eggs. However, the chickens are locked in a different part of the coop at night, not the part where the opossum was sleeping. Chances are the opossum was asleep when the chickens were in the run. Fortunately no losses since I do know they will kill chickens. Now I know to be more vigilant when closing the run up for the night.Has anyone ever lost hens to opossums