I noticed something had been digging under the fence between chicken runs up next to the coop two weeks ago. Since I found the 'run' I've been putting out a tomcat bait trap at night, weighting it down with a concrete block and picking it up in the morning before letting the chickens out. I make certain there isn't any crumbs that have escaped the bait holder then set the concrete block down where the trap was set in order to make sure the birds don't dig around in that area.
I have the feeling that they sent out a scout and it discovered a way into the wall of the shed.
Seems as though it happens once in the winter, once in the summer and once in the fall so I have to be diligent. It's also time to bait under the small coop. I left a skirt panel that I can unscrew and toss bait under the coop and screw that panel back in place again. The chickens cannot get to it and the vermin can feast away to their hearts content.
@maddysmamaw I love your gardens, especially the pond. I used to dig and create my own ponds. Love ponding.
Bad night here. Storms rumbled through all night. I could sleep through a hurricane but doggo with degenerative myelopathy hates storms so he was scooting around the house trying to find a place to 'hide' and getting frustrated when he couldn't maneuver himself into his favorite hiding places. I finally got up, pulled a storage tote out of the closet and he wiggled himself in there.
He's sleeping this morning.....I'm a bit blurry eyed.
