And would it be harmful to the chickens?
ABSOLUTELY! It will eventually get in and kill them all. Is probably the racoon but possums and skunks also dig. Why didin't you kill it when you saw it?
A racoon will not think twice about mercilessly ripping your chickens apart and they do not deserve such a horrible death. If you cannot shoot it, try to catch it in a trap. In the interim consider putting hot wire around your pen or coop.
ABSOLUTELY! It will eventually get in and kill them all. Is probably the racoon but possums and skunks also dig. Why didin't you kill it when you saw it?
A racoon will not think twice about mercilessly ripping your chickens apart and they do not deserve such a horrible death. If you cannot shoot it, try to catch it in a trap. In the interim consider putting hot wire around your pen or coop.