Very very bad night

[Folly's place]

You can live trap and then shoot your visitor, although it's generally not only one, they come in family groups. And we've never done an automatic door, in case a critter gets inside first, or a chicken in left outside.
Mary

 

[Mrs. K]

Coons are my nemesis. I hate them, and they are incredibly smart and strong, and they just tear birds apart. I have so been in your situation.

We went with a chainlink coop, totally enclosed, with a chicken wire skirt. It has been the best gift my husband has ever given me.

Mrs K

 

[3KillerBs]

It's hard to tell in those photos, but are those ordinary staples from this sort of staple gun?

They simply aren't large enough to be secure. There just isn't enough staple in the wood to hold.

Fence staples either pounded in with a hammer or, easier to do, shot from a pneumatic fence stapler, are much more secure:

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

I’m so sorry! Raccoons are very smart and will get in anywhere possible.

 

[Alagirl]

It's hard to tell in those photos, but are those ordinary staples from this sort of staple gun?

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They simply aren't large enough to be secure. There just isn't enough staple in the wood to hold.

Fence staples either pounded in with a hammer or, easier to do, shot from a pneumatic fence stapler, are much more secure:

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I was not even aware those came for a pneumatic nailer. Definitely something to look out for (if you have a compressor)! Nailing more than a handful in with a hammer is torturous!

 

[Alagirl]

View attachment 3119853I’m not sure how this happened. I have an automatic door so it’s possible the raccoon got trapped inside when the door closed and this was his way out. Or if he came in this way somehow. I’ll save you all from seeing the interior photos. But it was very bad. The stuff just under the opening is feathers. There are feathers everywhere.

OMG, so sorry!

 

[3KillerBs]

I was not even aware those came for a pneumatic nailer. Definitely something to look out for (if you have a compressor)! Nailing more than a handful in with a hammer is torturous!

https://www.amazon.com/Freeman-PFS1...stapler&qid=1620838954&sr=8-4#customerReviews

It was on sale for a considerable discount when we bought it. I *Think* that tool rental places usually have them.

 

[aart]

https://www.amazon.com/Freeman-PFS1...stapler&qid=1620838954&sr=8-4#customerReviews

It was on sale for a considerable discount when we bought it. I *Think* that tool rental places usually have them.

You still need an air compressor to run them

Screws and washers are the way to go, IMO.
Plus making sure the pieces of HC are flat and taut with no gaps around the edges especially.

 

[3KillerBs]

You still need an air compressor to run them

Screws and washers are the way to go, IMO.
Plus making sure the pieces of HC are flat and taut with no gaps around the edges especially.

Screws and washers are definitely easier if you aren't the sort to be collecting a lot of tools. I did my brooder by myself that way. It's a good deal more time consuming though.

DeWalt's 20V impact driver helps.

 

[3KillerBs]

P.S. My DH calls me "The Tool Enabler". I think a small cement mixer and a portable sawmill are the only things I've ever vetoed -- though I did talk him down to a more beginner-oriented item once or twice.