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I am curious as to what kind of troubles you have had with opossums? We had a mama one have babies under our deck about 2 years ago. It was a real pain after they started toddling around. My first Yorkie hated them, and would bark hysterically at them in what seemed to be the middle of the night. We live right in the middle of a sub-division, and are very close to neighbors, so I have to be careful with barking dogs. (I have to many animals, and I don't want animal control called) We were able to relocate the family of opossums to a less populated area. What I found while researching opossums is that they are fairly safe to have around. Specifically they don't carry rabies, and they are mostly vegetarians. I still didn't want them in my yard. I would rather have opossums than raccoons. At my sister's house in the Ballard area of Seattle she has lost a number of chickens to the raccoons. I saw a Cougar with-in a mile of our house late one night, but I haven't heard any coyotes in a long time. Though no long ago I saw one at my son's home in Buckley. My theory on loose dogs is that you can't trust any of them. If a dog starts working with another one, they will form packs and can kill almost any kind of animal. That is also true about pet dogs. The most trouble I ever had was with someone else's pet dog. I am still sorry I didn't shoot it that night. With cougars as long as there is enough small prey available for them they should for the most part leave humans alone.
I watched an oposumn go into my coop, and steal eggs on many occasions. We've never had an issue with them going after the chickens themselves, but they sure did enjoy the fresh eggs.
Really ?
I have not seen any possums here on this property, or raccons either, nor dead ones...must be some, but have not seen them.
I have seen many pet dogs go rouge once the owners drove off for work, so much so that they would team up and chew through the hen coops, kill birds, run to neighbors, kill lambs and calves and run other livestock to deatyh, and be happy and cute on the porch when you get home from work.
Or dead on the side of the road hit by a car.
Always pen your dog when you leave..for your owbn animals sake.
My old dog was in the chicken yard, but she was 17 and had no mind to kill anything by that age.
But young dogs, I agree, I do not trust any of them.
I am curious as to what kind of troubles you have had with opossums? We had a mama one have babies under our deck about 2 years ago. It was a real pain after they started toddling around. My first Yorkie hated them, and would bark hysterically at them in what seemed to be the middle of the night. We live right in the middle of a sub-division, and are very close to neighbors, so I have to be careful with barking dogs. (I have to many animals, and I don't want animal control called) We were able to relocate the family of opossums to a less populated area. What I found while researching opossums is that they are fairly safe to have around. Specifically they don't carry rabies, and they are mostly vegetarians. I still didn't want them in my yard. I would rather have opossums than raccoons. At my sister's house in the Ballard area of Seattle she has lost a number of chickens to the raccoons. I saw a Cougar with-in a mile of our house late one night, but I haven't heard any coyotes in a long time. Though no long ago I saw one at my son's home in Buckley. My theory on loose dogs is that you can't trust any of them. If a dog starts working with another one, they will form packs and can kill almost any kind of animal. That is also true about pet dogs. The most trouble I ever had was with someone else's pet dog. I am still sorry I didn't shoot it that night. With cougars as long as there is enough small prey available for them they should for the most part leave humans alone.
I watched an oposumn go into my coop, and steal eggs on many occasions. We've never had an issue with them going after the chickens themselves, but they sure did enjoy the fresh eggs.
Really ?
I have not seen any possums here on this property, or raccons either, nor dead ones...must be some, but have not seen them.
I have seen many pet dogs go rouge once the owners drove off for work, so much so that they would team up and chew through the hen coops, kill birds, run to neighbors, kill lambs and calves and run other livestock to deatyh, and be happy and cute on the porch when you get home from work.
Or dead on the side of the road hit by a car.
Always pen your dog when you leave..for your owbn animals sake.
My old dog was in the chicken yard, but she was 17 and had no mind to kill anything by that age.
But young dogs, I agree, I do not trust any of them.
