What could tip over my Coop? Bear…?

[Kim Z]

Found the coop like this when I went out this morning. Any ideas other than a bear? Everyone is fine, just a bit flustered! I'm so glad we enclosed the bottom of the run. It's hard to believe a black bear wouldn't have been able to get into the coop if it wanted to. Fort knox, it isn't. Coyotes working together? Moose trying to get free choice food? Jerk of a bored human teenager? I'm stumped.

Going to move the coop near the front door tonight and keep the outside lights on.

Anyone had luck with those red flashing LED lights as a deterrent?

 

[Tracyree]

Where do you live?

 

[Ridgerunner]

A bear is a possibility but I'd think if bear went to that much trouble, it would have smashed the coop apart to get to the chickens. Bears are brute strength maulers.

Did you get high winds?

Did some kids play what they consider a practical joke and tip it. Any way you can see footprints?

 

[Kim Z]

New Hampshire. So black bear, moose, coyotes and humans are the major suspects around here.

 

[Kim Z]

No winds and no footprints, No claw marks on the coop either. I agree about the bear.

 

[subhanalah]

Perhaps it was a bear looking for sweets and not meats
lol

 

[aart]

Bear would have torn it up, even a moose would have stomped it, unless it fled after it tipped over.......I'd guess kids. Bummer.

 

[Kim Z]

Maybe so aart. Sad to think of it. We live 750 ft off the road in the middle of 15 acres on a country road. Kids would have had to travel a long way to do it.

 

[aart]

Maybe so aart. Sad to think of it. We live 750 ft off the road in the middle of 15 acres on a country road. Kids would have had to travel a long way to do it.

Probably not kids then.....do you have a game camera?

 

[Kim Z]

Good idea. I'll see if I can borrow one from a friend.