What is chewing up my coop? Now with pics--pg 2

[lilchick]

Could be a rat... They will either chew or burrow their way into your coop...

 

[DiVon80]

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You must watch Monster Quest !!

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

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THAT what I told DH last night. We're going to run hardware cloth the perimeter of the coop bottom and see if that helps. If it doesn't, hot wire it is. Thank you all for your help!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

rats? mice?

**Oops, somebody beat me to it.

 

[silentrunning]

I'm going to guess chipmonks. My brother in Michigan was plauged with those things so bad... Every winter they would chew their way into the hunting cabin and make a mess in the attic. They are great wood chewers.

Doug

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

Ok, sorry for such a long delay in getting pics up. Here's a pic of what damage we think is being done by a squirrel:

And here's a pic of the damage that is being caused by a mystery animal:

That's the bottom of the coop wall. There are marks like that all over the bottom of the structure. My dad thinks it's possum, what do y'all think?

Thanks for any insight!

 

[Boyd]

I'm thinking it's a variant of the non-native snaggle toothed platypus.

 

[citalk2much]

I am going to guess racoon

 

[redhen]

Whatever it is..it wants to eat your birds pretty badly! Yikes!

 

[Emzyyy]

Maybe if you cover it in something that taste bad? Like that stuff you put on kid's finger nails when you don't want them to chew on them?