Something has been killing my hens, my first thought raccoon. I had killed one this summer for that reason.
But what ever this is, it is strong and smart. This thing triggered my trap and appears to have eaten the peanut butter from the outside. Also it has been ripping/clawing holes in my coop, it must be able to climb/jump because some of the damage is from the top of my run, which I'm trying to keep blocked off but it keeps ripping new holes. But it also has started ripping holes in the bottom of the walls, which I have been blocking off, using cement blocks and bricks. Which it can some how move!!!
What the heck is doing this? The first thing that comes to mind is a raccoon, but I'm starting to wonder if it is something else. Any thoughts?
I'll post pictures of the damage tomorrow.
ETA: Determined it is a raccoon, see pg. 3 for pictures of the fixed up coop.
But what ever this is, it is strong and smart. This thing triggered my trap and appears to have eaten the peanut butter from the outside. Also it has been ripping/clawing holes in my coop, it must be able to climb/jump because some of the damage is from the top of my run, which I'm trying to keep blocked off but it keeps ripping new holes. But it also has started ripping holes in the bottom of the walls, which I have been blocking off, using cement blocks and bricks. Which it can some how move!!!
What the heck is doing this? The first thing that comes to mind is a raccoon, but I'm starting to wonder if it is something else. Any thoughts?
I'll post pictures of the damage tomorrow.
ETA: Determined it is a raccoon, see pg. 3 for pictures of the fixed up coop.
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