Will light around outside of coop deter predators?

[Folly's place]

I also have 2"x4" woven wire fencing over the hardware cloth on the lower 4' of the run, to deter those very big dogs who could show up one day. You can't overbuild! Mary

 

[jimwaltman]

Are the racoons after eggs or the chickens? I have one (on video) that is extremely persistent. (just ordered the solar nite guard)

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

See from reading previous responses regarding motion solar lights.. My goal is to have all the fox gone. Not by scaring them, but by alerting me to open the back window and aim. The raccoons and opossums I have trapped no issue. They are not bright at all and will always show up for an old egg or cat food. My plan is (since the coop is not far off from the barn and close to my bedroom window..) to just keep my curtains open enough to see that light come on. I am up late often anyway

Also - where I live it is perfectly legal to do these things and protect crops or livestock that is being eaten. Raiding my coop counts

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

See from reading previous responses regarding motion solar lights.. My goal is to have all the fox gone. Not by scaring them, but by alerting me to open the back window and aim. The raccoons and opossums I have trapped no issue. They are not bright at all and will always show up for an old egg or cat food. My plan is (since the coop is not far off from the barn and close to my bedroom window..) to just keep my curtains open enough to see that light come on. I am up late often anyway

Also - where I live it is perfectly legal to do these things and protect crops or livestock that is being eaten. Raiding my coop counts

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

See from reading previous responses regarding motion solar lights.. My goal is to have all the fox gone. Not by scaring them, but by alerting me to open the back window and aim. The raccoons and opossums I have trapped no issue. They are not bright at all and will always show up for an old egg or cat food. My plan is (since the coop is not far off from the barn and close to my bedroom window..) to just keep my curtains open enough to see that light come on. I am up late often anyway

Also - where I live it is perfectly legal to do these things and protect crops or livestock that is being eaten. Raiding my coop counts