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One bad week with a raccoon taught me a hard lesson about coop security.
Last spring, I had a raccoon get into my coop three nights in a row. The first night, I lost my best laying hen, a Barred Rock named Dottie. I thought I had everything locked up tight, but the raccoon found a weak spot where the hardware cloth met the wood frame. After the third night, I reinforced every single seam with extra screws and added a lock to the pop door. Has anyone else had a predator figure out a weak point you thought was secure?
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palmer.henry22d ago
Had a buddy lose three birds to a weasel that squeezed through a gap smaller than his thumb. He thought his coop was tight but that little devil found a crack in the corner he never even noticed. Now he runs his hand along every seam before dark just to be sure nothing's getting in.
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jesseb2022d ago
That "runs his hand along every seam" part is gold, adds muscle memory to the routine so you never miss a spot.
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