Noisy nights
By savypat
@savypat (20216)
United States
July 7, 2010 1:18pm CST
At 12:30AM this morning a very loud gun went off, we had all the windows open to try to keep cool enough to sleep. It woke us both us and then we realized that the Raccoons must be after the chickens again. We have lost 5 chickens to them in the last two weeks. So it was deceided to shoot them. We tried to live trap them so that they could be relocated but it just didn't work, the poor things are just to darn smart, they keep figuring out how to get the chickens and how to stay out of the cage. This morning we were told the raccoon was scared but not killed, now I wonder how long it will take for them to come back for chicken dinner?
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@llala1610 (36)
• Vietnam
8 Jul 10
I hate noisy so much. Noisy days or night is too fatigue. I'm headache and feel so bad. I think the raccoon will come whenever they hungry. what do you think about some traps?
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
7 Jul 10
I've read that you can buy coyote and other wild urine at feed stores that will keep them away. Have you tried stringing chicken wire around the chickens' yard with a foot or so hanging over toward the outside so they can't climb up? I hope you won't let your dog out there, raccoons are scrappy fighters and often win against dogs.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Jul 10
Well, we don't typically have raccoons in the area that we live in, so that is one pest that we don't normally have to deal with. However, we do have possuums around here and if I had my way about it, I think that I'd like to shoot them if that was a possibility. All that said, I think that I'd be extra vigilant with the care of your chickens until the raccoon has met his final end. Who was it that was watching out for the chickens?
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@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
7 Jul 10
Ok so this might sound totally crazy but Ive never even seen a live chicken so bare with me. Cant you keep your chickens IN a cage, instead of trying to cage the racoon?.....Im just saying. We have raccoons here but they're mostly after our garbage but they cant pick a lock as of yet......Im thinking that give or take a few years, they'll own a master key 
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@ellie333 (21016)
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7 Jul 10
Hi Savypat, We don't have raccoons herein the UK but wehave foxes that always go for the chickens and once they know where there is a foodsource they will keep coming backso I guess having only scared the raccoon it will be back to try again, hopefully not tonight so you can get some sleep. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
8 Jul 10
I lived in suburbia so there are no racoons here! It is a shame that the racoons had to be shot but what alternative is there if they are attacking the poor chickens! It is so hard to imagine not being able to sleep due to the heat as I sit here next to my heater freezing my belongings! Hope the racoon won’t return too soon...
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