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Why nobody talks about how fast a raccoon can wipe out your flock
I used to just close up my coop whenever, thought a basic latch was fine. Then last Tuesday I woke up to 3 dead hens and 2 missing. That raccoon popped my little hook latch in about 10 seconds flat. Now I use a carabiner with a spring clip on every door, plus I added a brick on top of the pop door. Has anyone else had to totally rebuild their coop security after a loss?
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simonbell7d ago
Read somewhere that raccoons actually remember where they found food and will come back for weeks trying to get in again. That brick and carabiner setup sounds solid, I tightened up everything after my neighbor lost 8 birds in one night.
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lee.lucas7d ago
Raccoons are smart but people give them way too much credit. A determined rat can chew through more stuff than a raccoon and nobody acts like they're geniuses. That brick and carabiner thing is overkill unless you're keeping something really valuable in there.
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finley_lopez9814h ago
Heard raccoons can even open simple twist latches with those clever little paws.
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