Comments on: Henhouse Attack http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2010/07/08/henhouse-attack/ Colorado, Puerto Rico and life elsewhere on the planet. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Security versus Freedom | Fruitfulista http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2010/07/08/henhouse-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-6044 Security versus Freedom | Fruitfulista Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:39:56 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2786#comment-6044 [...] Versus Freedom The other night something attacked our chickens. In addition to all the things that you think about when you are dealing with an attack like this, [...] [...] Versus Freedom The other night something attacked our chickens. In addition to all the things that you think about when you are dealing with an attack like this, [...]

]]> By: Britton http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2010/07/08/henhouse-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-6037 Britton Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:10:26 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2786#comment-6037 Well so far the latch is working (it is secure). This could be a pretty simple fix...Lock the doors..lol. I'm also getting 2 traps from some people I work with. We will be using them this weekend. Might be interesting to see if we catch anything. Well so far the latch is working (it is secure). This could be a pretty simple fix…Lock the doors..lol.

I’m also getting 2 traps from some people I work with. We will be using them this weekend. Might be interesting to see if we catch anything.

]]> By: Wil http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2010/07/08/henhouse-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-6036 Wil Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:39:40 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2786#comment-6036 When I had chickens as a kid, a dog pack broke through the fairly well fitting latched door and killed half the birds. Very sad, something I will never forget. Make sure the door is very secure and that scratching/pawing at the door won't produce results. Bolt them in at night. The predator knows there is something good to eat in there, and it will not stop, so take action immediately. If you think it is a raccoon, keep the cat indoors. Our cat, when it was still our neighbors, was attacked by a raccoon and we had to have him stitched up. Google 'raccoons and cats' and the stories are horrifying. Best of luck. Wil When I had chickens as a kid, a dog pack broke through the fairly well fitting latched door and killed half the birds. Very sad, something I will never forget. Make sure the door is very secure and that scratching/pawing at the door won’t produce results. Bolt them in at night. The predator knows there is something good to eat in there, and it will not stop, so take action immediately. If you think it is a raccoon, keep the cat indoors. Our cat, when it was still our neighbors, was attacked by a raccoon and we had to have him stitched up. Google ‘raccoons and cats’ and the stories are horrifying. Best of luck. Wil

]]> By: Britton http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2010/07/08/henhouse-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-6027 Britton Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:05:19 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2786#comment-6027 I called animal control and they said they 'don't loan out traps anymore'. Go figure. I did find 2 of them from people at work. I am going to try them out tomorrow night and see if we can catch something interesting (other than a cat). I called animal control and they said they ‘don’t loan out traps anymore’. Go figure. I did find 2 of them from people at work. I am going to try them out tomorrow night and see if we can catch something interesting (other than a cat).

]]> By: Annie http://www.lifetransplanet.com/2010/07/08/henhouse-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-6026 Annie Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:19:10 +0000 http://www.lifetransplanet.com/?p=2786#comment-6026 Please be careful with little Snoodle too. Even a hawk can predate and will if hungry enough. We had a young mountain lion in residence this winter (picked up by Animal control alive and taken out west), but also large king and gopher snakes, coyotes, badgers and weasels due to the tasty prairie dog population behind us. My friends with chickens let them roam during the day but "coop" at night. Animal Control may have predator traps or good advice for local predator control. Please be careful with little Snoodle too. Even a hawk can predate and will if hungry enough. We had a young mountain lion in residence this winter (picked up by Animal control alive and taken out west), but also large king and gopher snakes, coyotes, badgers and weasels due to the tasty prairie dog population behind us.

My friends with chickens let them roam during the day but “coop” at night.

Animal Control may have predator traps or good advice for local predator control.

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