Coons In The Hen House!

These bastards keep wiping out my chickens! I cannot seem to coon proof the hen house, and alone I cannot hold the spotlight and shoot at the same time! I have kids can't sleep with the chickens!I can't afford to loose what little cash I make selling eggs. Maybe you can help me?

To protect poultry from raccoons you should do the following things : first of all, you should cover the tops of outdoors runs with anything you could think of; for example with suitable paneling material. If you don’t find this practical then, during the night, you should shut the poultry indoors. The next thing you could do is that you should repair absolutely all the holes so the raccoons won’t barge in. Another thing you could do is check the ground edges of coop for tightness because raccoons will probably dig under the fencing or they might enlarge the existing spaces. Last but not least, birds housed in plastic should be kept inside raccoon-proof buildings during the night. The usage of a dog can prove to be very affective in some cases but this isn’t advisable because raccoons are known to be very vicious. Another thing regarding prevention of damages, this time about the damages to lawns and turf damage, is that raccoons should be encouraged to leave by controlling the subsoil insects that raccoons usually eat. I hope this will resolve your problem.

Ive had the same problem you have now. what i did was just take my shot gun and i waited for a full moon to come out were it gave off good light then i waited right outside my house so my eyes would adjust to the dark and i could see the coon walking up to the chicken coop then i blew him away.