They love our chickens and they love the chicken feed. When it first started we noticed we were going through a 50 pound bag of feed in 2 weeks and often less. I set up a game camera and got 90 photos of raccoons one night. It was that many of 'em! The same one moving in and out of the camera triggered a number of photos. But it was at least 6 or 8.

We set up a live trap and I took out 6 that way. Then we electrified the chicken feeder so it became hot at dark and shut off at daylight. Once the 'coons got shocked they quit coming to it.

We put a solar door on the chicken house and that took care of keeping the chickens safe overnight if we were gone or if we forgot to close the door.

Then the door went bad and we were back to opening and closing it by hand, so my son-in-law looked around and found a door made here in Texas and ordered it. It has a battery and a solar panel to keep the battery charged, and it works really well!

The guys who designed it also make a 'coon trap and my son-in-law bought 2 of them. So far we have caught 3 and man do they work nice!

The top trap is set, the bottom one is sprung. You set them, fill them with cat food, and put 'em upright in the ground. Fasten a strong chain from the trap around a fence post. The 'coons will reach in and get a handful of food. As they eat their way down eventually they trigger the trap and are caught by that leg. They will put up one heck of a fight but cannot get out. The traps are small enough that only a coon or a possum can reach in. A cat or dog cannot trigger it. The spring is strong enough that you have to use a pry bar to set it.

When I go in the mornings to check the traps I carry my Bearcat Shop Keeper. It works well for the job!

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