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raccoon damage #6270959
07/02/18 08:21 AM
07/02/18 08:21 AM
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Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio
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As someone who spent a career in the animal damage field I have seen this before. A pair of coons been scrounging around and I let them be. I thought my young birds were pretty secure in their enclosure. This actually happened this morning while I was up. One leg pulled off 1 bird pulled out under a couple inch gap they had scratched out. I have gotten a little soft since I retired....2 months feeding these birds,now the coons are dead. No more retired. I let my emotions stop me from what i knew should be done. Thought little ones around.

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6270991
07/02/18 09:10 AM
07/02/18 09:10 AM
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Ugh, that sucks. lost five a couple days ago to a coon


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It was about 10:00 and I was getting ready for the shower. I was already completely undressed and was sitting on the commode when mom yelled at me from the other side of the door, "SOMETHING"S GETTING YOUR GUINEAS"! Everybody was in bed at that point except for me and her. I said I'm coming and she ran out. I only took time to throw on underwear. I grabbed my very powerful LED light and my over/under. I threw her the light and pulled the gun up. I saw a coon and just before I shot she said " Oh ****, there is a steer out. There stood Doc. My pain in the you know what steer, right behind the coon! We got the steer in and tracked the coon. We found him in one of our pastures about 300 yds. from the scene. Chased him around but he got away.

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Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271004
07/02/18 09:26 AM
07/02/18 09:26 AM
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Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio
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dang steer~

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271021
07/02/18 09:44 AM
07/02/18 09:44 AM
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henny penny one leg is eating now,,if i can keep the infection out she should survive. I guess she will have to roll off her eggs

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271032
07/02/18 10:04 AM
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Had coon got in my brothers birds years ago and took them all out in one night.There was over 20 birds.I know how it is for you.


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Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271043
07/02/18 10:31 AM
07/02/18 10:31 AM
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This is how I got into Trapping.

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271123
07/02/18 12:22 PM
07/02/18 12:22 PM
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You mean that hen survived? Send more pictures, especially if she learns to hop on one leg.

Re: raccoon damage [Re: charles] #6271384
07/02/18 08:15 PM
07/02/18 08:15 PM
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if she doesnt get infection she will survive,,they adapt well to the loss of a limb

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271385
07/02/18 08:15 PM
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if she doesnt get infection she will survive,,they adapt well to the loss of a limb

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271391
07/02/18 08:30 PM
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Dang reminds me of a story about a pig with 3 legs.

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271407
07/02/18 09:05 PM
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I got cleaned out 2 weeks ago. I am done with chickens for now. I just don't have the time to fend them off constantly. Fox, coons killing chickens, skunks spraying my dogs, and now I am working to far from home to be there for the war games. Good luck w the one legged hen. I hope she recovers and keeps laying.
I will miss the eggs for sure, but some day I'll get more birds. Maybe I could get one of those australian birds, casuary I believe. Maybe it could kick a coon around before gutting it with the velociraptor dew claw!
I have no idea how to treat a bird that lost a leg, but I hope she makes it.


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Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271420
07/02/18 09:31 PM
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she is still eating,so hopefully infection doesnt set in

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271421
07/02/18 09:35 PM
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just shot one of the sob

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271428
07/02/18 09:44 PM
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Get em.


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Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271436
07/02/18 09:57 PM
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got a williams cage out too

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271541
07/03/18 03:56 AM
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number 2 is in cage now

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271555
07/03/18 06:01 AM
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potter co. p.a.
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get em,i have a rooster that is going to a better place this morning.too mean for something i don't need.put a softball sized bruise on the wife and i'm sick of dumping pails of water on him.was given a mix rooster the other day i named Rogue cause he remindss me of one from the boys homeland.









Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271568
07/03/18 06:40 AM
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shot the one at dusk last night trapped the other one....didnt check closely yet,,,not awake..i think both boars and littermates from previous yrs,,

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271574
07/03/18 06:52 AM
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henny penny still eating today

Re: raccoon damage [Re: west river rogue] #6271579
07/03/18 07:19 AM
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Crazy coons.


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