Skunks and raccoons

[catjac1975]

I thought my chicken coop was built like fort knox . When i saw a raccoon hanging around I did not worry. I came out one morning to find all my hens ripped a part. The raccoon manged to pull a corner of the hardware cloth up and squeeze in. If he killed and ate 1 hen I would have understand, but he killed them all for sport. I hired a pest company to trap him did not want to know what they did with him. They are powerfull animals that do enjoy killing not only for food.

They definitely love a massacre.

 

[bobm]

Since wild mammas are starting to kick out their this year's offspring , last Saturday marked the start of skunk, racoon and possum flat as a pancake on the road season.

 

[Ridgerunner]

My skunk season is more in the spring when it's mating time. The boys are out on the prowl.

There is one road intersection, Illinois Chapel Road and Highway 265, that we call skunk corner. In season it always has a smell.