I'm thinking it's time for some lead poisoning. They've apparently now decided that my fish pond (not presently filled & stocked) is a grand place to take a dump. * piles so far. I sat out tonight and was ready to shoot anything that crawled into the pond, but only saw a few milling around the place - none in the pond. I'm not just going to kill everything that moves, but I am going to put the next critter I see in the pond to sleep whether taking a dump or not.
Our fence around the chicken coop isn't 100%. The top is only bird netting & the sides are all chicken wire. So far we haven't had any weasels or other critters get into the coop. I'll be keeping a better eye on the coop/yard and also the pond as the weather gets warmer.
This is a mistake! If the raccoons are within, say 50 yards of the chickens, they will eventually be in the chickens if possible (same with pond).
