So, after losing two chickens, I was sad. After losing the third, I was pissed! I went to HomeDepot to buy a raccoon trap but surprisingly they were all sold out?! Huh?! Really?! Raccoon traps are that in need?!??!
Not wanted to wait for new ones to come in, I jumped on good old Craigslist and found a guy in nearby Lakewood who had a brand new trap for sale for $50, the same price as HD. I met up with him and he gave me some tips on catching a raccoon. I set the trap up Sunday night with some wet cat food and came out the next morning to find the food gone! That means he is still around! I set it up again last night and made sure to put the food farther to the back and came out this morning to find this mean guy in the trap!!
Caught inside the chicken run, I am blaming this raccoon for the death of our three chickens and sentencing him to banishment from Golden for life! |
Not feeling good about killing an animal who was pretty much invited to eat my chickens, I thought the best way to keep him from coming back would be exile him from Golden and release him down near Bear Creek Lake State Park. Its probably only about 7 miles away, but there is C-470 highway and I-70 highway that I hope keeps him away. Goodbye and good ridden Rocky Raccoon!
I'll keep the trap set for the next week or more to see if he had any friends that liked chickens too while we discuss as a family what we want to do next about chickens.
Dang. Been following the fowl-play. Maybe the Masked Murderer will meet justice on the road if he tries to return.
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