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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

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Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2196 Posts

Posted - Jun 22 2018 :  12:28:26 PM  Show Profile
Lately I've had my bird feeders disassembled by what I guess is a raccoon during the night. One of the feeders is a plastic hopper type that he pulled the bottom off, and the other is a metal link hopper that he cleverly undid the lid and dumped all the sunflower seeds on the ground. I think I'll just spread the seeds on my concrete deck for a while and maybe he will move on.
If you've had rude raccoons, what did you do to discourage them?

ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4708 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4708 Posts

Posted - Jun 22 2018 :  2:46:09 PM  Show Profile
We had a raccoon that decided to move under the deck of our old house. I soaked a rag in ammonia and used a broom to push it down under there. The smell was so awful that he packed up his bags and left! Good luck getting rid of yours.

Dawn in IL

"Nature teaches beasts to know their friends." Shakespeare:
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl

1334 Posts

Barbara
Flat Top WV
USA
1334 Posts

Posted - Jun 23 2018 :  12:58:03 PM  Show Profile
We are whipped out with racoons and they keep us awake all night---have learned to get under our porch where we enclosed the bottom and get in the feed barrels. We trap them in catch and release traps and take and put them in woods owned by a state park. Either that or shoot them and we can't stand to kill them. Last year we caught about twenty. The are such pests---ruin our corn and dig up my outdoor plants. Cute yes---but they are such little pests.

Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.===Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

2196 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2196 Posts

Posted - Jun 23 2018 :  6:26:58 PM  Show Profile
I just saw the culprit scarper down into the woods. The feeder was still swinging!

Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!

Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

2196 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2196 Posts

Posted - Jun 23 2018 :  6:28:55 PM  Show Profile
I will try ammonia on a rag. The culprit just scampered down to the woods, leaving the feeder swinging.

Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!

Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

2196 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2196 Posts

Posted - Jun 23 2018 :  6:29:28 PM  Show Profile
Good thing he can't get into the compost!

Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!

Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster

Edited by - Audra Rose on Jun 23 2018 6:31:46 PM
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

6625 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
6625 Posts

Posted - Jun 25 2018 :  1:10:01 PM  Show Profile
My parents were dealing with a few of them last year. They really are pests and very mean. Be safe and good luck with getting rid of him.

Krista
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