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Possum in the chicken coop?
Last night, I found 2 of my banty chickens wadering in the icy driveway while the rest were roosted in the tree. I took them both to the coop, closed the door and went to bed. This morning, I went to let them out, and found one dead rooster, one very nervous hen, and a possum sound asleep in the corner. We tried waking him up, but he just showed us teeth and went back to sleep. We closed the coop for everyone's safety (after a photo shoot, of course lol) and waited till dark to open it back up. 2 hours later, he's still sleeping! My question is: Do possums usually kill chickens? ( I don't think they do) and do you think this possum will be a problem now that he knows he CAN kill a chicken? I think he was just in the coop for a free meal of chicken food and I threw the chickens right in on him. Let me know what ya think! Thanks!
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
according to my source site they will kill chickens,I wouldnt take the chance,you might want to call animal control and have it relocated,or you could get a live trap and do it yourself.
- Aquella BSL=BSLv 71 decade ago
I've had 'Possums in the chicken house on several occasions, and never lost a chicken to them. Eggs yes, chickens no.
Still, I'd suggest you not encourage him to stay, and lock those chickens in at night! (If they're not in a tree of course...)
Source(s): Experience. - 1 decade ago
You need to kill the possum. They will eat chickens if there hungry enough and also eggs and whatever else. Just shot it with a gun!
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