raccoons
Alektorophobia keeps raccoons in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Two masked bandits casing the coop after a year of silent surveillance”, “Suzie's Feeling Fowl: Is Our Queen Chickening Out?”, and “Flocks vs Hawks: How to Free Range Without the Fowl Play”. Two masked bandits casing the coop after a year of silent surveillance? Oh, Suzie. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every raccoons story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
Two masked bandits casing the coop after a year of silent surveillance
Two masked bandits casing the coop after a year of silent surveillance? That's not a bad plot for a heist movie, it's just another Tuesday in the chicken-keeping life. /u/sarahenera caught these feathered felons in the act, and honestly, I'm both impressed and terrified. A whole year of patience? These chickens are playing the long game. It's equal parts hilarious and unsettling, which is basically the entire chicken experience in a nutshell. If you're suddenly questioning your coop's security or wondering what else your flock is plotting, you might want to check out our guide on "Coop-Cleaning Panic: The Filter You Need and When to Swap It Out." Because when the fowl play gets this elaborate, you need a plan.
Suzie's Feeling Fowl: Is Our Queen Chickening Out?
Oh, Suzie. Our girl's having a rough day, and honestly, I feel for her, and for you. Seeing your usually sprightly queen looking a bit *off* is enough to make any chicken parent's heart do a little fowl-flip. You've painted a cluck-tastic picture of a hen who's just not herself: the longer-than-usual egg-laying, the ruffled feathers, and the solo time away from the flock. Given your history, mites, raccoons, and now a persistent rat problem, it's no wonder you're on high alert. That opossum sighting on camera? Yeah, I'd be watching the coop like a hawk, too. Your gut instinct to ask for advice is spot-on. We've seen similar stories with our own flock, and sometimes it's just a quirky phase.
Flocks vs Hawks: How to Free Range Without the Fowl Play
Ah, the eternal chicken mom dilemma: happy hens versus hawk hors d'oeuvres. You've got eleven girls who clearly think the grass is greener outside the run, and honestly, who can blame them? But with turkey vultures circling and coyotes lurking, letting them free range full-time feels less like a farm dream and more like a feathery horror movie. A rooster is a classic bodyguard option, sure, but he's not a magic bullet. He'll sound the alarm for hawks, but raccoons and coyotes? They might just laugh at his tiny feathery tuxedo. Before you go full Jurassic Park, remember that predator-proofing is a game of inches. It's a cluck-ton of trial and error, but your girls' joy is worth the fowl play.