Now I know who has been stealing the barn kitty's food.
Apr 25, 2015 09:45:06 #
We put a few food scraps and dry kitty food out for the barn cats at night. We live next to some woods that border our farm. Last night I heard a commotion and looked out the back door window to see the Raccoon's back. Haven't seen them for a long time.
They didn't seem very scared when I gently opened the backdoor to take these shots. Even when the flash went off they didn't move.
They didn't seem very scared when I gently opened the backdoor to take these shots. Even when the flash went off they didn't move.
This little one seems to have no fear and will walk right up to the door.
The smaller coon at the back seems to have a broken tail
These two were so funny eating next to each other but growling at each other at the same time.
Apr 25, 2015 09:50:24 #
Apr 25, 2015 09:55:56 #
wapusk wrote:
Your poor barn kitties will never get their kibble....
For some reason the barn kitty's ate just before these bandits arrived.
Apr 25, 2015 09:57:09 #
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Apr 25, 2015 10:14:45 #
Don Fischer
Loc: Antelope, Ore
Word of caution, the coon's will kill any kitten's you might have. Used to keep cats around my barn and one night the coon's went in and killed two litters of kittens. Not long before that they got into the chicken pen and killed 34 chicken's. They left them lay. They come back and get them one at a time. They are cute little sucker's but they are horrible killer's.
Apr 25, 2015 10:16:10 #
Don Fischer wrote:
Word of caution, the coon's will kill any kitten's you might have. Used to keep cats around my barn and one night the coon's went in and killed two litters of kittens. Not long before that they got into the chicken pen and killed 34 chicken's. They left them lay. They come back and get them one at a time. They are cute little sucker's but they are horrible killer's.
not killers...carnivores.
Apr 25, 2015 10:17:07 #
They are brassy as can be. Found one in my garage once and stamping and clapping didn't faze it. Also had some small galvanized cans that I kept bird seed in, and the racoons were getting into it even though I had the handle engaged. I then suspended the cans from hooks off the ground, and they managed to unscrew the big hooks I had screwed into a 2x4, and then opened them up. Who knew they could muster the strength, and figured out which direction to turn it! Lefty loosey righty tighty. Grrrr.
Those pictures show some mighty fat racoons!
Those pictures show some mighty fat racoons!
Apr 25, 2015 10:24:28 #
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Apr 25, 2015 10:28:18 #
Don Fischer wrote:
Word of caution, the coon's will kill any kitten's you might have. Used to keep cats around my barn and one night the coon's went in and killed two litters of kittens. Not long before that they got into the chicken pen and killed 34 chicken's. They left them lay. They come back and get them one at a time. They are cute little sucker's but they are horrible killer's.
Thanks for the warning. All of our barn cats have all been fixed, so no more kittens for them and we don't keep chickens as we also have coyotes that roam around at night. So far no cats have come up missing fingers crossed.
Apr 25, 2015 10:31:22 #
Lorima wrote:
We put a few food scraps and dry kitty food out for the barn cats at night. We live next to some woods that border our farm. Last night I heard a commotion and looked out the back door window to see the Raccoon's back. Haven't seen them for a long time.
They didn't seem very scared when I gently opened the backdoor to take these shots. Even when the flash went off they didn't move.
They didn't seem very scared when I gently opened the backdoor to take these shots. Even when the flash went off they didn't move.
Lorima, I love the pictures and story, brought back some great memories of the raccoons at our old home place. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)
Apr 25, 2015 10:33:17 #
JohnK wrote:
They are brassy as can be. Found one in my garage ... (show quote)
They really are intelligent and their paws do look like human hands thats probably how they can work out how to unscrew things. It does look like they are eating well. But when we put food our at for the cats its late in the afternoon and the cats eat first before the racoons even show up so they must be getting food from the neighbors farm as well.
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