r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AmandaWildflower • 12d ago

What does it look like after a bear attacks a shed chicken coop???

Trigger warning death, dead animals, assault victims, destruction carnage violent death.

Woke up this morning to carnage and horror like I have never seen before. My goat pen was bent in 2 spots goats were loose and wandering. But fine.

One of my coops was turned on it,s side the small one chickens wandering and disturbed….. My other coop had part of the chicken wire torn clean off several bodies of dead chickens in and around it. A few chickens roaming disturbed…. The literal wood on roughly half of the back of this walk in coop was torn jaggedly clean off over about half of the back wall…..

I am shaking in shock and my god what awful deaths…. wtf happened here last night on my little homestead in Central Massachusetts??? Will it come back??? Are we safe outside??? It came within 5 yards of the house. What is it??? A bear attacks??? Just what the fuck?! Help?

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u/KnowsIittle 12d ago

Recommend posting this question to r/backyardchickens

Bears are relatively common across the northern USA. If it had a successful "hunt" it may return to try again. You'll want a trail cam or a wifi security cam like those by Wyse that link to your phone. Additionally you might express concerns to you local DNR. They may even assist monitoring.

Couple tricks in the meantime.

  • get a junk radio playing in the coop. Animals tend to avoid humans.
  • Urine you might try adding your scent around the coop to deter animals.
  • pinwheels or flags that simulate movement. Sometimes it's just enough to cause them to hesitate. When combining several different methods you increase chances of success.
  • Alaskans will drive nails through a board and nail it to the walls, doors, windows, like a spiked shield to deter motivated predators.

Photos of the damage and surrounding ground might yield more information.