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Yes, but if you’re raising chickens with the express purpose of eating them later or collecting their eggs to eat, a raccoon attack that kills your flock is kin

Yes, but if you’re raising chickens with the express purpose of eating them later or collecting their eggs to eat, a raccoon attack that kills your flock is kind of a setback. I’m also going to note that folks with a backyard flock aren’t really participating in the industrial scale operations you’re bringing up. Disclaimer: we have a seven bird flock, though it’ll be six soon if the cock (one pair of chicks was unseeded) doesn’t stop attacking people in the very near future.

asveikau 6y ago
I'm not castigating anyone for this action, and I eat chicken and eggs myself, I'm merely pointing out the irony of the actions of the species. (In particular since we didn't specify particular raccoons, just that "raccoons" do it. #NotAllRaccoons)
- kbenson 6y ago
  Pretty much all raccoons, given the chance. It's sort of like saying that not all dogs pee wherever they feel compelled to when outside. Naturally, they do, it's only when some outside force forces change on their nature that they don't. Same with raccoons. They kill and eat chickens (specifically the chickens owned by people) because they can, and they can even when people thing they've secured them from raccoons. #AssholeRaccoons :)
- mauvehaus 6y ago
  I understood that, and I didn’t take your comment negatively. Sorry if I phrased mine such that you think I did. My point is only that at the industrial scale, raccoons are a non-issue. The cages that keep the chickens in probably do a fine job keeping the raccoons out. Those of us muddling along with our backyard flocks with the intention of not supporting the industrial raising of chickens are the ones dealing with random predators. You’re right that at a species level it looks ironic. Looking at it at an individual level, I think, revolves the irony.
foxdev 6y ago
Relevant comic: https://pbfcomics.com/comics/billy-the-bunny/ https://pbfcomics.com/comics/billy-the-bunny/

asveikau 6y ago

I'm not castigating anyone for this action, and I eat chicken and eggs myself, I'm merely pointing out the irony of the actions of the species. (In particular since we didn't specify particular raccoons, just that "raccoons" do it. #NotAllRaccoons)

kbenson 6y ago
Pretty much all raccoons, given the chance. It's sort of like saying that not all dogs pee wherever they feel compelled to when outside. Naturally, they do, it's only when some outside force forces change on their nature that they don't. Same with raccoons. They kill and eat chickens (specifically the chickens owned by people) because they can, and they can even when people thing they've secured them from raccoons. #AssholeRaccoons :)
mauvehaus 6y ago
I understood that, and I didn’t take your comment negatively. Sorry if I phrased mine such that you think I did. My point is only that at the industrial scale, raccoons are a non-issue. The cages that keep the chickens in probably do a fine job keeping the raccoons out. Those of us muddling along with our backyard flocks with the intention of not supporting the industrial raising of chickens are the ones dealing with random predators. You’re right that at a species level it looks ironic. Looking at it at an individual level, I think, revolves the irony.

foxdev 6y ago

Relevant comic: https://pbfcomics.com/comics/billy-the-bunny/ https://pbfcomics.com/comics/billy-the-bunny/