Thanks for the story. I am wiping tears from my eyes - haven’t laughed that much in a long time. LOL
What pray tell are they going to do with them when they are bigger? They won’t be able to survive in the wild will they? They won’t be able to be loose around the chickens. Will they ever be a trustworthy pet, or will they bite the hand that feeds them?
I see more dilemma’s in your future.
Honestly, I haven’t a clue how all of that is going to go.
I’ve got several buddies who have raised baby coons and they all say that they were the best pets they ever had.
The chicken thing is worrisome to me. What I’ve noticed so far is that the coons only steal chickens at night, and it’s only the momma coons that have babies who do it. Same deal with the red foxes. It’s only the mommas with babies that are willing to take a chance trying to sneak past my dogs.
Maybe growing up, assuming they live long enough to grow up, around the chickens they won’t bother them? My dogs couldn’t care less about the chickens these days, but they’ve been around them for years. They were trouble in the early days.
Maybe if I keep the coons well-fed they won’t be interested in chickens? I just don’t know.
If it doesn’t work out for them to stay here there are plenty of rescue shelters that are set up to handle wild critters that were orphaned when they were young.
Truth be told I’ve wanted a pet coon since I was a little kid so we’ll give it a shot and see what happens.