Department of Homeland Security

We've taken the first steps towards making the coop more secure. Last night I put more cat food in the coop and locked it up. However, I think the possum spent the night in the coop, becauase in the morning, I could not find anyplace where it might have gotten in, but some of the food was eaten, the dirt inside the coop was all dug up, and there was other--ahem--evidence of an animal presence. We'll leave everything open tonight and hope he leaves. Otherwise, I suppose we'll have to consider more drastic measures (adopting a mountain lion? I'm not sure what the next step would be in this arms race.)