my grandpa did thousands of them. we didn't need vets on our farms, we did everything ourselves. a capon rooster was sunday's dinner. hen''s layed eggs till they where about 3 years old, then they where chicken soup.
never dealt with ants, i put marshmellow under the trigger of my dukes and a little dallop of peanutbutter on the lip. they reach in the trap, feel the marshmellow and try and pull it out.
bait that box trap with a piece of peanut buttered bread. set the bread on the ground and place the trap on the bread behind the trigger. you said you have a pond? catch that coon and submerge it in the pond. no need for rocks or anything on top, just make shure the trap is submerged. most...
it looks like it went to the dogs also! everyone wants a dog now!
I raise at least 25 Cornish cross meat birds every year. I keep 10-15 layers for eggs. been doing that since I got out of the service in 1992.
marshmellows under the trigger on dp traps, sprinkle some cat food or chicken feed on top of the marshmallow. box traps put the marshmellows UNDER the trap, harder for them to get them that way.
do not use rachet straps to anchor traps! coon will chew them up! chain or steel cable only!
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I butcher mine and put in either ice chests or a kids swimming pool. water and ice to cover the birds. you got to get the heat out of the bird! bag the next day.