It's hard to get a close picture, they move so fast lol
This one has bigger wattles and are starting to turn up. They sound so similar, but I think I have one male and one female.
We still have not caught it We have four different traps set up with a variety of bait. So far he hasn't killed anything else. But, it's really just a waiting game that I'm not enjoying! Every morning info out to the coop expecting the worse.
The game warden came out and we were able to determine by my description, the holes, the ditches and creeks around my property, that I have a mink and not a weasel. He helped me reset the one trap and gave us advice on another type to use. He currently didn't have any in his possession. We found...
The coop was on this property when we bought the house. They raised chickens and actually had two coops and 300 chickens. The house and out buildings were all built in the 1920's I believe. Instead of tearing it down, we decide to slowly renovate it. It has a cement ground, but it is slowly...
I set two traps with the ducks as bait. My husband and I reinforced the coop, again.
I went out twice last night and again this morning and cages are empty, but carcasses are still there with no evidence of being touched. Positive note, I didn't lose any chickens last night. Negative note, I...
Please help me identify what killed my babies!! I can in my coop this morning to let my chickens out and place our ducks in the run, as usual, and found them all dead! Two missing their heads and holes in the ground. Feathers even outside the coop. They were in a separate enclosure from our...
One of my 3 month chicks was hit by a car a couple days ago. The only thing injured, thank god, was her left wing. It was completely severed. I cleaned and dressed her wounds. And I'm keeping her in a cat carrier in a dark secluded area, my closet. The first day she slept, which was to be...
One of my 3 month chicks was hit by a car a couple days ago. The only thing injured, thank god, was her left wing. It was completely severed. I cleaned and dressed her wounds. And I'm keeping her in a cat carrier in a dark secluded area, my closet. The first day she slept, which was to be...
I have three silkies that look like this and three that look like the other. About 12 weeks old. The one without the puff on top are slightly larger in size. Roos or pullets? [/IMG][/IMG]Thanks in advance!!