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  1. goldntoller

    Pigeon Massacre

    Hmmm, I hadn't considered a weasel. They are pretty small (the ones I've seen around here anyway), is it possible to really keep them out of an outdoor pen? I sure don't want to go through this again but really enjoy having the birds so would hate to give them up. Growing up we had chickens...
  2. goldntoller

    Pigeon Massacre

    Yes, I have replacements lined up, but I won't bring them in until I fortify and release the survivors and see how they do. I know the predator will come back. Hopefully I'll be ready for him. Electric fence is a great idea - I'll look into that. Thanks! Donna
  3. goldntoller

    Pigeon Massacre

    http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=152 Here's a link that describes a fisher. I've lived here all my life and had never heard of them until the last few years. The ministry denies having re-introduced them...of course the locals don't believe them. In any case they are very...
  4. goldntoller

    Pigeon Massacre

    Thanks for the site - very interesting! Unfortunately it's been so dry around here that the ground is just rock hard, I didn't find any tracks. The scat looks greasy and not well formed and the smell was awful. It was inside in the fresh shavings. I have considered getting a trap and at the...
  5. goldntoller

    Pigeon Massacre

    I know, not chicken...but I'm gearing up to get a few hens and this loss has really upset me. I had, with the 4 babies in their nests, 18 pigeons. I went away a couple of days and came back yesterday afternoon to a pigeon massacre. There are only 7 remaining and one is injured. I couldn't...
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