Dispatching trapped target animals is the plan, however when I caught the possums I wasn't certain whether or not they were culprits and still may simply release them. I'm in a rural area so the occasional gunshot is common and legal. I missed him again last night, tripped the snare but he got...
So sorry to hear about everyone's losses! It's not fun losing something to a predator. I am going to spend some time this weekend securing the coop/run a little more. I haven't had a problem until this incident (which was largely my fault) and I'm not going to let my negligence strike twice. I'm...
I keep hearing that these things just happen but it doesn't make it any easier. Last week my full grown (or nearly so anyway) rooster died fighting off a what I believe was a racoon. It was my fault, I left the coop open. It hadn't been a problem til that night. It was quite the battle: feathers...