ALABAMA!!

[Mister B]

All chickens remain after last night. But, only a crazy critter would go out last night. Nothing in the trap. I'm going to leave it there tonight as well to see what happens.

 

[Orps]

The little ones I got from tbmorgan and Orps.

So cute.

OMG!! If I didn't hatched those eggs out myself and KNOW they came from blue-ish eggs. I would think the black/white one is a Light Sussex

 

[waynec1955]

Hey everyone!!

I'm new here & don't raise chickens but have 2 Pekin ducks. I live south of Vernon AL heading towards Millport near the MS line in the small community of Hightogy. I'm a huge fan of UA & I have learned so much being on this site. Just found this thread & glad to know there are others around me. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Welcome to the thread, we love our Pekin Ducks.

 

[Crickett]

All chickens remain after last night.  But, only a crazy critter would go out last night.  Nothing in the trap.  I'm going to leave it there tonight as well to see what happens.  

What are you baiting the trap with? Try tuna fish or fish flavor cat food. Opossums will also cause devastation among your flock. Both raccoons and opossums like the stinky tuna, so the chances of catching your culprit will be increased.

 

[kimberly35042]

Hi all! Long time since I checked in, but I did want to reply to the fox predator:

If a fox is feeding kits, she can and will come back for more the same night. Have friends who were losing ducks and have the skinny momma fox on the game cam. Good luck catching whatever it is. I had a friend catch the coyote that was taking geese last year. It died of lead poisoning -- nasty creature. And they are all over the place.

 

[Mister B]

Crickett, I used some herring/mackerel/sardines. It was some really smelly fish. I left it in the can with the cover lifed about 1/4 of the way. I tied it to the back of the trap with some wire. I set the trap near where the chickens were taken. Nothing yet, maybe it needs to ripen.

 

[Orps]

Sorry to hear of your loss Mr B. Same thing happened to me last summer. We caught a momma and 2 baby raccoons but not til they wiped out 6 of my Orphingtons. One thing I found out about raccoons-- they kill just to kill. They tore the heads off my hens and just left the carcasses. Nasty critters.

I think it was a raccoon family that wipe out my flock last year too. Silkies were missing and Ops just killed.

I've talked to a wildlife specialist who specialize in raccoon who said he thought it was a dog or a cat that did it. He said raccoons would not leave behind bodies. Still not convinced. I have dogs and they leave the chickens alone. Chickens were killed at night behind 6' wood fence yard so it's not a stray dog. Orps were bigger than a cat.

However, I'm still kind of scared it might happen again.

 

[roostbuster]

If it is a raccoon use a honeybun for bait they can't resist it!! I've caught bunches and bunches of them.

 

[Razadia]

What about a fox? Could a fox do that? I was thinking a raccoon, but the babies were out too, and nothing happened to them. I would think a raccoon could climb and get into the smaller chicken's pen. A fox, though, wouldn't be able to get to them. I'll see what this live trap does tonight.

A fox would just take one, I'd think.

Hi all! Long time since I checked in, but I did want to reply to the fox predator:

If a fox is feeding kits, she can and will come back for more the same night. Have friends who were losing ducks and have the skinny momma fox on the game cam. Good luck catching whatever it is. I had a friend catch the coyote that was taking geese last year. It died of lead poisoning -- nasty creature. And they are all over the place.

You beat me to it.

It's the right time of year for it.

If nothing takes the bait, try cat or dog food. Foxes go after that with a quickness.



I'm going to have pics to show off sometime today. I've been really busy for the past few days and haven't gotten any. Yesterday we had SJ's 1st birthday party since it was a day everyone was off. It's hard to believe he'll be a year old tomorrow!

 

[Razadia]

Here are my new birds! A Dom roo and hen, a game hen, and a RIR hen. They're in quarantine right now and I'm treating them for leg mites and anything else they might have. I'm happy with them. I'm still looking for a RIR roo to go in with my girls. Dad says that the Dom hen and roo look nothing like the ones that my grandmother raised, so I'm guessing that they had the wrong breed. Dad can't say he hates Doms now.