Could they REALLY have eaten the whole thing ?

[Guinea Goonie]

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Shiny coats too. Bet your eggs are in the trees.

You may be right. I have seen them carry off some pretty big walnuts !!

 

[Guinea Goonie]

K folks. Here is what I have found. I waited till dusk and watched through the open barn door. Out came two nice sized rats for a drink. Then I kicked the neoprene bucket near the spigot and two more went a running. Currently they are getting a rather LARGE drink as I am flooding their underground home. I have done this in tha past and it literally takes all night of a steady stream of water.

Now for the interesting part.

I decided to go ahead and flood the other side (there are two concrete floors) in the barn and dang if a moma skunk came out with her babies.

I had to kill the babies and I am hoping that I also manamged to shoot the mom. There was some nice skunk odor.

SOOOOOOOO.......

I am guessing that the moma skunk has been feisting on eggs for some time, but a whole dang bucket, in the middle of the day ?

Fortunately I have not lost any birds to this critter. But now i am determined to rid my barn of rats and skunks. Holly Molly, rats on one side and a litter of kits (baby skunks) on the other.

What next, a family of coons, a gathering of possums or a bunch of tohers predators ?

I have three grown female cats and i still have rats. So no more feedings at the back door for a few days.

Geez, it sure looks like spring on the farm.

 

[emys]

Hah. Ground-dwelling rats, not tree-dwelling rats. At least now you know and can work on the problem.

 

[midget_farms]

Cats can't handle a full grown rat. You need a dog for that - a rat terrier funny enough will have a great time with them.