Darn another baby predator caught!

[calista]

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Best advice anyone reading the P&P Forum could ever take to heart.

We spent a FORTUNE on hardware cloth but consider it money well-invested for the safety of our flock AND the neighborhood predators, as well as our peace of mind.

Of course, many flock owners cannot afford a big expenditure on hardware cloth, but my advice then is to hold off on getting chickens until you can budget for it.

It is so frustrating AND heartbreaking to read the repetitive threads on this forum about losing birds because of non-secure coops and runs without hardware cloth.

 

[Mattemma]

AM trap check.So small I missed seeing it when I passed by with the chickens.Good to know my trap will catch the rabbits.Very cute baby.

 

[goldeneggtees]

awwwww!

 

[heather112588]

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Dont be fooled by that face...it's a murderous beast; like the monty pyton rabbit. lol

 

[Tylt33]

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Dont be fooled by that face...it's a murderous beast; like the monty pyton rabbit. lol

Dispatch using Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

 

[goldtopper]

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Probably went into breeding mode.
An old war vet I'm friends with had one named Filbert. They were best buds, doing everything together, until about that age. His dad said Filbert had gotten "hot nuts". My friend, being 10 had no idea what that meant. They let him loose...he came back and was fine until about a year later, then the same thing. One year he never came back from his oat sewin'.

 

[Avalon1984]

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I had the same thought. All our runs and coops are very secure and we haven't lost a single animal ever. it is just my thought but the animals were there before I brought the chickens and we are near teh woods. To me it is unfair to start taking them away for something I introduced. Secure coops help keep that balance intakt. Haven't had to trap or dispatch an animal in a very long time.

 

[Avalon1984]

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Best advice anyone reading the P&P Forum could ever take to heart.

We spent a FORTUNE on hardware cloth but consider it money well-invested for the safety of our flock AND the neighborhood predators, as well as our peace of mind.

Of course, many flock owners cannot afford a big expenditure on hardware cloth, but my advice then is to hold off on getting chickens until you can budget for it.

It is so frustrating AND heartbreaking to read the repetitive threads on this forum about losing birds because of non-secure coops and runs without hardware cloth.

My argument is always that there is a greater chance for the stupid neighbor dog to get the chickens than any of the predators we have. Just for that dog alone we needed to build a secure coop/run. Doggie is now learning to stay off our property but I am glad we built the secure runs regardless.

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

My opinion on traping and relocating. Trap it and relocate it. We had a racoon that we captured a few week ago after killling a duck. We were goign to shoot it but it seemed so scared we let it go. If came back about a few days ago and we trapped it again. Yes this one never learned. We are goign to relocate it even farther away to another game lands. If it comes back again I'll will have to have somoene come and shoot it. It is a predator and it is our responsibility to protect the chickens or poultry we have.

 

[Johndeere96]

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