@ChickenCanoe I have tried to use those hole traps, the weasels do not like my holes I guess. I have the bottom of everything lined with 1/2 hardware cloth but there is only so much I can afford to do with 300 birds and 15 pens, not counting indoor show cages.
I have resisted cats for years because of the fact, well, they are cats. I am now getting 2 ( I put them into the sale price of some turkey hens.) I worry about weasels killing the cats, but the cats are almost adult and that should help. I do not have any Mink that I know of here. BUT I am not 100% sure of that. I know they are close just not in building site...
I have 2 dogs that keep some things away. I live in a terrible spot to raise poultry, eagles, hawks, coyotes, coons and so forth. I had a rooster killed last fall right next to the pole barn I was working in with the doors open. It looked just like the one shown with the head and neck stuff gone. I was 25-50 ft from it when it happened and did not hear a sound. It was full grown and free ranging when it got taken.
I do pretty good to eliminate them but still get hit once and a while Owls, eagle and hawks are my biggest problem. I have covered netting over every pen I have.
I use hunting scents, Fox pee, Coyote pee, I use reflectors and radios nothing is 100%. It goes in streaks, I mainly with live traps because of the dogs, and I hate having to go out and pick up the jaw traps before the dogs can go outside. (and I need my 14 cups of coffee before going out.) If I drink enough coffee I have lots of pee to drop outside too, along with my dogs wastes.
Thanks for the suggestions, I can always use more...
I have resisted cats for years because of the fact, well, they are cats. I am now getting 2 ( I put them into the sale price of some turkey hens.) I worry about weasels killing the cats, but the cats are almost adult and that should help. I do not have any Mink that I know of here. BUT I am not 100% sure of that. I know they are close just not in building site...
I have 2 dogs that keep some things away. I live in a terrible spot to raise poultry, eagles, hawks, coyotes, coons and so forth. I had a rooster killed last fall right next to the pole barn I was working in with the doors open. It looked just like the one shown with the head and neck stuff gone. I was 25-50 ft from it when it happened and did not hear a sound. It was full grown and free ranging when it got taken.
I do pretty good to eliminate them but still get hit once and a while Owls, eagle and hawks are my biggest problem. I have covered netting over every pen I have.
I use hunting scents, Fox pee, Coyote pee, I use reflectors and radios nothing is 100%. It goes in streaks, I mainly with live traps because of the dogs, and I hate having to go out and pick up the jaw traps before the dogs can go outside. (and I need my 14 cups of coffee before going out.) If I drink enough coffee I have lots of pee to drop outside too, along with my dogs wastes.
Thanks for the suggestions, I can always use more...
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