Egg Thief

Pics
Date sort Score sort
Welcome :welcome I don’t think you are dealing with a weasel..... more inclined to think rat also. Good luck with the ‘thief’. I’d reinforce coop security, never good to have a critter able to tunnel his way under. Inexpensive camera may be the easiest way to monitor
 
DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
A weasel would gleefully kill the birds.
You may have a snake helping itself. Was the hole there and they are monopolizing on the opportunity or do you thing something dug it and they are the culprit?
I have Wyze cameras in my coop and run. If you have power to the coop these cameras are very inexpensive. You could set one up to monitor the nest boxes.
Click to expand...
Def not a snake. It’s been in the 30s. Hole is much to big.
 
aart said:
Pics of the scat, with a quarter in the pic for scale, should tell the tale.
I'd bet rat.
Click to expand...
So I don’t have a pick and I did a search and it looks like ermine. They are common around here. My neighbor set a trap. Seems like they hunt at night so I will shut the outside door at night. I also put a couple ceramic eggs out. I want to see if it will steal those.
 
ImABuffDaddy05641 said:
So I don’t have a pick and I did a search and it looks like ermine. They are common around here. My neighbor set a trap. Seems like they hunt at night so I will shut the outside door at night. I also put a couple ceramic eggs out. I want to see if it will steal those.
Click to expand...
If it's an ermine, it's just a matter of time before it's starts killing birds. You'd be far better off predator proofing the run. Invest in a roll of hardware cloth to cover the run walls with and install a predator apron.
 
Last edited:

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom