End justifies the means

[Kentucky]

Birdydeb:

No pune intended, but as stated usually cats and dogs will contact the wire only once, they seem to learn very quickly as does most domestic livestock. The same goes for most wildlife, but yes electric fence chargers are capable of killing, in the case of an animal that once shocked will turn and fight.

For what its worth I use 5" standoff insulators on the exterior of fence grid, such that the chickens inside the pen cannot contact the energized wire.

With regard to one poster's "final solution" method, though I have not stated, among the many available both Remington and Winchester are good brands.

Kentucky

 

[MeepBeep]

If you cant bring yourself to shoot them, call someone else to do it. Or call a critter control company and pay them to. BUT NEVER RELOCATE PREDATORS! 

Another 'less hands on' option is to fill a large garbage can with water, drop trap into garbage can and maybe a brick on top of trap if it doesn't sink...

 

[gmfwlbrdr]

Another 'less hands on' option is to fill a large garbage can with water, drop trap into garbage can and maybe a brick on top of trap if it doesn't sink...

Wow meep beep,good post I have had to use a pond while working a nuisance Skunk job.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Maybe it's me but I feel like a slow drowning would be a lot more cruel than relocating or a non fatal injury to a dog...

 

[1cock2hens]

Drowning animals is illegal in a lot of states. Nuisance or not

 

[gmfwlbrdr]

Drowning animals is illegal in a lot of states. Nuisance or not

not many options with dispatches on skunks without being covered in musk ,ill take suggestions ,we have to many laws ,most times a judge will use common sense ,there is multiple methods and sure some people will not agree with any of the methods.

 

[gmfwlbrdr]

And if the post above was read properly I Had to use A pond ,i jumped in because i got sprayed in the face.

 

[1cock2hens]

With three pitbulls and an English bulldog I have never had to worry about predators. They won't let anything on my property. I grew up on a commercial chicken farm and we raised several breeds of dog and never had problems there either. I just keep predators away. Lol only predator I have scene around is a fox that plays with our tiny long haired chihuahua then it just runs off never bothering a thing

 

[BlueBaby]

PLEASE don't trap if you won't shoot the varmits you catch!!! Relocation is cruel to the animal, illegal everywhere I know of, and brings a trap- wise predator to someone else's birds. I just hope that you don't live anywhere near here. Mary

I agree. Transporting a predator is just moving your problem to become someone else's problem.

 

[BlueBaby]

We always relocate predators we catch - 6 feet under!

That's a good place for them. They can no longer breed and create more predators to attack the chickens!