Found an Opposum in my Lilacs!!!

[Mycookoonest]

We heard a little screech (well sort of) and my Bella was barking... so DH goes out to see what was going on. The Opposom was up the lilac (Thank you Bella). Dh then decides to hose it out but low and behold it wouldn't get out. This is a 6:15 this morning. So DH grabs the BB gun and pelts him. I would have rather him take the .22 but it was early and it was in the lilacs between our neighbors house and ours and I really didn't want him hitting his house!

Do you think this is enough to keep the critter away? DH's putting the Have a heart trap out tonight so maybe we'll get him and be able to dispose of him... Let's just say my chickens are going to be ok come Heck or high water... if I have to set up camp in the coop so be it! Heck they may actually like that! LOL!

Thank Goodness they weren't free ranging we let them out for a few hours at night when we're outside but other than that we keep them in their coop and run!

 

[Mycookoonest]

What the heck do I put in the trap for the Opposum?

 

[Jaimi]

Cat food

Try not to kill him if you can help it, they are good lil' varment disposers.

Have a river or bridge you can put him on the other side of???

 

[fiddlefever]

What has worked with us this year is canned sardines in oil. We just put the sardines on a paper plate and have caught 7 so far this year.

Good Luck!

 

[illinichick]

Try using Marshmellows, they dont attract the felines.

 

[Oblio13]

Possums are pretty cool little critters. America's only marsupials. They're so ugly they're cute, and they actually make good pets.

They aren't much of a threat to adult chickens, free-ranging or not.

If you're really concerned, take him for a ride and drop him off a few miles away.

If you absolutely, positively feel the need to kill it, make sure you eat it so you don't anger the gods. They're tasty, believe it or not.

 

[chickenfanatic]

mmmmmm opossum pie hahaha

 

[JimnJanet]

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They sure do make good pets, meet Susie. HE lol ,is about 3 months old now.

I agree, please try to not kill it. If you move it, jist take it a few hundred yards away and not much further. They have a difficult time surviving out of thier family territory.

If ya do kill it, they really do taste pretty good.

 

[thewarriorchild]

Ummm well... ok it is kinda cute! What about those teeth??

 

[LV426]

This is Chloe when she was a baby

Now she's about 6 months old.

She's a good girl and sweet and cuddly. Sure she has teeth but so do cats and dogs. She's never bitten me except when she was a little tyke and had her first bath. She does growl if she feels threatened.

Opossums are neat creatures and not harmful at all. I've several that live around the house and as long as I keep the ducks locked up at night they never bother them.