GROWDAT FARM

[GROWDAT FARMS]

We are a small farm located in Newfoundland Canada and have approx 50 chickens (R I REDS). The location is about 2 k from a large mink farm and this is our big problem - we have lost about 20 chickens this summer to mink that escape from the mink farm. Joined this site looking for ideas

 

[N F C]

Sorry for your losses, having the mink farm so close would make thing difficult (I take it you free range?). Here's a link to the predator articles in the Learning Center, maybe there are some tips you can use to help protect your flock:
Chicken Predators & Pests - How To Protect & Treat Your Flock

Best of luck to you!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[lilmillefleur]

Welcome! I hope you have fewer problems with those minks in the future.

 

[h2oratt]

Can you get a dog that will kill them if they come on your property?

 

[CHlCK3N]

Well that's a problem on your hands!
X2 with h2oratt, having a guard dog would help, but sometimes you have to be that guard dog. Do you know if they're killing at night? If so, you can add a blinking red light to the side of the coop, so that the mink may find it as a predator. But, they might get use to it. Hope you're allowed to kill those suckers on your property, if you do resort to that.

 

[chickadoodles]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
I added some lights outside my coop to detour predators.
We have dogs that will take care of most predators.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Trap the mink and sell the furs.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Welcome from New Orleans, looks like you have been given a few ideas on how to rid yourself of your problem, sincerely hope you can work this out as it is heart breaking to keep having the same problem on a regular basis. I am sure others will have additional ideas as well. Pick the one that works best for you and go with it! Good luck.