Injured Hen, Culled (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

[Sipplchicks]

I am thinking of getting one of those coon traps where they strick their paw in and can't get away.

This trap is not painful to an animal. And a quick shot to the chest with a 22 is instant. Caught my cat once. Just had a good laugh and set her free!

 

[21hens-incharge]

A thousand for the PIC.

We are allowed to bag and trash them. It gets them off the property so won't draw more critters.

By the way TSC has traps on sale through the 14th.

 

[Sipplchicks]

This trap came with a smaller size for rodents and was 30.00 at tractor supply

 

[rosemarythyme]

So sorry you had to go through this - I steeled myself to look at the photos because I wanted to see how you handled it.

I just had to do this with my hen that was attacked by a hawk. I have no idea how she was still alive after getting gutted, I just wanted to end her suffering as quickly as possible. I couldn't dislocate her spine under the head (I gave it a try, but didn't want to spend more time going in, looking it up on the computer, trying again) and we don't currently have an axe, so I used the strongest garden shears I had and took off her head.

I didn't bury her because I remembered in the back of my head someone saying that they once buried a favorite chicken and something like a bear ended up digging it up, and then going after their live chickens. Or my dogs would end up digging her up. Either way, no thanks.

 

[orrpeople]

You can see the horse trailer in the background, and the tiny space under the door (I've borded up quite a bit of it now, but couldn't do it all or we wouldn't be able to get in it.) Grrr.

Oh yeah... Their little red car, in case they need to take a trip into town...

 

[Redhead Rae]

Time for obtuse ness..... what the heck should I do with the chicken bodies now???

If it were warmer, I would put them in the maggot bucket. For now, I would bag them up and make them waste management's problem.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

You can see the horse trailer in the background, and the tiny space under the door (I've borded up quite a bit of it now, but couldn't do it all or we wouldn't be able to get in it.) Grrr.
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Oh yeah... Their little red car, in case they need to take a trip into town...

Such a tiny space under the door... but I totally love this picture... especially with the little red car...

 

[Smuvers Farm]

If it were warmer, I would put them in the maggot bucket. For now, I would bag them up and make them waste management's problem.

WHAT is the maggot bucket Rae?!?

 

[BantyChooks]

WHAT is the maggot bucket Rae?!?

Don't ask or you'll end up there too

 

[Smuvers Farm]

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