It is raining today and I did not want to let the girls out because they are to dumb to get out of the rain.One snow flake and they run inside. Today I open the people door and they bum rush the door. Ok fine get wet I don`t care. About 30 seconds later they come back in. I`m thinking to myself. Wow they are getting smart. I cleaned up the coop, changed the water, gave them a melon to play with and went outside. I could not believe it. There was a opossum hanging on the fence. I walk right passed it twice. It got caught up in the bird netting. So I cut it loose and shovel up all the bloody snow and now he is being a part of history. (I let him go in Putnam Park)
How far away is Putnam Park? Most likely the pred. will return. Keep locking up each night. Next time it may not get caught in the netting. Bye, bye birdies.
Possums aren't known to be super intelligent, that's why so many are run over by cars, they see a car and play dead. That one would have hung there until it staved or froze to death so you did it a favor. I doubt it'll be back on purpose, they just wander this time of year.
I painted a pink stripe down a coon's back one time a friend of mine released it 20 miles away it took the coon 2-3 days to get back he knew it was the same one when he saw the pink coon. Hunger is a funny thing
Poor thing! Even though it was trying to eat your hens, and was not a welcome guest... still, so cold and wet and terrified. I can't help but have a heart for any animal. I feel terrible trapping mice, I'm such a sucker. Unfortunately my chickens are at a friend's house (we had to move into town) and her son's best friend is severely allergic to any cat dander, so they don't have any barn cats... so traps it is.
WOW! How did you handle the Possum? He looks scary as well as scared! I am so happy he did not get the chickens and that you released him!
I had an opposum lurking tuesday evening. All I own is a single shot air rifle. So I grabbed four pellets and took off through the dead weeds. He's spying on me from behind a tree. Got him with the first shot and he turned around and started walking off. I reloaded and went after him. He ended up with all four pellets and WON'T be having anymore chicken dinners.
