Look what we caught last night

[coloradochick]

This is just heartbreaking on all sides. I know illegal or not he'd be on his way to a new home if he were in my yard trapped. I could never drown another being, chicken killer or not. We've got a fox that got my little Silkie sitting on her eggs and as much as I despise him for that I can't fault him for trying to survive. Good luck with him I don't envy your position right now.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

it is illegal to relocated him in most area's, and you are just passing your problem to someone else, had someone do that with a fox wiped out quite a few of my ducks before I caught him,duped the poor thing off right in front of my duck run in the middle of the day.

 

[patnjess]

well we have tried, I want to run hotwire hubby is scared it will zap one of the youngins, or their friends as many as we have. so i don't know. and we have an ornamental koi pond, and when they are not eating chickens they are trying to eat my fish, and the big ones are worth over $100!
I don't like killing anything, but ya gotta go what ya gotta do. Heck I have a huge gator in the back yard, he doesn't bother us we don't bother him. Its when you bother us that we have the problem.


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[TriciaHowe]

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Question: Do opossums carry rabies?

Answer: Any mammal can get rabies. However, the chance of rabies in an opossum is EXTREMELY RARE. This may have something to do with the opossum’s low body temperature (94-97º F) making it difficult for the virus to survive in an opossum’s body.

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

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Could your gator help you out here?

 

[Rin]

I'd shoot it. Just remind yourself you're doing it a favour. Drowning? We don't know that as a fact. Most people who have done it have told me the animals were more afraid of being in the cage than the water or drowning, "They don't even seem to realize they are drowning". I heard that it is a human thought as we realize it as a consequence - supposedly a raccoon wouldn't as they'd been in or around water a million times and never had it kill them or anyone around them. I say shoot it though as both are theories. There's a 50/50 chance it doesn't even faze them in reality, while the other 50 is a chance of a terrifying death for them. It's a matter of opinion but being shot properly is a better guarantee, I'm just not sure which option is best for you when you haven't shot anything in a while. I would do a practice shot first as being shot at that close of a range and not killed would certainly be worse than drowning.

 

[patnjess]

Well when you have one frothing at the mouth wandering aimlessly in your yard, and then walks aimlessly up to you and its 11 a.m. somthing is wrong with that possum, and since animal control wouldn't handle it, my husbands .22 would!!!!

I will protect what is mine my chickens especially my kids all 7 of them. so I don't know how often possum are rabid, but that possum wasn't right. I did not biopsy his brain to find out either.

Oh and I just called animal control, they said they can send a nuiscance guy out here to get him and take care of him $50 though

yeah I have money just to waste~!


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Question: Do opossums carry rabies?

Answer: Any mammal can get rabies. However, the chance of rabies in an opossum is EXTREMELY RARE. This may have something to do with the opossum’s low body temperature (94-97º F) making it difficult for the virus to survive in an opossum’s body.

 

[Peep_Show]

I had a similar situation with the numerous coons and skunks we caught in our traps... We ended up with a taxidermist who would take them and do the dirty deed for us. He especially liked the skunks which he would mount into a sleeping position and then toss on people's front seats. (practical joker)

Anyway, it was a win-win for all but the critters..... Worth a telephone call. Just my $.02

 

[rancher hicks]

Had a coon in first attack. Relocation, I dont' think so. Not unless you want to worry about him comming back. Funny I saw more coons when we lived in the city. Garbage eaters. And skunks too.

"fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, coon gets my chooks, he's gotta die, can't help protecting those chooks of mine".

 

[TriciaHowe]

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Question: Do opossums carry rabies?

Answer: Any mammal can get rabies. However, the chance of rabies in an opossum is EXTREMELY RARE. This may have something to do with the opossum’s low body temperature (94-97º F) making it difficult for the virus to survive in an opossum’s body.