NOT OFFICIALLY SPRING YET, BUT IT IS IN PREDATORVILLE!

[farmer boy]

opps around 30-40 pounds

 

[NicInNC]

So far this year we've caught one giant raccoon. You can't tell from the picture but it's larger than both of my boston terriers.

Last year we caught stray cats, opossums, raccoons, and 4 skunks!

Then we caught this mean creature.

our poor polish chicken. She would get herself stuck in that trap on a daily basis. Until she got killed by a stray cat

Our Polish keeps getting in our trap too. lol! Must be something with the breed. My Polish isn't the brightest of the bunch. Sorry about the death of yours.

 

[llandry]

She was such a nervous and skittish chicken! I loved her mostly because she was kind of pathetic. She would freak out if the rest of the chickens wandered off and she'd find herself alone. She'd start running around and bump into walls. It was just so sad when she got killed. I felt so bad that it was her. Not that you want it to be any of them. I caught the cat who killed her the very next night when it came back for seconds. I loved what she looked like but i have to admit she was my first and probably my last polish.

 

[Shellz]

Lab mix 40#, good dog.

Nice looking lab mix!

 

[Shellz]

She was such a nervous and skittish chicken! I loved her mostly because she was kind of pathetic. She would freak out if the rest of the chickens wandered off and she'd find herself alone. She'd start running around and bump into walls. It was just so sad when she got killed. I felt so bad that it was her. Not that you want it to be any of them. I caught the cat who killed her the very next night when it came back for seconds. I loved what she looked like but i have to admit she was my first and probably my last polish.

What did you do to the cat? Hope its deceased. No place for cats when they go after your chickens! My neighbour's new kitty has been taking care of my rodent problem all winter. So far, so good. Birds are locked up at night when cats seem to come out. I keep finding another bigger cat on my trail camera, passing by my coop. Raccoons are coming in close now too. Wildlife of all sorts, are on the move right now.

 

[farmer boy]

i don't have any trail cameras or anything but i know everything thats around me i forgot to say i did loose one bird to a fox my two ducks wouldn't go inside and i couldn't get them to so they stayed out and a fox got the smaller one but that is only one animal and nothing else lost to a predator pretty good i'd say ... cats around me stray or pet doesn't matter they try to get a chicken they get a beaten from my roos .. my roosters will chase cats out of my yard even my cats i have lol

 

[NicInNC]

She was such a nervous and skittish chicken! I loved her mostly because she was kind of pathetic. She would freak out if the rest of the chickens wandered off and she'd find herself alone. She'd start running around and bump into walls. It was just so sad when she got killed. I felt so bad that it was her. Not that you want it to be any of them. I caught the cat who killed her the very next night when it came back for seconds. I loved what she looked like but i have to admit she was my first and probably my last polish.

I think their "afros" (that's what my kids call them) get in the way of their vision and that's what causes them to get skittish easily. I can walk up behind mine to pick her up and she has no clue I'm there until I scoop her up and she freaks out for a few seconds. I'm sure it blocks more of their vision than we think.

 

[llandry]

I think their "afros" (that's what my kids call them) get in the way of their vision and that's what causes them to get skittish easily. I can walk up behind mine to pick her up and she has no clue I'm there until I scoop her up and she freaks out for a few seconds. I'm sure it blocks more of their vision than we think.

i absolutely agree! Maybe one day i'll get another but i think i'll wait till i can keep a few of them separated in their own coop and run.

 

[llandry]

What did you do to the cat? Hope its deceased. No place for cats when they go after your chickens! My neighbour's new kitty has been taking care of my rodent problem all winter. So far, so good. Birds are locked up at night when cats seem to come out. I keep finding another bigger cat on my trail camera, passing by my coop. Raccoons are coming in close now too. Wildlife of all sorts, are on the move right now.

i really wanted to do away with the cat and if my husband had gotten his way it would be dead but i'm a vet and just couldn't bring myself to kill it. Don't get me wrong, i really wanted to. I just couldn't. Everything i've trapped i've driven waaaaaaaay out to the middle of no where and released them. I neutered the cat first.

 

[Shellz]

Ah, ok. It must be hard for you to get around your vet training. I am an animal lover, but I've learned a LOT about nature & sometimes when we release an animal somewhere else, it really isn't best for the animal. I know you mean well, but the truth of the matter is, it's very stressful on the animal. It's disoriented & has to fight for new territory. I am willing to put the animal's comfort above my own & just shoot it for a quick death. I get no joy from it, it is just a job that needs to be done to protect my flock. Everybody has their way & comfort level. I try to imagine how our ancestors survived when settling the country. They raised crops and animals & had to fight off a heck of a lot more varmints (and more formidable ones) than we do today.