Okies in the BYC The Original

[muesky]

Hey Everyone!
I have a question someone on here has to have an answer or two too.

I said two too!

Ok so what is the best thing to use to bait a trap for oppossums and/or raccoons. I went out and reliesed I am missing my mottled cochin hen and my white cochin rooster and found blood on the snow at the chicken entrance of the coop. It must have happened last night since I do not remember seeing them this morning when I took out water. The area is totally fenced with 6 ft chainlink so something climbs over and dragged them off back over the fence since there are not dig holes or any evidence they are gone other then a couple of spots of blood.

Stupid me I should have made sure the chicken door was closed all the way.

So I am heading to Harbor Freight to get a trap or two and am not sure what to use as bait. Any ideas about bait would be helpful.
Thanks much everyone, be back soon with traps.

 

[al6517]

Q : have you given any thought as to what comes with having two ginormous incubators, here I'll give you a hint.

you have to Buy doz upon dozens of hatching eggs all year long, spend all your free time hatching and keeping track of them, build and keep several very large Brooders, build bigger juvenile grow out pens, spend time selling or give away all your culls, build more breeder pens and coops and runs, get alot more FEED barrels, leave your credit card at the feed store.

should I continue, we are here for ya Bro LOL

AL

 

[faerielady]

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Sounds like the voice of experience...

After I get my partridge rocks, either by hatching or not (if the hatch fails, I'm just gonna buy the darned chicks) I'll give P&B's incubator back.

I can get into WAY too much trouble with incubators if I keep trying...

 

[al6517]

Rebecca : you might want to start by getting the run covered in poultry netting, those little bast..ds will get into anything. they will be back tonight. do you have a trap already ?? if so you can use my favorites= peanut butter,marshmellows/sardines/raw rotten meat/jelly, to name just a few.

AL

 

[al6517]

Yes Fairie Incubators are the ultimate drug in the poultry addiction war, I should set up a halfway house for the ones that want to kick it cold turkey LOL, but they would fall off the wagon fast when they walk into my Bator room by mistake hehehe.

AL

 

[Poco Pollo]

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Cereal with sugar coating works well. My aunt used old jelly donuts to catch an opossum. If they'll eat a raw chicken, I'm sure anything that resembles food will suffice.

 

[nnbreeder]

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Sounds like you have a coon, look for tracks in the snow. Here is a guide to what you are looking for.

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/mammals/autogrph/index.htm

Fox are also good climbers and jumpers as are bobcats and coyotes. None would have a bit of problem with just a 6' fence.

 

[HennyPennies2007]

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ETA Better smiley organization....

 

[nnbreeder]

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Big Q : I want to see some pic's, be careful what you use to clean them with we want to prepare the old wood for a good finish. Well at least you could use that LG as a big tree ornament it would be good for that. never use an LG for a back-up LOL. I think those bators look like Western Cedar wood. give me a call boy !!!!!!!!!!!!!.

AL

Al most of the old cabinets were Redwood. Back then it was very affordable and it's stable and resistant to water, mold and insect damage. Back in the 70s during the hot tub craze I helped nail many board feet of it in hot tub rooms. Now I bet the covering on those walls are worth more then the house!!

 

[al6517]

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: sick

I know but it works I have caught over 20 this year alone, my personal effort at reducing the population and putting the odds in my favor.

AL