Opossum Attack

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh dear! Sorry for your loss. Glad you were able to intercept and deal with yhr varmint. But.. you just happened to have ether available at home? Handy!

 

[Folly's place]

We had one get into the coop right before the birds were locked into their coop for the evening, it hid behind a door. Thankfully it pigged out on the feed and didn't get around to killing any bird! When I found it in the morning, my 22 took care of it.
ALWAYS check every possible hide out before bed time!
And ether works, but glad to not have any at home...
Mary

 

[McChooky]

My neighbor lost all his chickens to his own dog s, coyotes,foxes,owls,coons and hawks in a similar set up. An open shed in an open fence makes them easy prey.Good luck!

 

[drmolarmagic]

A rag wet with Ether thrown into the locked garbage can will do the trick and I can dispose of the corpse
Need to pull walls down on outside and check for entrance points.....
Hopefully this one was it for now

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Where would one get ether, and how would one store it? Do you need a license of some kind to get it?

 

[Folly's place]

Ether is flammable/ explosive, and best not kept at home.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Ether is flammable/ explosive, and best not kept at home.

Ah.
Then there goes any interest I may have had in the subject, thanks!

 

[drmolarmagic]

Well, I'm a dentist and have used Ether in my training in labs for many years. Its commercially available and I personally store the small bottle in a safe cabinet for flammables in my garage. Just part of my education and training.
But it is commercially available to anyone

 

[Folly's place]

And shouldn't be available OTC, in my opinion.
I've used it too, and happily no more! Enough that we have cans of gasoline in the barn; the right cans, respectfully handled.
And once as a child I had a tooth extracted while 'under' with it. Not so fun at all.
Mary

 

[McChooky]

Starter fluid will do the same thing.Comes in a spray can.