Something attacked my chickens!

[Tiffy316]

I caught it in a live animal trap. Now what should I do with it?

 

[hayley3]

First off, what did you catch in the live trap?
And since you didn't catch it in the act, you really don't know this killed your chickens.
I have caught many a possum in the trap before I caught a raccoon.

 

[Tiffy316]

First off, what did you catch in the live trap?
And since you didn't catch it in the act, you really don't know this killed your chickens.
I have caught many a possum in the trap before I caught a raccoon.

The raccoon gosh darn it. The one I saw a couple of days ago. The one that literally tore my chickens to shreds, repeatedly knocked over my feed barrels, and terrorized my chickens.

 

[hayley3]

People don't like when you relocate although I have taken them to a national park before. I shot too many because I was catching one every night, so now I just make sure they can't get in. . But if I lost my chickens to one, I would surely shoot them out of revenge but there is probably more.

 

[Tiffy316]

Well, IDK if I should call animal control, or just shoot it in the head with a 22.

 

[Tiffy316]

Any way, this thing has been hanging around for weeks, killed at least 2 of my chickens, and repeatedly knocked over my feed barrels. It keeps breaking in and causing trouble. I've never shot anything before, so I'm a bit reluctant to do it.

 

[Mrs Howey]

Either shoot it or have your local game and fish people relocate it. Personally I would shoot it. I don't like killing animals either but when we have livestock sometimes it comes down to killing a predator out of nesscesity to keep the livestock safe.

 

[Tiffy316]

Well, it's dead now. I figured that with as far out as I was either no one would come out to pick it up, or they would recommend taking it to the humane society, and I seriously doubt they would take it, so I shot it.

 

[Tiffy316]

Well, it's dead now. I figured that with as far out as I was either no one would come out to pick it up, or they would recommend taking it to the humane society, and I seriously doubt they would take it, so I shot it.

 

[aart]

Well, it's dead now. I figured that with as far out as I was either no one would come out to pick it up, or they would recommend taking it to the humane society, and I seriously doubt they would take it, so I shot it.

Kudos!
Remember that what you trapped is not necessarily what ate your birds...
....even if it is there are more out there.