War has been Declared (Graphic Pictures)

[Chookwagn]

Haha - I'm glad you didn't take offense at the off color timing of the joke. I was going to take it out, but all the Kiwis I know (2 - lol) love dark humor jokes -even in times of sadness. Laughing is important! I wish we could all get on that train.

Hahaha no offence taken at all! we are a sick bunch down at this end of the world....

just ask @MarkJr

 

[JCaseyHammond]

someone kindly brought ferrets to this country to help control the rabbit population

I’d rather eat an extra rabbit than an extra ferret.
Just like I’d rather eat an extra 2 dozen boiled eggs, than have to eat one of my chickens. But then I’d rather eat my chicken than have it wasted by a predator. Ah I’ll shut up now

 

[Chookwagn]

I’d rather eat an extra rabbit than an extra ferret.
Just like I’d rather eat an extra 2 dozen boiled eggs, than have to eat one of my chickens. But then I’d rather eat my chicken than have it wasted by a predator. Ah I’ll shut up now

And I'd rather waste a predator than it eat my chicken

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

This is a thread to document my journey to taking it to the enemy

Prefacing this story with the comment that we have very few predators here where I live.

All my runs are covered and I have a variety of different style houses for my chickens.
The coop in this story was built on skids so it could be towed around to fresh grass etc. I dont have the room to be moving it around regularly so I have built a fixed run onto the end. With the coop being on skids there is a 2 inch gap underneath the coop that something could get into if it really wanted to.

after having this coop set up for about 10 months and no sign of anything predator wise.....

I arrived at the coop to find 3 dead birds (point of lay Leghorns) They had been tried to be dragged out of the gap underneath the coop.......... necks had been cleanly slashed then chewed upon.

Spent the rest of the day digging down and boarding up the gap.

2 weeks later exactly the same thing.... 3 dead Leghorns tried to be dragged back thru holes dug under and around the boards I had put in... this time when I checked it was 9:30 in the evening and I had no time to do anything apart from put rocks and pieces of wood in the holes and think about how I could fix it the next day.

The next morning 2 more dead Leghorns.... exactly the same scenario... necks cleanly slashed, and tried to drag out another hole dug.

WAR!

So sorry for your losses.
Go get those furry little snots!

 

[The Moonshiner]

 

[Chookwagn]

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please bring the gang!

 

[Chookwagn]

This guy was murdered! So freaking pissed about losing him

 

[The Moonshiner]

please bring the gang!

 

[bobbi-j]

Nasty little weasely-type things! We have weasels, mink and skunks here. They are all awful creatures!

 

[MissE]

At first I though they were pine martins, but you guys don't have those. They are just as nasty. Hope you got all the bastards. I would keep the traps set for a few more days.