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[Sudsy Chick]

Ferrets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We left yesterday about 9 AM & stopped at a few stores in Aberdeen & then on to Elma to have a nice Dad's day with the family.
We had a great time & left about 3 PM & were alarmed when we pulled in the driveway there was a pullet running loose.
How strange, how in the world did she get out as she was in a totally enclosed pen right next to our cabin !
Got out & caught her and found a grisly scene !
Dead chooks everywhere, feathers all over !!!!!!!!!

One pullet was drug head first into a 1 foot deep hole that was freshly dug under the cabin...we just buried 12" of hardware wire there !
The pullet's body was too big to fit down the hole, so the killer just took her head.
There was another drug under a pallet, legs sticking out, and another drug to the pen fence, head through to the outside, head missing but the body once again too big to allow the killer to drag off the entire body.
Like this is exactly 3 feet from our cabin's front door !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The hole dug down 12" under the buried wire was the size of a baseball........I went further & discover yet another pullet, this one a Blue Jersey Giant

dead & drug into a deep dark corner, inside the next coop.
Did not find any more after that.
DH set up the web cam & recorded a DVD last night and as we watched, we could see something big & long under the cabin barn !!!!!!!! INSIDE Under !
It went under the 12" of buried wire & is IN THERE!!!
I got 3 almost adult cockerels from the bachelor pad & put them in this pen.
DH has the Hav-A-Hart trap set up with ground beef...but none were caught over the night.
We replayed the DVD this morning & sure enough there is one, and DH thinks a pair, of ferrets, much too big to be a weasel with bodies nose to atil about 2-3 feet long !!!

Right on the front porch !
These things are viscious and UNDER the cabin RIGHT NOW & can pop out and kill a mess of birds at any given moment, even in broad daylight while we were gone yesterday !
I am afraid to even sit here that they may be out trying to kill right now!
I for sure cannot go anywhere & have the .410 loaded & sitting next to me.......................everytime a cock jumps a hen & she squeals, I run out thinking the killer is back.
It is so awful...hard to describe how I feel, especially when we work so hard at security, to have these critters UNDER our cabin ?!?!
You'd think they would attack a coop far away, but this pen only had pullets in it.
I feel like I have been assualted, and the perp is still in the house.
I cannot hardly eat & have been physically sick.......................I will try to get updates when I can.

This is terrible! I"m so sorry! I hope you are able to get them with the trap!

 

[Teva]

Ferrets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We left yesterday about 9 AM & stopped at a few stores in Aberdeen & then on to Elma to have a nice Dad's day with the family.
We had a great time & left about 3 PM & were alarmed when we pulled in the driveway there was a pullet running loose.
How strange, how in the world did she get out as she was in a totally enclosed pen right next to our cabin !
Got out & caught her and found a grisly scene !
Dead chooks everywhere, feathers all over !!!!!!!!!

One pullet was drug head first into a 1 foot deep hole that was freshly dug under the cabin...we just buried 12" of hardware wire there !
The pullet's body was too big to fit down the hole, so the killer just took her head.
There was another drug under a pallet, legs sticking out, and another drug to the pen fence, head through to the outside, head missing but the body once again too big to allow the killer to drag off the entire body.
Like this is exactly 3 feet from our cabin's front door !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The hole dug down 12" under the buried wire was the size of a baseball........I went further & discover yet another pullet, this one a Blue Jersey Giant

dead & drug into a deep dark corner, inside the next coop.
Did not find any more after that.
DH set up the web cam & recorded a DVD last night and as we watched, we could see something big & long under the cabin barn !!!!!!!! INSIDE Under !
It went under the 12" of buried wire & is IN THERE!!!
I got 3 almost adult cockerels from the bachelor pad & put them in this pen.
DH has the Hav-A-Hart trap set up with ground beef...but none were caught over the night.
We replayed the DVD this morning & sure enough there is one, and DH thinks a pair, of ferrets, much too big to be a weasel with bodies nose to atil about 2-3 feet long !!!

Right on the front porch !
These things are viscious and UNDER the cabin RIGHT NOW & can pop out and kill a mess of birds at any given moment, even in broad daylight while we were gone yesterday !
I am afraid to even sit here that they may be out trying to kill right now!
I for sure cannot go anywhere & have the .410 loaded & sitting next to me.......................everytime a cock jumps a hen & she squeals, I run out thinking the killer is back.
It is so awful...hard to describe how I feel, especially when we work so hard at security, to have these critters UNDER our cabin ?!?!
You'd think they would attack a coop far away, but this pen only had pullets in it.
I feel like I have been assualted, and the perp is still in the house.
I cannot hardly eat & have been physically sick.......................I will try to get updates when I can.

OMG that is AWFUL!!! So sorry CL!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: I really don't know when Masons are looking to nest but I would still put a block out.

Why can't you have honey bees in the city?

 

[itsren]

It is so awful...hard to describe how I feel, especially when we work so hard at security, to have these critters UNDER our cabin ?!?!
You'd think they would attack a coop far away, but this pen only had pullets in it.
I feel like I have been assualted, and the perp is still in the house.
I cannot hardly eat & have been physically sick.......................I will try to get updates when I can.

Oh no! I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you.

I hope you catch them.

My husband and neighbor chuckled when I told them I wanted to bury wire 18" deep. They said I was going overboard. Maybe not such an overboard idea after all.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Quick question: I am stocking my chicken first aid kit. Where can I find Corid in WA?! I bought Sulmet today and also have Duramycin-10 (which seems to have been a useless purchase since I can't actually find a use for it on the forums other than everyone saying "There's better stuff for whatever you're trying to treat" Doh!) So yeah, where can I find Corid? If we have a problem I don't want to have to start with Sulmet since my birdies are still so young.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Thanks to both of ya. The pics were compliments of the resident. I also may have some more from the Saturday job. We had a first time beekeep shadow us and take pics. Poor guy got popped on the chin while holding his camera up.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Ferrets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We left yesterday about 9 AM & stopped at a few stores in Aberdeen & then on to Elma to have a nice Dad's day with the family.
We had a great time & left about 3 PM & were alarmed when we pulled in the driveway there was a pullet running loose.
How strange, how in the world did she get out as she was in a totally enclosed pen right next to our cabin !
Got out & caught her and found a grisly scene !
Dead chooks everywhere, feathers all over !!!!!!!!!

One pullet was drug head first into a 1 foot deep hole that was freshly dug under the cabin...we just buried 12" of hardware wire there !
The pullet's body was too big to fit down the hole, so the killer just took her head.
There was another drug under a pallet, legs sticking out, and another drug to the pen fence, head through to the outside, head missing but the body once again too big to allow the killer to drag off the entire body.
Like this is exactly 3 feet from our cabin's front door !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The hole dug down 12" under the buried wire was the size of a baseball........I went further & discover yet another pullet, this one a Blue Jersey Giant

dead & drug into a deep dark corner, inside the next coop.
Did not find any more after that.
DH set up the web cam & recorded a DVD last night and as we watched, we could see something big & long under the cabin barn !!!!!!!! INSIDE Under !
It went under the 12" of buried wire & is IN THERE!!!
I got 3 almost adult cockerels from the bachelor pad & put them in this pen.
DH has the Hav-A-Hart trap set up with ground beef...but none were caught over the night.
We replayed the DVD this morning & sure enough there is one, and DH thinks a pair, of ferrets, much too big to be a weasel with bodies nose to atil about 2-3 feet long !!!

Right on the front porch !
These things are viscious and UNDER the cabin RIGHT NOW & can pop out and kill a mess of birds at any given moment, even in broad daylight while we were gone yesterday !
I am afraid to even sit here that they may be out trying to kill right now!
I for sure cannot go anywhere & have the .410 loaded & sitting next to me.......................everytime a cock jumps a hen & she squeals, I run out thinking the killer is back.
It is so awful...hard to describe how I feel, especially when we work so hard at security, to have these critters UNDER our cabin ?!?!
You'd think they would attack a coop far away, but this pen only had pullets in it.
I feel like I have been assualted, and the perp is still in the house.
I cannot hardly eat & have been physically sick.......................I will try to get updates when I can.

You may want to try some nice smelly canned cat food or dead fish (just make sure Jack can't get it). When they come for dinner give em a lead injection.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quick question: I am stocking my chicken first aid kit. Where can I find Corid in WA?! I bought Sulmet today and also have Duramycin-10 (which seems to have been a useless purchase since I can't actually find a use for it on the forums other than everyone saying "There's better stuff for whatever you're trying to treat" Doh!) So yeah, where can I find Corid? If we have a problem I don't want to have to start with Sulmet since my birdies are still so young.

The Duramycin-10 works great too. It has treated many a wounded bird in my 4-H club, and everyone has come out just fine...

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

Ferrets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We left yesterday about 9 AM & stopped at a few stores in Aberdeen & then on to Elma to have a nice Dad's day with the family.
We had a great time & left about 3 PM & were alarmed when we pulled in the driveway there was a pullet running loose.
How strange, how in the world did she get out as she was in a totally enclosed pen right next to our cabin !
Got out & caught her and found a grisly scene !
Dead chooks everywhere, feathers all over !!!!!!!!!

One pullet was drug head first into a 1 foot deep hole that was freshly dug under the cabin...we just buried 12" of hardware wire there !
The pullet's body was too big to fit down the hole, so the killer just took her head.
There was another drug under a pallet, legs sticking out, and another drug to the pen fence, head through to the outside, head missing but the body once again too big to allow the killer to drag off the entire body.
Like this is exactly 3 feet from our cabin's front door !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The hole dug down 12" under the buried wire was the size of a baseball........I went further & discover yet another pullet, this one a Blue Jersey Giant

dead & drug into a deep dark corner, inside the next coop.
Did not find any more after that.
DH set up the web cam & recorded a DVD last night and as we watched, we could see something big & long under the cabin barn !!!!!!!! INSIDE Under !
It went under the 12" of buried wire & is IN THERE!!!
I got 3 almost adult cockerels from the bachelor pad & put them in this pen.
DH has the Hav-A-Hart trap set up with ground beef...but none were caught over the night.
We replayed the DVD this morning & sure enough there is one, and DH thinks a pair, of ferrets, much too big to be a weasel with bodies nose to atil about 2-3 feet long !!!

Right on the front porch !
These things are viscious and UNDER the cabin RIGHT NOW & can pop out and kill a mess of birds at any given moment, even in broad daylight while we were gone yesterday !
I am afraid to even sit here that they may be out trying to kill right now!
I for sure cannot go anywhere & have the .410 loaded & sitting next to me.......................everytime a cock jumps a hen & she squeals, I run out thinking the killer is back.
It is so awful...hard to describe how I feel, especially when we work so hard at security, to have these critters UNDER our cabin ?!?!
You'd think they would attack a coop far away, but this pen only had pullets in it.
I feel like I have been assualted, and the perp is still in the house.
I cannot hardly eat & have been physically sick.......................I will try to get updates when I can.

Wow sorry, hope you get them soon.

 

[FirewifeJess]

The Duramycin-10 works great too. It has treated many a wounded bird in my 4-H club, and everyone has come out just fine...

So how do you treat wounds with that?

And...do you know where to get the Corid though?