What's that smell? A Dying skunk in our back yard.

[Nifty-Chicken]

Last night I got home from the airport and went to put the girls to bed. Smelled like skunk and I got worried. I noticed a young pullet was not with her sister (she always is). I looked around for chicken parts and something darted in front of me. I was scared to death that it was a skunk about to spray me. Nope, it was the young pullet... no idea why she was out prancing around so late at night... maybe scared by a skunk?

Anyway, it still smelled like skunk today. Neighbor said he saw some vultures in a tree so I went in the back and saw black with a white stripe. Looks like a skunk has a broken back (dragging its back end).

Called animal control, I think they are coming over to shoot it. Kinda sad to see it suffering back there.

 

[hinkjc]

Nifty - that is so sad, but remember they are wild animals that can carry rabies. I'm thinking he probably got hit by a car, but rabies is a possibility and can cause paralysis. Stay away from it and make sure the authorities take it with them.

Jody

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Scary! No cars could have gotten to it anywhere around where it is, unless it traveled a ways after getting hit.

Didn't even think of rabies!

 

[Royicus]

Yea, that is a no good situation for all involved. Hopefully the skunk can be put out of it's misery as quickly as possible.

 

[mdbucks]

be glad you dont have a dog it would go finish the job and bring the smelll back to the house with it.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Mdbucks... totally good point! Our old indoor Lab would have definitely cause a problem.

Well, the animal control came by. We told Alana (4 year old) that it needed to be killed and her comment, "Do you think he will use a shovel?"

Seriously, where did our urban 4 year old get that from?

He shot it with a 22 rifle and it's gone. My tax dollars at work.

 

[Southern28Chick]

It's best that it was shot instead of suffering, poor thing. Did animal control take the body? Usually they do to test the brain for rabies.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Yup, he took it in a super ply black plastic bag.

 

[silkiechicken]

Good to hear it was taken care of.

 

[MissPrissy]

I hope the smell leaves quickly. What a horrid stench.