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Post by darrensmale on Jun 14, 2013 15:19:46 GMT
Gang,
What preds give the you the most problems and what is everyone doing/using to pred proof?
free ranging your birds in the forest or not locking them up at night doesn't count.
I am spanking coons like crazy right now..mainly females and at our mink ranch we had an issue with coons reaching into pens and nabbing kits....since last Friday at the ranch we have "relocated" 10 coons and at my place in the last 2 weeks have seen 8 coons find new homes.
Lets begin...
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Post by youngbreeder77 on Jun 14, 2013 18:55:16 GMT
I shot 1 skunk in April, and that's all I've seen around. We (my uncle and I) have had something disturbing the nests and have lost a couple of birds but it has quieted down.
I've been setting all my live traps but they're both being cleaned right out... but no birds are being killed, so we're all good.
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Post by Admin/Site owner on Jun 15, 2013 1:16:25 GMT
I use electric fencing......seems to keep them out......
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Post by darrensmale on Jun 19, 2013 17:03:17 GMT
ive got another big coon (verified by tracks) roaming around and getting on top of btm duck pens. may do a stake out tonight. wish the boogers fur was in season  |
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Post by kenya on Aug 10, 2013 0:25:09 GMT
Darren I have something living in my barn making big holes into each of my pens.I'm thinking it's a rat but I've put rat poison down with no luck, I tried putting a live trap down with fish in it for bait but no go. Any suggestions on what to use for bait?
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Post by darrensmale on Aug 10, 2013 1:22:30 GMT
have you lost birds or eggs?
rats are very clever, and can be difficult to trap. have you confirmed rats though?
ive had success with glue traps covered by dark boxes against a wall. rats will instinctively travel snug against walls, and are naturally curious to holes that are dark.
something to tray
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kenya
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Post by kenya on Aug 10, 2013 15:28:44 GMT
Not a confirmed rat, just don't know what it is,usually leaves the chickens alone but I had 2 guinea hens die with bites on the neck. I have had some chickens get out through the hole it made in their pen I'm thinking it was chasing them. Will try the sticky trap, thanks.
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Post by darrensmale on Aug 10, 2013 17:10:51 GMT
keep me posted,
let me also know as Im not too far away to come take a look see sometime
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Post by jimbrimicombe on Sept 21, 2013 21:19:47 GMT
Sounds like a mink Kenya!!
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Post by jimbrimicombe on Sept 21, 2013 21:27:58 GMT
I have had problems with Coons and minks over the years!!
Had a close call this year. Came home late and forgot to close the door to my young birds.
Walked down to shut it and there were three young coons just going in. Managed to scare 2 out the other climbed up and went into the eave. Couldn't get to it. So I had to relocate a bunch of young birds to my other building. Three days later it broke through the soffate in the night. Then moved the young birds back in!!
They didn't get any thank God!!
Wasn't so lucky last year.
The coons managed to work the latch on my barn door got in and killed 75 birds. Young, old and in between.
It was a huge loss!!
I fixed the latch and put a lock on the door!
Couple of years ago I Live trapped 8 raccoons in 7 days!!
Use welded wire for all out door pens! They can tear through Chicken wire if they want too!!
Jim
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Post by bobg on Jun 4, 2014 20:19:24 GMT
Mink are my number 1 problem, not allowed to kill them !! The missus might be ought of a job if I did!!
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