[goodegg]

when i went to the choks this morning i found devastation 9 dead chooks all over the place whatever it was killed them whent into three of my runs and killed and attacked my ducks to one of which doesnt look to good the fence is 6feet high no holes anywhere i wondered could it be feral ferrets ? i am going back tonight to set traps when i have locked up the chooks if it wasnt so cold i would sleep in the car with shep my collie but it would be freezing the ducks sleep out all the time they have got a coop that they only use to lay there eggs dont expect any of those for a while till they settle down again they were certainly  in shock ive moved the to a completely closed run with roof will let them free range when i am about after a couple of days the chooks i lost were 5 new light sussex ,3 maran,1 brown.

[madcat]

So sorry to hear about your chooks!     Here's hoping that the traps will give you an answer .... 

[Elcie]

Really sorry to hear that goodegg it must have been a very difficult day for you.

[Jeanette]

So sorry to hear about your loss. (((((hugs))))

[karlooben]

thats really bad , could it of been a fox that got in .

[goodegg]

thanks to every one for their kind words.it was quite a shock as we dont have foxes over here the funny thing when my mate who keeps chooks as well asked me what i thought it was i said a fox.because thats what they do thats why its so puzzleing i have set four traps  tonight when i went to lock up chooks which is 5 miles from me which is nearly half the island.be there at 7 am to see what has happend the ducks were eating when i went back which is one good thing they havent eaten all day.thanks again to you all.

[dizzylizzie]

Hi,so sorry about your chucks ,
Your right, it does sound like a fox, if you were anywhere else, the fox would be blamed. I wonder how many other attracts have been wrongly blamed on the fox? Do you have mink or polecats etc?Lets hope they will be safe tonight and your traps catch the culprit. Sending hugs x

[poppies]

Hi so sorry about your poor birds , do you have weasles or stoats there, as I have lossed two bantams this week - just their wings left,  and I have seen weasles in the area.

[beulah59]

Sorry about your hens ... it will be interesting to see what turns up in the traps.

[goodegg]

all the birds safe last night locked up  nothing in traps will set them again tonight we have pole cats and ferrets i think it must have been them . we dont have stoats or weasels ducks better  this morning one the one that i thought would die is a bit better but having a job to walk properly .

[Rubellite]

Let's hope you catch the culprit(s) tonight 

[ehs284]

Do you have stoats/weasels/polecats or similar? We have them in Wales and they will attack birds and rabbits. I've never caught anything in the trap which we have in the coop area, but next door caught a rabbit in a trap and it was bitten through the mesh by the stoat.