poults attacked???

[Ideation 8,216]

If folk want to play guessing games here are a few different kills i found today (i know what some are, but its just interesting to here peoples ideas and thoughts).

 

1 - Pile of feathers and only head left, neatly severed, body gone.

 

2 - Body left, head gone, not plucked out.

 

3 - Poult dead, chest plucked out and flesh ripped into on chest.

 

4 - Bird pretty much totally eaten, wings, legs and spine left.

 

5 - Just dead up against the wire, 2 pouts very close to each other, other wise healthy looking.

 

6 - Pile of feathers, no body or body parts at all.

[paulus 26]

If folk want to play guessing games here are a few different kills i found today (i know what some are, but its just interesting to here peoples ideas and thoughts).

 

1 - Pile of feathers and only head left, neatly severed, body gone.

 

2 - Body left, head gone, not plucked out.

 

3 - Poult dead, chest plucked out and flesh ripped into on chest.

 

4 - Bird pretty much totally eaten, wings, legs and spine left.

 

5 - Just dead up against the wire, 2 pouts very close to each other, other wise healthy looking.

 

6 - Pile of feathers, no body or body parts at all.

glad im not in your shoot

[Lab 10,979]

1,2,3,4 and 6 are Buzzard.........5 is the rain.....

[masmiffy 82]

what ever is doing this it needs to be stopped quickly or it will

become costly in the end atb

if you catch/kill the culprit let us know

 

Pole traps are illegal!!

[paulus 26]

1,2,3,4 and 6 are Buzzard.........5 is the rain.....

5 was cleared up by a buzzard

[Lab 10,979]

what ever is doing this it needs to be stopped quickly or it will

become costly in the end atb

if you catch/kill the culprit let us know

 

Pole traps are illegal!!

Where did he say he was going to use a pole trap?

[paulus 26]

what ever is doing this it needs to be stopped quickly or it will

become costly in the end atb

if you catch/kill the culprit let us know

 

Pole traps are illegal!!

Where did he say he was going to use a pole trap?

mind control

[wilbur foxhound 480]

it sounds to me like a fox cub,and maybe a hedgehog coming along later and eating the guts out of them,has anyone mentioned an otter

[burnie69 376]

It would be nice to know if all was outside the release pen or not. 1+2+6=fox,3= goshawk,4 = buzzard,5=rain

[Ideation 8,216]

All inside the pens.

 

I think Mr tastic might just be our winner

 

Only other possibilities are owl and gos hawk.

 

Definatly not foxes or ground vermin.

[cannyman 0]

i still say rats! as for wild animals taking easy option,rats are no differnt than fox mink they will kill for fun seen it for years, them taking poults chicks and aviery birds killing the lot or whatever they can catch. Obviosly a fully grown old rat/rats will be harder to trap than young ones and if lots of food around including poults,they even be reluctant to take poisen bait. After they have paid a visit normaly leave it a day or so befor they return, make no mistake they will!

[Lab 10,979]

i still say rats! as for wild animals taking easy option,rats are no differnt than fox mink they will kill for fun seen it for years, them taking poults chicks and aviery birds killing the lot or whatever they can catch. Obviosly a fully grown old rat/rats will be harder to trap than young ones and if lots of food around including poults,they even be reluctant to take poisen bait. After they have paid a visit normaly leave it a day or so befor they return, make no mistake they will!

Well i must admit i have never heard of a rat take a poult, especially a 9 week old poult. Yes at chick stage the can be deadly. Was speaking to a keeper today and we got talking about it actually and he has never heard of rats bothering poults either.

[MOO 730]

RATS MY ARSE

[paulus 26]

as already said once there past the chick stage rats are no problem apart from munching feed and fecking up water pipes, feed bins ect

[whippet 99 2,613]

i say get a better keeper