tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post3039394120927532530..comments2024-03-18T15:02:43.329-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Unwelcome visitorPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37660070109324641602016-12-20T19:35:46.800-08:002016-12-20T19:35:46.800-08:00I suspect a Northern Goshawk. Goshawks are common ...I suspect a Northern Goshawk. Goshawks are common in the region and specialize in hunting forest game, particularly grouse and hares, so chickens would be right in their size range. <br /><br />I am an avid birder and I knew a fellow birder in Massachusetts who stated that raptors, most of all goshawks, focus on the head as it is the most nutritious part of the animal. He told me his father was once in a heavily forested area when a headless pigeon landed on his car from above. The only conclusion he could come to was goshawk.Jeremiah Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887432823484823491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57450554059915204692016-12-07T11:18:57.195-08:002016-12-07T11:18:57.195-08:00Poisoning is disgusting. Dispatch the animal human...Poisoning is disgusting. Dispatch the animal humanely not by making it suffer.CathyGohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611838644668695249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-82804684205167940102016-12-07T08:33:06.113-08:002016-12-07T08:33:06.113-08:00So do cats or rat terriers, a weasel will kill you...So do cats or rat terriers, a weasel will kill you whole flock in a week or less. The lost of meat and eggs, you do the math and use real math not common core math. DUH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-84464681617738175922016-12-07T05:28:48.136-08:002016-12-07T05:28:48.136-08:00Wow. Thank you!
- PatriceWow. Thank you!<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-25384145598131936332016-12-07T03:40:07.946-08:002016-12-07T03:40:07.946-08:00This site is so refreshing for me. We homestead an...This site is so refreshing for me. We homestead and have most of our lives. It is so refreshing to come here and know that people are actually living a productive and a life our grandparents handed down to us life. I get so tired of reading the news, hearing what we can and cannot say, how my ancestors ruined everyones lives, crying over the loss of the others president, etc. I love sharing everyday farm work and encouraging others in their adventure. We love to share how we grow food, make medicine, keep our animals healthy and how to cook. Keep up the good work. I read you everyday even though I don't comment.homesteading in Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-81014576913596335382016-12-06T19:14:42.937-08:002016-12-06T19:14:42.937-08:00Lots of opinions here...I just want an update on h...Lots of opinions here...I just want an update on how it turns out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-72846675343179302322016-12-06T18:02:50.772-08:002016-12-06T18:02:50.772-08:00and yes, headless chickens are definitely weasel k...and yes, headless chickens are definitely weasel killings! They kill for sport!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-25890667566983138332016-12-06T18:02:21.545-08:002016-12-06T18:02:21.545-08:00Warning! Beware! That cute little weasel will poss...Warning! Beware! That cute little weasel will possibly keep returning and returning to silently kill all your beloved hens ... they are killer, who love blood and will continue to kill till every chicken is dead. We have had a few attacks - and the only way we could get rid of the weasel was to sit and wait and shoot it when it snuck into the coop. They are NASTY predators! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-89272738968101465592016-12-06T16:57:36.622-08:002016-12-06T16:57:36.622-08:00Read any of Dick Proenneke's books, or watch t...Read any of Dick Proenneke's books, or watch the videos (One Man's Wilderness) and you'll appreciate how destructive weasels can be...Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775312335071647413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-22408572493470786692016-12-06T16:11:14.649-08:002016-12-06T16:11:14.649-08:00My math is simple, he is eating mice and voles, an...My math is simple, he is eating mice and voles, and maybe shrews. I would call that a keeper.<br />FittyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-52986199421194387302016-12-06T08:59:02.615-08:002016-12-06T08:59:02.615-08:00Pics show a weasel in ermine. They are great for ...Pics show a weasel in ermine. They are great for pest control and love to eat mice and other pesky critters. They are also a favorite snack for foxes and coyotes. The headless chicken sounds like what our neighbor had happened, it turned out to be an owl.madmaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116427866117667373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-46943597571425484202016-12-05T22:55:48.992-08:002016-12-05T22:55:48.992-08:00Looks like my sons ferret. The little thing has a ...Looks like my sons ferret. The little thing has a liking to the toilet plunger and in the middle of the night youd here this bang as it would go rolling down the stairs. I have no clue where he planned to take it. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997346226779891808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-79257360251055541242016-12-05T20:00:27.274-08:002016-12-05T20:00:27.274-08:00Owls will also take the heads off chickens. One d...Owls will also take the heads off chickens. One did that to a neighbor's duck a few years ago when the duck was out foraging in the pasture in town. It occurred right after sunrise.<br /><br />A good air pellet gun can take care of the weasel. Weasels will decimate your flock if not taken care of. And what a great place for it to live... under the coop! Like when a fox made a den under my grandma's turkey house. Didn't fare too well for the turkeys.hobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537329021371494926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-81367666532252627492016-12-05T18:08:06.507-08:002016-12-05T18:08:06.507-08:00Please dont be so quick to kill it.Please dont be so quick to kill it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-87532768325830918782016-12-05T17:03:28.984-08:002016-12-05T17:03:28.984-08:00As a 68 year old farmer that has been dealing with...As a 68 year old farmer that has been dealing with this sort of thing all my life I would hesitate to blame the weasel. They are the most visible critter there but don't jump to conclusions .. he could have been there before this problem started. Do you have mink in your area ? Taking the head is a standard mink thing. The weasel could be your friend getting rid of mice and rats and being blamed for something he didn't do.--kenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78132015369626487812016-12-05T16:56:00.836-08:002016-12-05T16:56:00.836-08:00.22 caliber will end the problem..22 caliber will end the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-53201653956396736602016-12-05T16:29:11.646-08:002016-12-05T16:29:11.646-08:00Owls did the same exact thing to my young turkeys....Owls did the same exact thing to my young turkeys. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850568131389644912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-13437019756857486182016-12-05T12:05:40.283-08:002016-12-05T12:05:40.283-08:00You've heard of a fisher cat? sounds like one ...You've heard of a fisher cat? sounds like one to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-22749142778063004842016-12-05T11:14:21.835-08:002016-12-05T11:14:21.835-08:00Try fly-ash mixed with tuna, where only the weasel...Try fly-ash mixed with tuna, where only the weasel can get it, like under the coop. Fly-ash is pretty harmful stuff, but it will take care of the problem. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-77905679868346212082016-12-05T11:14:00.350-08:002016-12-05T11:14:00.350-08:00Try fly-ash mixed with tuna, where only the weasel...Try fly-ash mixed with tuna, where only the weasel can get to it, like under the coop. Fly-ash is pretty harmful stuff, but it will take care of the predator. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56717551925264249562016-12-05T10:39:03.726-08:002016-12-05T10:39:03.726-08:00Those are great pictures of the rascal. But yes, h...Those are great pictures of the rascal. But yes, he has got to go.<br />Montana GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8485068805578380482016-12-05T08:25:35.934-08:002016-12-05T08:25:35.934-08:00Your traps are backwards in your photo's, trig...Your traps are backwards in your photo's, trigger pans should face entrance and another thing i do with my weasel trap is add trigger pan width, about an inch square hot glued to the bottom of trigger, also place your traps about 2 inches from each opening, SNAP! Good Trapping!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24256272049801600232016-12-05T08:25:07.456-08:002016-12-05T08:25:07.456-08:00we had that happen to our ducks , they were in th...we had that happen to our ducks , they were in the pen tho and somehow we think a raccoon probably reached thru , grabbed them by the head and pulled it thru and bit it off. We killed a opossum and a raccoon the next night in the pen . but lost the whole flock and also 3 rabbits in a few days . Crazy once they find out they can get a free meal it is like a feast to them....KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37278818645810527432016-12-05T05:45:53.285-08:002016-12-05T05:45:53.285-08:00Justin Rhodes did a session at the Mother Earth Ne...Justin Rhodes did a session at the Mother Earth News Homesteading Summit about signs / evidence different chicken predators leave. I think there's also something on his youtube channel about it.<br />Lara R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-61357183861472992132016-12-05T03:28:38.944-08:002016-12-05T03:28:38.944-08:00In our area, the racoons are the head eaters, so y...In our area, the racoons are the head eaters, so yeah, your weasel could definitely take the head off of a chicken with no muss, no fuss.Katehttp://www.doubleupfarm.comnoreply@blogger.com