Thread: It was a deer and skunk kind of night.

Sorry bout the chickens Jack.

They were getting old and needing to be replaced. I had no idea how infested I was with skunks. I had 1 in the trap, 1 standing beside the trap, 1 digging back into the coop, and 3 more eating mulberries. I went an bought some sardines for bait and plugged the dug holes with concrete. I will be trapping out the skunks for the foreseeable future. I need to get them trapped out before I order the new chicks

My brother is about to replace his old layers for a new brood. He has started losing hens also. Trapped 2 coon so far, saw the neighbors cats with bibs and silverware watching from the field edge. Then had 2 fox pups headed toward his coop after that. Seems everything likes chicken! Fortunately, no skunks.

Absolutely chicken is definitely a delicacy for most carnivorous critters. I had trapped the skunks out last year and had not seen any around. Apparently a whole family has moved in. Kind of curious what got into the traps and cleaned them out without getting caught. Didn't leave any tracks or fur on the traps. Guess I need a bigger trap

Almost need a camera set up so you can see their tactics and adjust accordingly.

Yes. It has become apparent that I need a trail cam or two.

Not sure how one approaches a skunk in a trap. Maybe you shoot them then walk up. Skunks like to live in holes and will commandeer a groundhog hole. Look along hedgerow's and old buildings for the best holes.

I thought about getting chickens but no way they would last around here. My friend has some really nice ones and he built a coop that keeps critters out. He was afraid of possum and coon and feral cats. Wire all the way around I think. He has some sort of timer rigged up as well.

I watched a documentary on Show Chickens. It was very interesting watching grown men washing their chickens.

Shooting them is still an odiferous situation. When I built our chicken coop I poured concrete walls and secured the coop and pen on top. Bout killed us hand mixing and pouring.