good hen killed by stoat

[shotgun tim]

came home from work today found 3 birds dead a late bred an 05 hen and m,y good cheq hen which i was sending next year for a gold award i caught the stoat it is now dead,how come they never kill the crap iv got tumblers and late breds but no it has to be the best...rip 1292 01bor

[OLDYELLOW]

awe sad to hear Tim realy feel for you mate , i suppose you can feel a sense of relief in the fact you caught the dam thing

[shotgun tim]

i feel like packing in the sport

[sammy]

i feel like packing in the sport

 

keep yir chin up mate yi already bred one good wan quite sure yo have the capabilities to breed more ,sorry to hear what the stoat done

[just ask me]

i had 9 widowhood cocks killed two weeks before the racing season in the space of two weeks 2 year ago felt the same way but i went on to have a good year last year was my best year just keep your hopes high and too tell u truth it made be try a lot harder  

[OLDYELLOW]

yup chin up mate , pigeon game is full of highs and lows but this is a massive low im sure a man of your capabilitys can breed equaly as good birds , you can never replace a favourate but you'l always have fond memorys of them , dont let the stoat win dust yourself off theres races to be won next season mate

[Guest]

Terrible news,too lose a pigeon going for a gold award in that way is totally unbelievable for a pigeon that has achieved so much. :(

[ALF]

Sorry to hear about your good hen Tim   A stoat got into the loft of a good friend of mine last year and i seen the havoc it caused ??)

[fletch]

sorry to hear dont throw all your hard work away. chin up

[Guest IB]

Heartbreaking. Hope you work thro this OK.

[ChrisMaidment08]

chin up head down carry on there will be better days mate

[wayne77]

Sorry to hear Tim, keep at it mate.  You got class birds mate.  As mentioned least killed stoat as could of done more damage.  If need any of your blood mate will breed you some ybs

[The Game Keeper]

as the saying goes be prepaired ;)allways have a wee bit of something out of way in safe place under loft working 24.7 as you no

[flighty hen]

That happened in our loft, the stoat was killed but done real bad damgage in the loft, really gutted :'( :'(

[Guest Freebird]

Sorry to hear about your loss. I've just installed a mini electric fence hopefully to stop this happening. I think the winter months bring all these predators in search of an easy meal. As gamekeeper says, get a trap or something don't leave it to chance.

[j.childs]

I know what you are going through mate, when we started back up again in 2000 we borrowed a good pair of joe shore based stock birds, the little b*****d killed the cock plus 5 latebreds i had gifted to me.. I blame the little b*****d for my dads heart problems.. keep your chin up and don't pack the birds in you'd miss them

[flighty hen]

I agree don't pack the birds in you'll be sorry!

[jimmy white]

dont pack in,, as said b4 the ups and downs of pigeon keeping,, but  a happening b4 was a freind of mine ex-kelso[ and ex game keeper]  had family of  weasels  come through a missing notch in the wood at the back of his loft , took the heads of and killed umpteen pigeons ,, he fixed the loft and the problem

[Fair Play]

Tim - How did it manage to get in. I have a problem with the new neigbours cats (3) and have had to fit wire to the front when I lock them up in the evening

[retired]

Tim - How did it manage to get in. I have a problem with the new neigbours cats (3) and have had to fit wire to the front when I lock them up in the evening

 

Tom - Feel free to borrow our cat trap - it has never failed yet - No cat problems here !!!!!

 

Sorry about your situation Tim, a friend had a stoat in nearly every night for two weeks and it had a high percentage of the stock birds including some i had loaned him!

 

[shotgun tim]

i have a hatch to let the stock into the aviary i let them out every morning it must have got in through there today,it ignored the stock cocks and went the full lenghth of my 40ft loft to the hen section and killed the 3 took there heads off,iv put one of the dead birds into a live trap just in caseanything is knocking about

[cowman]

as for cats anti freeze stops them  ;D ;D ;D

[The Navigator]

It is always the same, whether it is a cat, or hawk or whatever, they seem to always take the best.

[jimmy white]

i wonder if it would help by keeping a ferret,, i have had them for many years ,, allthough, not everyones cup of tea they can be very tame and playfull ,, their scent glands produce a very strong smell i often" run" them under the loft , house etc, and havent [at least up to now] been bothered by stoats or weasels , they have killed rats , as i live fairly in the country , i have been called for,, with my ferrets , for that reason ,,just a thought

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Tim sorry to hear about your hen going for it's Gold Award which are very few and far between and worth there wait in gold and more. Terrible   :'( :'(

 

cheers

Gareth