Masacre - warning graphic photo

[ALF]

Sorry to see this mate you must be gutted :'( :'(

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Terrible sight for you to be met with

[JSTOON]

Soul destroying buddy, its not a rat though, it will either be a weasel, mink or pole cat. Rats tend to take small amount at a time. I know there illegal, but if you know anybody who has a gyn trap, thats the best mate. Ive youngsters that will be hatching in about two weeks time, let me no by pm if your still short.

[Guest IB]

Sorry for your loss. Before you bring in any more birds you will need to correct the weakness in your loft design. Almost anything is capable of burrowing under a wire mesh wall, foxes for example were notorious for doing it in hen runs. Advice on this forum on building aviaries has been that the wire mesh must be continued a couple of feet beyond the floor into the ground, and the bottom 2-3 feet of the pen walls should be solid boards to protect the birds from prying eyes.

[DOVEScot]

Sorry for your loss. Before you bring in any more birds you will need to correct the weakness in your loft design. Almost anything is capable of burrowing under a wire mesh wall, foxes for example were notorious for doing it in hen runs. Advice on this forum on building aviaries has been that the wire mesh must be continued a couple of feet beyond the floor into the ground, and the bottom 2-3 feet of the pen walls should be solid boards to protect the birds from prying eyes.

 

It looks like a slab floor he has from the pics, good thick spread of lime below anything you have deters the tunnellers and will any nasties that that get washed in

[The White Rapido Man]

Thanks all.....................and for the kind offers.

 

 

Nothing ventured into the trap...so I guess the attacker will remain a mystery      

[pjc]

keep the trap set, if they have had a good feed they may not return for a few days! Do you live near water, i.e river, large stream etc?

[Guest casbri]

if you want some young birds breeding let me know

[retired]

Sorry for your loss WRM - Think you have plenty of offers for young birds but still if you want a few let me know.

 

Dont let this huge setback stop you racing what does not kill us makes us stronger!!

[billy wilson]

sorry to hear of your very sad loss wrm it makes you wonder after loosing all your young birds last year,hope your unlucky streak ends with a bang and your luck will change if ide had youngsters turned over you could have had second nest but mine are just sitting eggs now,if want some of the second round your welcome to have some good look my friend.

 

                                                             billy

[Guest MBpigeonguy]

sorry to hear about your loss, i had a mink in my loft this winter, instead of killin g any birds he killed 3 pet rabbits,

when i came to the loft he was s till there. so i called someone in with a gun and he was shot,

that same mink escaped from a mink ranch a mile out, :-/

 

BTW sorry about your birds,

i would die if it happend to me,

sorry

[paul l]

I'm sorry to hear and see this Paul,

[DOVEScot]

WRM have you found out how it or they got into your birds yet?

[rickythetaff]

Im so sorry for you. Im gutted for you looking at the mess.

[Zuffy]

Just seen this, so deppressing.

 

Sorry for your loss Rapido Man, i feel the pain/anger  >

 

Damn vermins.

[The White Rapido Man]

WRM have you found out how it or they got into your birds yet?

 

Nothing in trap Dovescottt......I can only guess that whatever did this got in through the lower part of the stall trap.........as the landing board was fasted in the upright position....

 

such is life  

 

thanks for all the kind offers gents......  

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

i believe this could be a rat as  i had something similar up on the farm, so get so rat poison in is you can mate or get a dead pigeon and fill it with poison or crushed paracetamol to ove dose the little bugger!

[Guest]

i believe this could be a rat as  i had something similar up on the farm, so get so rat poison in is you can mate or get a dead pigeon and fill it with poison or crushed paracetamol to ove dose the little bugger!

 

I have seen some guinea pigs ripped to bits just like in your photo and that was rats so could be :-/,they are also alot more comon than anything else that could have done it.

[snowy]

sorry mate, what a loss, i can imagine what your going through.

[Castleview]

Sorry mate.