Mink/stoat Attack

[Guest Hairylayer]

Went in the loft yesterday to find one of my stock hens dead on the floor with her throat ripped out and her two youngsters out there box killed they were dude to be weaned yesterday aswell.

All the other birds (12 of them) were huddled in to two of the top nest boxes.

Been round and plugged any thing I can see hole wise and brought the birds home overnight in baskets.

What's the best way to catch it, can't understand why it just killed the 3 think I was lucky.

[Rolldowns54]

Fenn trap covered up so pigeons cant get in it you can get them from most gun shops about 10 or 12 quid you need the smaller size i have them set in tunnels round my loft all the time and catch an occasional rat etc or look at trapman on net mink trap

[greenbar]

sorry to here that,but do as the above post by rolldown says,cos it will come back,

[hotrod]

And there very good at climbing ,so check round your roof for possible entry point .

[KIDDON]

Are you sure it is a stoat it might be a rat the only way to be sure is to catch the culprit in a trap

[gulkie]

I'm sure if it was a mink or stoat it would have wiped u out ,to me all signs

Point to a rat ,leave some chocolate melted on to a fen trap it will be back

They love chocolate .good luck.

[Guest Hairylayer]

Thanks lads I'll keep you posted, what ever it was it would of have to of been a seriously good climber

[buster151]

Have to agree sounds more like a rat