| Think you're having a bad day? 08:33 - Sep 3 with 2609 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
At least you're not one of our chickens, 2 out of 3 appear to have been combine harvested while we were working yesterday!   |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 08:47 - Sep 3 with 2088 views | Reuser_is_God |
At least Nandos will now be fully stocked. |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 08:50 - Sep 3 with 2081 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 08:47 - Sep 3 by Reuser_is_God |
At least Nandos will now be fully stocked. |
R.I.P. Priti and Maggie. | |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:11 - Sep 3 with 2037 views | ElephantintheRoom |
I'm having a similar problem - four out of eleven have been ritually disembowelled in recent weeks, all in broad daylight at weekly intervals, usually on a wednesday afternoon.
Not sure of your location - but the culprit we have is almost certainly a pine martin, stoat or stone marten. I spent a small fortune making the chicken area fox, deer and wild boar proof - but hadn't reckoned on something climbing over the fence to get them.
The only real solution is an electric fence - though so far i have taken the khe sanh approach and mowed an open barrier around the wire surrounding my chicken patch which I patrol every hour with the hounds. |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:19 - Sep 3 with 1994 views | Fixed_It |
Just check that your local Chinese haven't started offering Chicken Bales on their menu... |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:24 - Sep 3 with 1976 views | giant_stow |
getting combined harvested would ruin anyone's day, its true. |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:33 - Sep 3 with 1941 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:24 - Sep 3 by giant_stow |
getting combined harvested would ruin anyone's day, its true. |
It's knowing they are still out there, spat out in little bits among the trails of barley straw, that really hurts. | |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:37 - Sep 3 with 1922 views | giant_stow |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:33 - Sep 3 by BanksterDebtSlave |
It's knowing they are still out there, spat out in little bits among the trails of barley straw, that really hurts. |
RIP chickens. I hope it was at least quick. | |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:42 - Sep 3 with 1907 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:37 - Sep 3 by giant_stow |
RIP chickens. I hope it was at least quick. |
Poor lonely Theresa left all alone and she probably saw it all. | |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:47 - Sep 3 with 1897 views | WD19 |
I have 2 baby foxes currently chilling out at the end of my garden.
Does your sole remaining chicken want some new friends to hang out with? |  | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:48 - Sep 3 with 1889 views | WD19 |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:42 - Sep 3 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Poor lonely Theresa left all alone and she probably saw it all. |
Those early years of learning to run through the fields of wheat paying dividends....... | | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:56 - Sep 3 with 1861 views | leitrimblue |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:11 - Sep 3 by ElephantintheRoom |
I'm having a similar problem - four out of eleven have been ritually disembowelled in recent weeks, all in broad daylight at weekly intervals, usually on a wednesday afternoon.
Not sure of your location - but the culprit we have is almost certainly a pine martin, stoat or stone marten. I spent a small fortune making the chicken area fox, deer and wild boar proof - but hadn't reckoned on something climbing over the fence to get them.
The only real solution is an electric fence - though so far i have taken the khe sanh approach and mowed an open barrier around the wire surrounding my chicken patch which I patrol every hour with the hounds. |
I find it almost impossible to keep out Pine martins. They can climb everywhere and a strong enough to break through most wooden defences. Had one semi living in a out building last year. Think the dog was at war with it, but not obvious who would end up victorious |  | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 10:06 - Sep 3 with 1834 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:56 - Sep 3 by leitrimblue |
I find it almost impossible to keep out Pine martins. They can climb everywhere and a strong enough to break through most wooden defences. Had one semi living in a out building last year. Think the dog was at war with it, but not obvious who would end up victorious |
We have them living in the roof space. Only ever seen them eating bird food and I was quite pleased to have them as lodgers until the chicken killing started. Mind you, they could be innocent as there is a large area of woodland surrounding our property.... and all manner of beasts live in there | |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 10:36 - Sep 3 with 1785 views | leitrimblue |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 10:06 - Sep 3 by ElephantintheRoom |
We have them living in the roof space. Only ever seen them eating bird food and I was quite pleased to have them as lodgers until the chicken killing started. Mind you, they could be innocent as there is a large area of woodland surrounding our property.... and all manner of beasts live in there |
Sounds like a similar situation, we also have forestry behind house. They seem desperate to get in roof space but not happened for last year or so. I'm happy for them to be around house as believe they do a great job keeping down rodent population. Me and the dog accidentally cornered one in a out building a couple of years ago and I watched jump an clamber over a 8 foot wall from a standing start, very impressive. None of my neighbors have managed to construct or buy a Pine Martin proof chicken coup yet.... | | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:03 - Sep 3 with 1708 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 10:36 - Sep 3 by leitrimblue |
Sounds like a similar situation, we also have forestry behind house. They seem desperate to get in roof space but not happened for last year or so. I'm happy for them to be around house as believe they do a great job keeping down rodent population. Me and the dog accidentally cornered one in a out building a couple of years ago and I watched jump an clamber over a 8 foot wall from a standing start, very impressive. None of my neighbors have managed to construct or buy a Pine Martin proof chicken coup yet.... |
Would keeping some geese in there with the chickens even the odds a bit? At the very least they would sound a very loud alarm, but I don't think the pine marten would hang around if a goose got angry.
Plus: goose eggs.
Plus: goose for Christmas.
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:05 - Sep 3 with 1684 views | homer_123 |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:03 - Sep 3 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Would keeping some geese in there with the chickens even the odds a bit? At the very least they would sound a very loud alarm, but I don't think the pine marten would hang around if a goose got angry.
Plus: goose eggs.
Plus: goose for Christmas.
I'm a solutions guy. |
Moorhens? |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:09 - Sep 3 with 1678 views | leitrimblue |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:03 - Sep 3 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Would keeping some geese in there with the chickens even the odds a bit? At the very least they would sound a very loud alarm, but I don't think the pine marten would hang around if a goose got angry.
Plus: goose eggs.
Plus: goose for Christmas.
I'm a solutions guy. |
Great idea Arnie, that may just work. Actually, I wish I had read it before I ordered the 2 mountain lions.. Think not having chickens is my lazy solution. Though may look into just getting some geese instead now | | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 15:37 - Sep 3 with 1504 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:05 - Sep 3 by homer_123 |
Moorhens? |
We're waders, mate. We'd hate all that gritty stuff in the coop getting between our webbed toes.
But I'd like to see a Pine Marten try and get to our nests in the reeds. Little sht tries it on with my eggs, he's going down. Pine Mar Ten fathoms down, more like. | | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 15:40 - Sep 3 with 1497 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 11:09 - Sep 3 by leitrimblue |
Great idea Arnie, that may just work. Actually, I wish I had read it before I ordered the 2 mountain lions.. Think not having chickens is my lazy solution. Though may look into just getting some geese instead now |
Mrs leitrimblue: Why does your Internet search history have so many searches for Cougars?
leitrimblue: I was looking for some Mountain Lions to scare off the bloody Pine Martens. | | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 15:44 - Sep 3 with 1493 views | Eireannach_gorm |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 09:11 - Sep 3 by ElephantintheRoom |
I'm having a similar problem - four out of eleven have been ritually disembowelled in recent weeks, all in broad daylight at weekly intervals, usually on a wednesday afternoon.
Not sure of your location - but the culprit we have is almost certainly a pine martin, stoat or stone marten. I spent a small fortune making the chicken area fox, deer and wild boar proof - but hadn't reckoned on something climbing over the fence to get them.
The only real solution is an electric fence - though so far i have taken the khe sanh approach and mowed an open barrier around the wire surrounding my chicken patch which I patrol every hour with the hounds. |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 16:21 - Sep 3 with 1443 views | GeoffSentence |
Who had the audacity to combine your garden? |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 16:25 - Sep 3 with 1438 views | Swansea_Blue |
When we were house (and chicken) sitting in the States, the chucks used to free roam. They'd return to the coop each night, so were pretty easy to look after. When the first winter storm came in we had to round them up pretty quickly and get them locked away before the snow got too deep, but obviously in retrospect we'd missed one. We found what was left of it the next morning, a pile of feathers, lots of blood and a few bits of something, right outside the hen house. It had obviously been sitting there, looking at its friends and waiting to get back in when something had taken it. Poor thing. |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 18:30 - Sep 3 with 1347 views | solomon |
Clarksons farm is nothing compared to this. |  | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 18:41 - Sep 3 with 1324 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 16:21 - Sep 3 by GeoffSentence |
Who had the audacity to combine your garden? |
When you phrase it like that, it makes you think it was a bit of an extreme way for the farmer to retaliate against the grain thieves.
I am a little curious as to why Bankster is so confident the combine got them when they roam so free and there are no visible remains. Is there no chance a more natural predator did for them or that the combine has caused them to scarper? |  |
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| Think you're having a bad day? on 18:48 - Sep 3 with 1316 views | Bluesky |
Ooh that's clucking bad luck! |  | | |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 18:49 - Sep 3 with 1315 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Think you're having a bad day? on 18:41 - Sep 3 by Nthsuffolkblue |
When you phrase it like that, it makes you think it was a bit of an extreme way for the farmer to retaliate against the grain thieves.
I am a little curious as to why Bankster is so confident the combine got them when they roam so free and there are no visible remains. Is there no chance a more natural predator did for them or that the combine has caused them to scarper? |
I think there instinct would be to leg it back through the fence into the coop. I think I have spied where the dastardly deed occurred as the stubble is slightly higher in one small section where the traumatised farmer has raised the blades when he saw what was occurring at the far reaches of his combine.
There is of course the possibility that a passing motorist has borrowed them. | |
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