The damage they have caused to our chicken coops this week has been extreme. You can see below the door where they have tried to bite their way through...... In my bigger houses they have chewed through the floors and got in, taken the eggs and even killed one of the hens.
As unsporting as it might be, we have laid down poisons. However this really hasn't made a difference and I am beginning to suspect they have become immune and bait shy to it.
The solution is a live capture trap. Again this isn't very sporting or particuarly much fun, but when overun with so many vermin there really isn't much choice.
This has been baited with chicken feed and some peanut butter and even a bit of cat food to lure them in. Once inside it should be a simple matter of close range air pistol or rifle dispatch. Updates soon.
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