We have an invader. And we think she's American. Yesterday she killed another chicken - Cheepy, one of our favourites. We had already lost two other chickens and a duck over the last couple of months.
Luckily, she left evidence:
This looks like American Mink (Neovison vison), according to Animal Tracks and Signs, the wonderful book by Preben Bang and Preben Dahlstrom.
So on Friday the lovely Agents Rurals Quico and Oriol came up and helped us lay a live trap.
We've baited it with chicken and sardines - a feast for a mink - and we await results.
Luckily, she left evidence:
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| Dark and deadly |
This looks like American Mink (Neovison vison), according to Animal Tracks and Signs, the wonderful book by Preben Bang and Preben Dahlstrom.
So on Friday the lovely Agents Rurals Quico and Oriol came up and helped us lay a live trap.
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| This way, please |
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