rushty 1 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Got a call from my permission the other day which has a major rat problem. Cant really usethe dogs at this site so my wheirach and NV scope do the biz. The owner claimed that rats have killed and stripped to the bone a three quarter grown gosling , I checked the site out and am pretty sure a fox couldnt have got access , does it seem feasible that they would bring down a big gosling, cheers. Quote Link to post
nod 285 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 no unless it was nearly dead any way, i have seen the aftermath of them killing 18 day old ducks but nothing bigger Quote Link to post
salclalin 240 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I've seen Large Goslings Slaughtered by Rats.Geese and Ducks Seem to Attract Rats more so than Chickens or Other Fowl. Quote Link to post
george atkins ga 1 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 i have seen pheasants that have been killed by rats.my friend has got goslings that are about 3 quarters grown and they are too big to get killed by the rats unless they were ill or already dead Quote Link to post
anthonytomo 8 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 my uncle keep racing pigions and the rats get in an kill the for the food in the crop Quote Link to post
nat 8 Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 We had our goslings taken by a stoat Quote Link to post
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 my uncle keep racing pigions and the rats get in an kill the for the food in the crop very true.............had it happen myself. They knaw through the crop to get at the undigested seed inside Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 The first thing a rat goes for is the eyes of their target. Once they have bitten out the eyes the bird is helpless. I know this because my dad also keeps racing pigeons and i took my 9 mil shotty and torch for a walk one night about 30 seconds to late to save one of his younguns. Its eyes were gone and it was in agony (strangely enough!). The point i am making is if the gosling still had its eyes when you found it, it was not killed by rats. Also, a family of rats can and will strip the meat off a carcass quite happily and quickly and have the bones afterwards but a fox will just eat bones and meat at the same time. Quote Link to post
Deano7 22 Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Long tails should never be underestimated Quote Link to post
salclalin 240 Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 b*****d Rats Killed 7 Ten week old Chicks Last Night.War has been Declared. Quote Link to post
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