pitmanuk 2 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 i put a live rat trap outside our chicken shed this morning with a bit of ham fat and some chicken feed. went back an hour later to give the chickens some water and found that a blackbird has got trapped in it. have anyone else found this happening over this cold spell? or is it just a rare one off? atb Quote Link to post
jarrodevs 5 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 ive caught a few robins in my live rat trap :blink: Quote Link to post
DottyDoo 500 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 im fooking sick a catching crows, i get them in cage traps, an snares bane a me fooking life Quote Link to post
fish 148 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 i put a live rat trap outside our chicken shed this morning with a bit of ham fat and some chicken feed. went back an hour later to give the chickens some water and found that a blackbird has got trapped in it. have anyone else found this happening over this cold spell? or is it just a rare one off? atb happens all the time bud. had blackbirds robins tits wagtails thrashes.that's why you should check regally. Quote Link to post
terrierjohn 49 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 i've had maggies thrushes blackies but mostly maggies and thrushes the thrushes seem to come into the trap more often when i put some soaked up dog meal Quote Link to post
pitmanuk 2 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 i have had the trap sent all the time for the last 2 years its just always inside the chicken shed. first time ive had it outside. nice to know i have more stresses ahead might just keep it inside in future atb Quote Link to post
GROUSE09 0 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 just wondering how you snare crows dottydoo? Quote Link to post
DottyDoo 500 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 just wondering how you snare crows dottydoo? just set them for bunnys mate, usually get them on the fence lines Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,416 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Just be careful folks on the subject of non target species. The subject is raised by the anti's every year. Make sure you learn all about keeping non target species from entering your traps. Since the hard weather started I've closed all my rat, squirrell and mink traps for that very reason. And it's a bummer because I have rat problem around my fowl. Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 try putting a lond wooden tunnel over your rat traps as this usually puts birds off round my way. Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 try putting a lond wooden tunnel over your rat traps as this usually puts birds off round my way. i do the same if they cant see the bait they wont usally go in ... Quote Link to post
pitmanuk 2 Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 ill give it a try in the morning atb Quote Link to post
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