stroller 341 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 My wife is looking after a neighbours two hens and went up this morning and a young albino jill has killed one of the hens and is at this minute underneath the chicken shed. i went up to try and catch it and it didnt want to be caught it was like greased lightning. so ive blocked it in for the minute. i would like to catch it alive and try and tame it down anyone had any success doing this? i can get a big wire catch alive trap tomorrow from work and put that at one of the holes it will probably get it ok. i cant let it go locally as there are too many people in our little hamlet with chickens. What do you think? Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 On 09/01/2011 at 14:50, stroller said: My wife is looking after a neighbours two hens and went up this morning and a young albino jill has killed one of the hens and is at this minute underneath the chicken shed. i went up to try and catch it and it didnt want to be caught it was like greased lightning. so ive blocked it in for the minute. i would like to catch it alive and try and tame it down anyone had any success doing this? i can get a big wire catch alive trap tomorrow from work and put that at one of the holes it will probably get it ok. i cant let it go locally as there are too many people in our little hamlet with chickens. What do you think? If its a wild 1 then i think you no chance of taming it and every chance of sore fingers........put your hand under the shed and see what happens... Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 lab I might be cabbage loking but im not green i honestly never realised ferrets could move so quick, if it cant be tamed i will have to shoot it which is a real shame it is a bonny little thing as fit as fire Quote Link to post
The one 8,524 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Its more than likely one sombodies lost recently due to weather etc and should tame down pretty quick When we had the bantams i had a couple of mk4 set permantly and used to get the odd ferret Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 On 09/01/2011 at 14:56, stroller said: lab I might be cabbage loking but im not green i honestly never realised ferrets could move so quick, if it cant be tamed i will have to shoot it which is a real shame it is a bonny little thing as fit as fire Be worth a try with the live trap though.....maybe someone local to you has lost it. Believe me when you catch it you will soon see if its wild or has been lost.... Quote Link to post
The one 8,524 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Try luring it out with a rabbit or the dead chicken and if it latches on you will be able to pick it up . Quote Link to post
proper22 5 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hell i never thought a ferret could take down a chicken must have been hungry like... soumnds like its been lost and will probably tame down after a while but will be feisty at first. Quote Link to post
stevethefish 80 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Lure it out with a dead rabbit/chicken whatever you have, they cant resist movement so give the bait a good shake about. It will be someone who has been ferreting and lost it, probably didnt use a locator!!!!! It should be ok if you handle it well, they can get pretty shy and skitty when been left out for a while. A few years ago I went to my mates early for ferreting, he was still in bed so I went to get the ferrets ready while he got up. As I got to the hutch it was open and the fella came out of the house next door f-ing and the likes, the ferrets had got out and killed his chickens and he had chopped them in half with a spade. Wrong thing to do to smilers ferrets, there were tears let me tell you but not from smiler. The moral of the story make sure the ferrets are locked up well. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Polecat = Poulet Chat Edited January 9, 2011 by Ideation Quote Link to post
web22 27 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 never found one but it's well worth a go,if you can't tame it could you not release it much further out. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Tamed a couple of VERY nasty ferrets over the years - i believe that VERY few are un tamable. Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 On 09/01/2011 at 14:58, lab-tastic said: On 09/01/2011 at 14:56, stroller said: lab I might be cabbage loking but im not green i honestly never realised ferrets could move so quick, if it cant be tamed i will have to shoot it which is a real shame it is a bonny little thing as fit as fire Be worth a try with the live trap though.....maybe someone local to you has lost it. Believe me when you catch it you will soon see if its wild or has been lost.... What he says! Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,571 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Might sound a stupid question but its definitely a ferret and not a white stoat? Just with you saying its a young one makes me think small and you say its like greased lightning? Quote Link to post
dave1600d 35 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 trap it n rehome it if possible,,im sure theres lotsa people on here or near you that.l rehome it,,dont shoot it for f**ksake,,thats a terrible waste of the creatures life Quote Link to post
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