Disturbing discovery

[zx10mike 137]

clear case of suicide if you ask me

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

They are laid on their backs [bANNED TEXT],I see buzzards about but not sparrow hawks,I have loads of tunnels for the fenns,I set ten or so daily for the rats,all around the area, it's a fair size plot of land with many foul sheds , I use mk4 fenns for the rats,to be honest I don't know what I'm intending to trap but now your comments have pushed me to the stoat weasel idea,shall I tunnel trap where the duck was dragged to neat the fence?

[paulus 26]

if you pluck around the back of the neck on the one thats still got a head you should find puncture wounds if it was a stoat.

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Ok I'll look tomorrow around the neck and let on ,

[worthy130 21]

bird of prey wouldn't normally kill 2, and yoou would see where it had killed the ducks by biteing into the back of the neck. Also they wouldn't drag them through the fence.

[worthy130 21]

lol i didn't see page 2!!

 

if there is a stone wall nearby i would bet they were in there. Failing that look for subtle runs around the area. Tunnels covered over with soil/brash work best after all they are inquisitive little blighters keep me informed

[rainger 0]

Looks like a classic ferret attack to me. Usually only eat the head. Live trap with a bit of rabbit covered over will do the trick if it's a ferret.

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

I'll go up after work this afternoon and do s bit more investigation,had a hour or two last night sat waiting in a flight pen with the shotty but nothing came back,I've left the crime scen pretty much as I found it exept ive took the black duck awayfor a diy autopsy later I'll keep u informed thanks for the ideas and advise

Thanks .223

 

 

Atb .223

[FLATTOP 4,407]

Might sound silly but are there any cats on the farm they love killing birds just a thought.

[rob190364 2,594]

that's got to be one of the mustelids surely?? whatever it is looks like it's been trying to drag one of them through the bars, failed so has eaten the head. Don't see any other reason why it'd be half way through the bars. My money is on either stoat or escaped ferret.

[FightTheBan 1,147]

Part the skin around the damaged area. You will see the tooth marks and from the spacing you could work out what it was.

 

As a guess i would say stoat, as a fox would not have tried to drag it through the fencing like that.

 

FTB

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

I'll have a look this afternoon around it's neck and let you know cheers.

Rich

[bouncer 51]

stoat or something along them lines

[jackinbox99 41]

Be interested to see what the outcome of this one is.

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Me too funny enough, but don't know wat I'm going to find when I get back from work hope ive not had another visit,

When I get the culprit or should I say if I get it I'll put it up on here, what are the chances of it turning into a serial killer? or do them stoats or weasels move on?

Atb 223