I want to get rid of the weasel, but I don't want to harm any other animals around (like the chickens or the cat). Believe it or not, the cat is friends with the chickens (absolutely true, they can eat their food side by side, they hang out together). I saw the cat chasing the weasel last night but she didn't catch him. I know the weasel is staying underneath a shed nearby. I'm afriad if I use poison, the chickens or the cat might get a hold of it. What do I do to get rid of the weasel forever? The chicken he got was a beautiful young rooster, and now all the other chickens won't roost in that area anymore. I think they saw what happened. I don't want to leave it up to the cat in case the weasel has rabies or some other disease. Plus the cat is very old (but a tough old girl). The weasel is nasty, he took the whole head off the chicken. I don't want him to get anymore of my chickens!
2007-01-12 01:29:42 · 17 answers · asked by Brackish 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Weasels are very aggressive killers and he will be back. He must be humanely trapped and re-located. You should check with your local Fisheries and Wildlife Services to see what the law is on re-locating wild animals. Pick up a small hav-a-hart trap sized for a weasel and bait the trap with chicken liver (store bought) and use a lot of the blood it is packed in to smear on the bait pan. Place the trap near the weasel's den at dusk and the smell of blood should draw him to the trap. Check the trap in the morning and you should have the weasel.
Make sure the chickens are secure because he will try again. Raccoons are another animal that eats the heads off chickens but they usually don't stop with one chicken. They will destroy the whole flock. Good luck with your hunt and keep the chickens secure.
2007-01-12 02:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by simbasega 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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If the wire was strong enough and fine gage then it would stop a Raccoon or a Possum, but it would not stop a Weasel and taking off their heads is typical Weasel killing, and as they are small in comparison to the other two , that is why they were not taken away, Weasels go in to a killing frenzy once they start and in a chicken pen none of the chickens would be able to get away. So a Weasel is the culprit.
2016-04-05 22:22:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How To Trap A Weasel
2016-10-30 04:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take one of the dead chickens or put out a bowl of cat or dog food in live trap. Keep your cat penned up or you can leave it out if you don't mind it getting caught in the live trap. Put the live trap near where you think the weasel got into the chickens last time.
If you want to make sure you do everything by the book, call your local DNR (Department of Natural Resources) office first to find out what all you can legally do.
2007-01-12 02:36:15 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, since your cat is an outdoor cat and a hunter, make sure she has her shots, especially rabies, so you don't have to worry about her.
Second, to avoid the problem of the wrong animal being poisoned, use a live trap instead of poison to catch the weasel and relocate it. Before you try this on your own, remember you can catch rabies too if bitten by an infected animal, so call your local animal shelter or Humane Society and ask for advice. They may have some suggestions for you.
Otherwise, possibly getting a dog would help and make sure he has his shots also. Good luck to you.
2007-01-12 01:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by mom of 2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not uncommon for weasels to eat chickens. You might try setting up a cat trap and placing weasel food in the trap to attract it. Once the weasel has tripped the latch, the door comes down and the weasel is caught. Then you can take it down to animal control and let them deal with it.
2007-01-12 03:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many ways you could go about this.
1) Poisin him. Lock the cat and the chickens up, and put some rat poisin in some meat and leave it where he hangs out. Put several peices around, with several peices of poisin in each one.
2) Take aim and shoot him. (just to relieve you, it is legal to kill an animal that has killed your livestock/animals. You are protecting your property, and your animals. I live in Oklahoma, and it is illegal to shoot owls, or certain hawks, but as soon as one starts hanging around your house and begins killing your animals you can shoot it.)
3) Buy a humane trap at a feed store, farm store, such as Tractor Suppy, or Atwoods. Set food inside of it and trap the weasle yourself, and then take him to the fish and wildlife game preserve near you, and ask to have him relocated as he killed your chickens.
4) Call the local fish and wildlife place and ask them to come and trap him for you and take him away.
Weasels are wasteful and he obviously was killing for sport and not for food, because he only took the head, and left the rest and will continue to do so as long as there are chickens for him to toy with.
2007-01-12 03:30:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Weasels are protect by the federal government, you can not kill them or trap them. Contact you state for proper removal of the animal. But you should have your chicken is a secure pen, you just asking for wild animals to come in prey on them out in the open.... if it wasn't the weasel it would be something else!
2007-01-12 01:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
if you know where he lives call him up invite him to dinner and poison the little bast. or you could just get a havaheart live trap bait it with store bought chicken and relocate the little bast. if you dont hes coming back for more free meals for sure relocating him makes everyone happy plus you get to look at a wild weasel up close and safe beware they have musk glands and they stink
2007-01-12 02:00:04 · answer #9 · answered by loko383 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Totally agree with TrueBlue. Please don't kill a beautiful wild animal, just for doing a what comes naturally. The SPCA should be able to help you with trapping and relocating the weasel. Give them a call.
2007-01-12 01:41:08 · answer #10 · answered by meptastic 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋