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| A.Lee... |
 Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:30 am |
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Again I have had a couple of eggs disappear in the night.
I suspect a rat. Only 1 egg at a time has gone. No obvious holes around
the wire netting, though a gap of 1.5 inches along the bottom of the
door.
The last egg was found (eaten) around 10 metres from the pen.
I doubt it is Mink or other such creatures as we are in an urban area
here, though it is possible. I have never seen a rat in the area, or any
creature other than hedgehogs and mice.
It isnt Corvids as it happens during darkness.
Over half of the egg shell is intact.
Could it be anything other than a rat?
Ta
Alan
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:06 am |
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On 27 May, 07:30, a... at (no spam) darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote:
[quote:343cc4bef5]Again I have had a couple of eggs disappear in the night.
I suspect a rat. Only 1 egg at a time has gone. No obvious holes around
the wire netting, though a gap of 1.5 inches along the bottom of the
door.
The last egg was found (eaten) around 10 metres from the pen.
I doubt it is Mink or other such creatures as we are in an urban area
here, though it is possible. I have never seen a rat in the area, or any
creature other than hedgehogs and mice.
It isnt Corvids as it happens during darkness.
Over half of the egg shell is intact.
Could it be anything other than a rat?
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If a mink can get anywhere near your ducks, they will be dead ducks.
If you were in the country it could be one of the mustelids, but you
say your urban.
Having watched my dog get stuff she wanted by poking her leg through
gaps and clawing it out, I wonder could a fox reach the eggs under the
gap in the door?
This may be a silly question, but can't you block the gap in some way?
Say, nailing a piece of wood across the bottom of the door frame as a
trestle.
BTW what size mesh? |
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| Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 4:21 am |
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<chade at (no spam) newsguy.com> wrote:
[quote:064b1a0e24]On 27 May, 07:30, a... at (no spam) darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote:
Again I have had a couple of eggs disappear in the night.
Could it be anything other than a rat?
Having watched my dog get stuff she wanted by poking her leg through
gaps and clawing it out, I wonder could a fox reach the eggs under the
gap in the door?
This may be a silly question, but can't you block the gap in some way?
Say, nailing a piece of wood across the bottom of the door frame as a
trestle.
BTW what size mesh?
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The mesh size is around an inch, so plenty big enough for mice and small
rats to get through.
It wouldnt be a fox, as once inside the pen, it could get at the ducks.
Rat has to be the main suspect, though an hedgehog is a possibility.
Alan.
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| Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:49 am |
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On 29 May, 11:21, a... at (no spam) darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote:
[quote:df09d21560]ch... at (no spam) newsguy.com> wrote:
The mesh size is around an inch, so plenty big enough for mice and small
rats to get through.
It wouldnt be a fox, as once inside the pen, it could get at the ducks.
Rat has to be the main suspect, though an hedgehog is a possibility.
Alan.
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With mesh that small I can't think what else it might be. |
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