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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-3--28299394 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I agree with Gary about weasels and their kin, and I think I have read of such destruction by mink? (and by foxes). Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Gary Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca> > Date: March 7, 2013 12:12:38 PM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Classic weasel predation. Weasels kill and drink the blood of > their victims often not eating anything. > > -----Original Message----- From: duartess@ns.sympatico.ca > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:47 AM > To: Naturelist > Subject: [NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks > > My friend who has (had) a flock of 18 chickens (but included 4 > ducks) went in her chicken coup this morning and what she found was > very gruesome, indeed; all but 4 were dead or nearly dead. She had > seen a weasel on her back deck several weeks ago. > Could a weasel do so much damage to that many birds in just one night? > The coup is some ways from the house. Nobody in the family heard > any kind of kerfuffel. > > Thank you for any thoughts as to what kind of predator could do so > much damage overnight. > > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth --Apple-Mail-3--28299394 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I agree with Gary about weasels and their kin, and I think I have read = of such destruction by mink? (and by foxes). Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Gary Myers <<a = href=3D"mailto:gemyers@eastlink.ca">gemyers@eastlink.ca</a>></font></di= v><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">March 7, 2013 12:12:38 PM AST</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] ? Predator That Would = Kill Many Chickens/Ducks</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Classic weasel predation.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Weasels kill and drink the = blood of their victims often not eating anything.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">-----Original Message----- From: <a = href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:47 AM</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: Naturelist</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: = [NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">My = friend who has (had) a flock of 18 chickens (but included 4 ducks) went = in her chicken coup this morning and what she found was very gruesome, = indeed; all but 4 were dead or nearly dead. She had seen a weasel on her = back deck several weeks ago.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Could a = weasel do so much damage to that many birds in just one night?</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The coup is some ways from the house. Nobody in the = family heard any kind of kerfuffel.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thank you for any thoughts as to = what kind of predator could do so much damage overnight.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Gayle = MacLean</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dartmouth<span = class=3D"Apple-con