[NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:47:53 -0400
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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.

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> 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


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I agree with Gary about weasels and their kin, and I think I have read =
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Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Classic weasel predation.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Weasels kill and drink the =
blood of their victims often not eating anything.</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:47 AM</div><div =
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[NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks</div><div =
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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 =
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