Mink and livestock ? in my garage !

Posted by Billy NY on March 19, 2013 at 08:17:10 from (72.226.79.200):

What is there to know about Mink, and ones livestock like the more typical ones such as poultry or similar ? I caught one in a tool bag this morning, after waiting him out, he went in, I closed the bag, gotcha ! He was after my pets, right in front of me, kept trying to find a way into the cage, which is glass with a hardware cloth top, while I was standing there, he even climbed up onto my shoe, I just had to wait him out to either grab him or what, thankfully that tool bag was right there, since a kid I've had the ability to catch critters when I needed to, had thick gloves on and just waited to strike LOL.

I keep some meadow mice mostly to make compost with from the guano, it works great for this, a 5 gallon pail/week for my smaller garden by the back door. I've done it for years with no trouble, me thinks I may have to discontinue, if something like a Mink will come in after them.

FYI The mice are well kept, cage cleaned 2x day, sanitized 1x per week, they eat rich hay grasses, fresh greens and oats, manure collected and piled well away from the house and aerated for compost, it makes dark/black compost, I use black cherry sawdust for bedding. Its odd, but works, and I don't believe these carry anything, and they are healthy, well looked after, not like the guy on hoarders, with 2000+ rats, the house is always kept clean, we do get those white footed mice and or deer mice, my traps are always set, have not seen or heard any in a long time.

I don't handle them much, always wear gloves, and wash up thoroughly, they knew this mink was around, they could easily smell him boy were they on edge.

Replies:

• Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Fargo 16:01:50 03/19/13 (0)
• Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! JRSutton 10:36:52 03/19/13 (1)
  • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Billy NY 05:23:11 03/20/13 (0)
• Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! mkirsch 09:39:54 03/19/13 (0)
• Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Billy NY 08:25:59 03/19/13 (13)
  • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Brian G. NY 09:17:36 03/19/13 (3)
    • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Billy NY 09:26:38 03/19/13 (2)
      • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Brian G. NY 09:37:23 03/19/13 (1)
        • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Mike (WA) 10:42:52 03/19/13 (0)
  • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! da.bees 09:01:10 03/19/13 (0)
  • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Mike (WA) 08:43:33 03/19/13 (3)
    • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Billy NY 09:31:05 03/19/13 (0)
    • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! frankmn 08:58:16 03/19/13 (1)
      • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Mike (WA) 10:37:41 03/19/13 (0)
  • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Adirondack case guy 08:43:11 03/19/13 (3)
    • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! Billy NY 09:25:00 03/19/13 (2)
      • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! dcarp 09:35:40 03/19/13 (1)
        • Re: Mink and livestock ? in my garage ! da.bees 12:13:25 03/19/13 (0)

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