Edge Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Last winter we got a little complacent about locking up the hen house at night. Fact was, we were leaving before first light and getting home after sunset. Finally was able to check on the chickens in the daylight and found 1 dead and 3 more missing, so I set up a camera....(ignore dates on pics) Took the dead chicken and hung it from a bush and locked up the chickens. Cat returned the next morning and spent 90 minutes on the dead chicken and checking out how to get back into the hen house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Pretty cat, the skull would look great hanging on the coop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturegirl Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Dang. where do you live? I'm in Queen Creek. My neighbor trapped a young bob cat who had demolished most of her chickens a few months or so ago. Curious if this is a bad year for the cats (I wouldn't really think so with the potential bob cat prey I see when I'm out and about) or is this pretty standard and they are they just going for easy pickings? I also had a coyote in the pen with my horse this year, which surprised me. Has the cat met his maker yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted May 18, 2014 The neighbors have lost chickens and a Chihuahua. We put a guard dog in with the chickens and I have lost only one chicken since then and I don't know what got it. We live in the far nw valley. Posted these pics on a trail riding forum and found out thru feedback that bobcat sightings in the valley were rather common. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted May 18, 2014 my neighbors in north east mesa have chickens, bobcats in there all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglakejake Report post Posted May 19, 2014 so....inquiring minds want to know.... whats the story with the montgomery #3 that shows up at 22:41 ? lee 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWDesertRat Report post Posted May 19, 2014 so....inquiring minds want to know.... whats the story with the montgomery #3 that shows up at 22:41 ? lee Cool series. Thanks for sharing with us.I'm guess the set(s) ended up getting disturbed and weren't successful. The other #3 trap on the left side of pic gets progressively more visible. How do you like that camera? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted May 19, 2014 I was pissed so I set the traps. They've been wall hangers for years. I covered them with a little too much alfalfa and gummed the jaws up. One actually set off another. I only had a few minutes of light left to put them out by the time the chickens went night-night. With all the dogs and cats we and the neighbors have, decided it might be best not to set the traps again. Got nearly 500 pictures of the cat but the sequence of the traps going off wasn't captured by the camera. They're good pics but the cat is only 4-6' away. That's one beautiful animal and she was only taking advantage of our chicken duty slothing. Lesson learned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
