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First mink attack
My bantams were attacked by a mink right in front of me.I wrapped a rag around my hand and picked up the mink by the back of his body and squeezed hard and still he would not let go of the bantam he had in his jaws.Eventually i got the mink to let go. Is this normal behavior for wild mink or is this a captive bred mink that has been released deliberately.I am asking be cause I have no experience with mink.
I do know we have wild mink because escapees from farms
roostercroweburn
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 bantam survived
roostercroweburn
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 Probably a young mink by the sounds of it.
nedzer
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 You sure it was a mink.
paddycrawford
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 Get yourself a mink trap and go trapping hard.wipe them out
Doctorsroomghost
Friday, July 24th, 2020 Definitely a mink and I have a trap somewhere lying around.
roostercroweburn
Sunday, July 26th, 2020 Be careful there dangerous buggers - I would use a grape to touch them
Polish Bantams
Thursday, July 30th, 2020 Ony saw this post now... Mink are not native to Irelaand and any that are now found are american mink because they were at one stage released from a farm somewhere when the Fur trade died.
Be careful. Mink are not afraid of contact with humans and when cornered can be extremely dangerous
WayCon
Friday, August 14th, 2020 The fur trade hasn't died mink are still farmed on a massive scale here in Ireland I always wanted a nice fur coat.
paddycrawford
Friday, August 14th, 2020
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First mink attack
My bantams were attacked by a mink right in front of me.I wrapped a rag around my hand and picked up the mink by the back of his body and squeezed hard and still he would not let go of the bantam he had in his jaws.Eventually i got the mink to let go. Is this normal behavior for wild mink or is this a captive bred mink that has been released deliberately.I am asking be cause I have no experience with mink.
I do know we have wild mink because escapees from farms
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
bantam survived
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Probably a young mink by the sounds of it.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
You sure it was a mink.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Get yourself a mink trap and go trapping hard.wipe them out
Friday, July 24th, 2020
Definitely a mink and I have a trap somewhere lying around.
Sunday, July 26th, 2020
Be careful there dangerous buggers - I would use a grape to touch them
Thursday, July 30th, 2020
Ony saw this post now... Mink are not native to Irelaand and any that are now found are american mink because they were at one stage released from a farm somewhere when the Fur trade died.
Be careful. Mink are not afraid of contact with humans and when cornered can be extremely dangerous
Friday, August 14th, 2020
The fur trade hasn't died mink are still farmed on a massive scale here in Ireland I always wanted a nice fur coat.
Friday, August 14th, 2020