BeenSpur'd
I love her wild,wild hair
The chicks survived their first night in the coop. I have them in their crate in the coop so the mom and pop chickens can get used to them. I set a trap outside the coop to catch any predators that might be lurking and just my luck, caught a skunk I was unsure how to handle that situation so I made a pole with a hook on the end and dragged the trap away from the chickens. I walked carefully up to the trap and stuck my 22 Winchester rifle close to the wire and fired off one shot. The skunk was still moving so I covered my nose and half closed my eyes ( it let some of it's stink out and was getting too me) and fired off another shot. Damn thing was still moving and I couldn't get back close enough to try a third shot. I'm letting it take a breather and will go back out later and see if it has expired so I can clean out the trap. If not, I guess I'll shoot it one more time. The only other gun I have is a 30/30 rifle and I'm afraid to shoot that close with it. This is only the second animal that I have killed in my life with a gun. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I guess I'll do whatever it takes to keep my chicks safe. Just want to see them grow up and lay eggs for me to bake with