To be honest, I was hoping to see you kill it! I love MANY/MOST animals, but weasels I hate because they are so mean and go after chickens and ducks. I worked on a farm for years and these "things" from the weasel family are NASTY AND MEAN. I have had bad experiences w/ferrets and also encountered how nasty a mink can be. I don't know what their purpose is on this earth.
@@NormanMcGregor I saw one video of where a weasel tried to go after a cat. VICTORY WENT TO THE KITTY!!!! I THINK what these little f-ckers do is go after the neck to paralyze their prey/victim....like I said, I THINK. One store I worked in, they sold food to farms, food for horses and also domesticated animals. EVERY time someone came in and said, "I have mice, what should I do/get?" I would always tell them to get a cat.
Don't know if it was worth the effort. You're in an area that has pine martens. It seems more logical to just marten proof your design. So what if you catch one. Nature does what nature does.. only a matter of time before another comes along.
I wouldn't hate martens so much if they just killed one chicken got their belly filled and got back to the forest. The problem is the little devil will make sure that EVERY GODDAMN ANIMAL ON YOUR FARM IS DEAD BEFORE IT LEAVES!!!
@@JF_76 If its me eating chicken sorry to say. That martin will be under the ground. My food or the Martin's food.You best believe that Martin will have a place under the dirt.
Just today my chicken died we heard pine marten noises and are chicken screeching and jellybean (jelly bean is her name) is dead and I have her last feather I cried for a good 5min now I have a headache from it 😢 now jellybean is with god
It’s too bad your chickens were killed. But their smell was too attractive for the marten. When I saw it in the cage I thought it looked beautiful. If you were trapped and scared in. Cage, you would hiss and growl too.
Ashhh please shut up, it's their instinct, you were using them for what, as pets? Or for their eggs, which is an absolute torture for them, giving birth every fuckin day, have you seen how they end down there?? The marten at least was fast and freed them from a shitty life
Good thing you caught that little guy. Make sure you "Weasel" proof it. Those guys are smaller and still vicious! Did you release the Pine Marten? They are still an amazing animal.
@@NormanMcGregor Thank you for releasing it. Martens are beautiful animals and are just acting according to their instinct. Hopefully there won't be any more conflicts!
Wow. As someone who has raised chickens, and someone who loves wildlife {my totem animal is the american badger, i know about mustelids}, I am torn. You are in your rights to kill this beautiful killer, once they make a kill they cannot stop, it is due to their high metabolism and the scarcity of proper meals. And all members of the weasel family have this foible. I hope you relocated it.
@@NormanMcGregor Try working line Jagdterrier , these dog are another level. Small ,tenacious,explosive, fast,relentless.athletic...perfect for rats, weasel,foxes and even badgers. Though like i said, probably it would be a problem to keep them away from chickens. Working line JR Terrier is also good, maybe even better for this task ,because i believe they are little bit more tamed...
@@NormanMcGregor good point We get about 5 yrs before the gal breaks down(under soil) As wire baskets for the gopher problem At what point are you feeding and protecting these ‘cute critters’ If you depend on your flock for food and substance (that’s one argument) if your a ‘hobby farmer’ Then just keep the door open at night….With a cam. You will feel so proud.
@@NormanMcGregor I totally agree with the home vs factory egg quality…! Our chickens are as old as Biden…and take huge vacations to Delaware….but when spring rolls around give back a small percentage of feed costs purchased. You are not alone on predators…our trick was using a dog kennel enclosure and another layer of 1x2 welded mesh. Only weird thing was our turkey enclosure floor was covered in blood ….so we think she attacked and drove out or ate it….no video of the intruder….we also had a small less secure cage….and trapped a huge raccoon that had pulled the legs off a doz baby quail….
@@offgridmangogrower Here the rats used to sneak into the hutch at night and chew on the chickens feet. Made quite a bloody mess till I switched to the 1/4" mesh.
Yup! The Martin was able to get through the old wire but the new 1/4 wire has worked for over 3 years now and the current batch of chickens are delivering their eggs quite nicely!
it's been a few years ago but I was letting my dogs all run loose and sometimes they go over a mile away from the place and I just happened to walk out side and around the house and there was a coyote eating six of my young chicks so I walked back in the house got the 12 gauge and slowly walk back out and it was still eating them and I let it have it to my surprise I forgot about 3 garden hoses that were down into the grass and I had water shooting up in the air everywhere needless to say that was an expensive coyote
I'm glad you got him.I been having issues with my chickens also.I'm going to try trapping him too.I also just found my cat a couple days ago,killed too.Do you think a marten would kill a cat too?
Why should he killed them??? Are you a psycho who enjoys abusing innocent creatures? Do you know about Animal instincts?! Yiu must have something really bad in your mind to think about killing a tiny defenseless animal.
Conservation Status: Pine Martens and their dens are fully by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981); must not be trapped, sold or disturbed except under licence from Scottish Natural Heritage, the Countryside Council for Wales or Natural .
No way is a pine marten pelt from Haida Gwaii worth $400. The best marten fur comes from eastern Canada around Hudson Bay and those pelts don't go for $400 each. A really nice Russian sable pelt would go for that much.
Nope! They are actually an Invasive species to the island and are hunted with aggression by a lot of locals here. They do a lot of damage to the rare bird species that only nest here.
@@NormanMcGregor no they're not there a different species, yes they're in the weasel family but that does not make them a varient. In the animal kingdom creatures aren't placed into varient. Pine martens will attack chickens if extremely hungry or if there weaning theyre kittens, they're natural prey are red and grey squirrels, and some ground nesting birds but also they're eggs.
@@nickryalls3093 I have seen footage of mink slip into a coop and kill every living creature in it, I love all animals ( even mink) but they're an invasive species here in Ireland so sadly they have to be killed. I didn't say they're evil they just act by instinct and its to kill until the noise stops and they'res no movement, the only poultry that stand a chance are large cockerels, a very violent gander and fighting cocks everything else will die. There's always two signature thing mink leave behind: dead bodies everywhere and a bite on the neck with the blood drained
@@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344 thanks Deacon. I live in the Scottish Highlands where we also have a big mink problem and want them eradicated which I support, just won't accept that they kill for fun, from your reply you obviously are aware of the true reason for their behaviour so no need to elaborate. Stay safe and best wishes.
@@NormanMcGregor I doubt it's because they're too heavy. Marten probably killed the chickens, tried to drag it away and couldn't due to the cage. They are surprisingly strong and could probably drag a chicken into a bush. Anyway, martens are wild animals that go by instinct, they have no concept of consequences.
4:59 - Well, we've taken care of THAT pine marten - subtly translates to : THAT marten will never be sucking the blood of chickens again.
Pine martens may look cute, but they’re also little furry serial killers
Humans are more dangerous, they rape girls, boys and even animals, create wars, spread illnesses, etc etc
Hedgehogs too.
To be honest, I was hoping to see you kill it! I love MANY/MOST animals, but weasels I hate because they are so mean and go after chickens and ducks. I worked on a farm for years and these "things" from the weasel family are NASTY AND MEAN. I have had bad experiences w/ferrets and also encountered how nasty a mink can be. I don't know what their purpose is on this earth.
They also help keep the Rats population down here. I'm OK with them.
@@NormanMcGregor I saw one video of where a weasel tried to go after a cat. VICTORY WENT TO THE KITTY!!!! I THINK what these little f-ckers do is go after the neck to paralyze their prey/victim....like I said, I THINK.
One store I worked in, they sold food to farms, food for horses and also domesticated animals. EVERY time someone came in and said, "I have mice, what should I do/get?" I would always tell them to get a cat.
@@tanjamiller3321 Maybe, I don't know thou. They are very pretty to look at.
Next time get a good guard dog. You will not see any of the weasel family ever again
Yikes! I've lost a few to raccoons and mountain lions over the years. Hope you have good luck with protecting them in the future.
Owen Morrison Chickens are a target for many creatures for sure. I'm renforcing the wire to a much smaller opening which should help I hope.
Thank you for releasing him far away instead of killing him. You are a nice man!
Just made it harder for the Martin to get in next time.
I just let him go far away from my place.
Yes thank you so much for not killing him your a lovely guy 👍
Yes thank you so much for not killing him your a lovely guy 👍
Don't know if it was worth the effort. You're in an area that has pine martens. It seems more logical to just marten proof your design. So what if you catch one. Nature does what nature does.. only a matter of time before another comes along.
The second video I did an upgrade on the chicken tractor. It seems to be working so far as I have caught 2 Martens since and relocated them far away.
@@NormanMcGregor Spoken like a true mob boss! ;)
@@celpabedn Thanks!!
Electrified fence around the hen house enclosure.
Chickens run wild all day.
I wouldn't hate martens so much if they just killed one chicken got their belly filled and got back to the forest. The problem is the little devil will make sure that EVERY GODDAMN ANIMAL ON YOUR FARM IS DEAD BEFORE IT LEAVES!!!
I know!! My neighbour lost 50 meat chickens in less than 1/2 an hour! Wiped out his whole flock!
That’s why you kill them and don’t release them again.
@@JF_76 If its me eating chicken sorry to say. That martin will be under the ground. My food or the Martin's food.You best believe that Martin will have a place under the dirt.
@@JF_76killing it won’t change a thing. Just fence properly.
@@bimfred that one won’t come back, that’s what it’s going to change.
Horrible design bruh... Any animal can dig underneath and grab a chicken leg. Should of put wood on the bottom and put two rows of wire
Fixed the tractor in the next video. Works perfect now.
Martin like 223 with scope ?
Just today my chicken died we heard pine marten noises and are chicken screeching and jellybean (jelly bean is her name) is dead and I have her last feather I cried for a good 5min now I have a headache from it 😢 now jellybean is with god
Sorry for your loss. Our Pine Martens don't make any noise at all when they hunt.
get a grip!
What a nasty little thing! Sorry it killed your chickens!
Thanks! It caused me to improve the chicken tractor and the new chicks have been safe ever since.
wow that sucks.. good thing you caught him.
Hope he is the only one as I have 4 more chickens on order!!
I hope so 2 .. it sucks to loose things to the wild.
Going to upgrade the wire to a 1/4 hole. Hopefully that will keep anything else out!
It’s too bad your chickens were killed. But their smell was too attractive for the marten. When I saw it in the cage I thought it looked beautiful. If you were trapped and scared in. Cage, you would hiss and growl too.
Time to call out the reserves---------' ruff ruff-ruff
Bryce's Lazy Porch Garden Had them out for a walk when the Marten attacked.
That animal killed my chickens😭😭😭 im really sad
They are nasty for sure. Sorry about your chicks.
When ever they used to do that my buddy set trap and Chop’em up live or eatem.
And eye for an eye. I say.
Ashhh please shut up, it's their instinct, you were using them for what, as pets? Or for their eggs, which is an absolute torture for them, giving birth every fuckin day, have you seen how they end down there?? The marten at least was fast and freed them from a shitty life
@@priscilaz9897 woah chill
@@priscilaz9897 didnt even know i wrote this xD this was 2 years ago
Good thing you caught that little guy. Make sure you "Weasel" proof it. Those guys are smaller and still vicious! Did you release the Pine Marten? They are still an amazing animal.
Relocated the Martin to a place far away. I redid the cage with 1/4 wire mesh which should keep most anything out.
You should have killed it and skinned it. They have nice fur.
@@NormanMcGregor Thank you for releasing it. Martens are beautiful animals and are just acting according to their instinct. Hopefully there won't be any more conflicts!
@@vincec8218 Calm down Vinnie.
That’s the wrong thing to do. You catch it, you kill it.
Wow. As someone who has raised chickens, and someone who loves wildlife {my totem animal is the american badger, i know about mustelids}, I am torn. You are in your rights to kill this beautiful killer, once they make a kill they cannot stop, it is due to their high metabolism and the scarcity of proper meals. And all members of the weasel family have this foible. I hope you relocated it.
good wrk
Thanks!
Good job!
Thank for watching!
Terriers are solution for them, but then again they could go for chickens also
Have a Great Dane and BullDog but Martins attack at night.
@@NormanMcGregor Try working line Jagdterrier , these dog are another level. Small ,tenacious,explosive, fast,relentless.athletic...perfect for rats, weasel,foxes and even badgers. Though like i said, probably it would be a problem to keep them away from chickens.
Working line JR Terrier is also good, maybe even better for this task ,because i believe they are little bit more tamed...
@@midnightblue1874 LOL! Sounds worse than the Martin!
@@NormanMcGregor th-cam.com/video/9F1HAL2WGRc/w-d-xo.html
Pine Martin bait…so cool
Drown that thing….!
Use 1x2 welded wire cloth on bottom of tractor
I use 1/4" mesh hardware cloth which is stainless steel so it doesn't rust out. Martins are protected here. They must be relocated and released.
@@NormanMcGregor good point
We get about 5 yrs before the gal breaks down(under soil)
As wire baskets for the gopher problem
At what point are you feeding and protecting these ‘cute critters’
If you depend on your flock for food and substance (that’s one argument) if your a ‘hobby farmer’
Then just keep the door open at night….With a cam. You will feel so proud.
@@offgridmangogrower They are our supply of eggs as the store ones are so gorse. Chickens only last a year or two with all the predictors here.
@@NormanMcGregor I totally agree with the home vs factory egg quality…!
Our chickens are as old as Biden…and take huge vacations to Delaware….but when spring rolls around give back a small percentage of feed costs purchased.
You are not alone on predators…our trick was using a dog kennel enclosure and another layer of 1x2 welded mesh. Only weird thing was our turkey enclosure floor was covered in blood ….so we think she attacked and drove out or ate it….no video of the intruder….we also had a small less secure cage….and trapped a huge raccoon that had pulled the legs off a doz baby quail….
@@offgridmangogrower Here the rats used to sneak into the hutch at night and chew on the chickens feet. Made quite a bloody mess till I switched to the 1/4" mesh.
red crossbills calling as he goes to the trap
Always seems to be something that wants to get at the chickens. Mean little sucker.
YUP! Going to upgrade the wire to 1/4 inch holes and enclose all sides with it. That should hopefully keep them safe John.
It kinda sounds like a duck
It does kinda! LOL!
@@NormanMcGregor what did you do with him
I took him far away from our place and let him go. Hopefully he will stay there.
@@NormanMcGregor you coud do somthing smarter i heard they have the best sence of smell like dogs
I took him over 40km away. A year later our new chickens are all good. I think it was far enough.
Good job
Thanks!
Great Catch Norman Great Job Sorry About your Chickens Buddy
KVUSMC / Kenneth W Viar Jr Thanks buddy!
Sorry to say but the marten had a really easy game getting your chickens... 🤷🏻♂️
Yup! The Martin was able to get through the old wire but the new 1/4 wire has worked for over 3 years now and the current batch of chickens are delivering their eggs quite nicely!
Great video! Thanks for the details!
Thanks for watching!
First time I ever heard about them.
Martens are one of the worse chicken predators. They kill for fun not just food.
@@NormanMcGregor they do not kill for fun, they do a thing called caching where they store food for when they can't hunt so they already have food
@@MagicBaldMushroom Maybe.
@@MagicBaldMushroom we had one that killed 14 chicken in one day and only 1 of the corpses disappeared, so...
This just happened to me last night! I had no idea that can squeeze through such a tiny spot.
1/2 an inch and they are in! Sorry for your loss of your chickens.
sassy little bugger would be going away alright!!!!! How did you know it was a pine martin Norm?'
Moby Dave He was still in the chicken tractor when I got home but he got away before I could deal with him.
What happened to him??? :(
it's been a few years ago but I was letting my dogs all run loose and sometimes they go over a mile away from the place and I just happened to walk out side and around the house and there was a coyote eating six of my young chicks so I walked back in the house got the 12 gauge and slowly walk back out and it was still eating them and I let it have it to my surprise I forgot about 3 garden hoses that were down into the grass and I had water shooting up in the air everywhere needless to say that was an expensive coyote
Bryce's Lazy Porch Garden Gads! That sucked!
I'm glad you got him.I been having issues with my chickens also.I'm going to try trapping him too.I also just found my cat a couple days ago,killed too.Do you think a marten would kill a cat too?
For Sure! A martin can easily kill a cat! They are Nasty!!
I figured that's what got him.Thanks for the video.
NO, IT WAS A HUMAN, A MARTEN WOULD'VE TAKEN YOUR CAT AND EAT.
Dumb, they don't even eat the chickens @@priscilaz9897
You kill this marten ?
Nope! Just relocated him to a new area.
@@NormanMcGregor i love you :*
Why should he killed them??? Are you a psycho who enjoys abusing innocent creatures?
Do you know about Animal instincts?!
Yiu must have something really bad in your mind to think about killing a tiny defenseless animal.
@@priscilaz9897 You don't know that little animal is killer? It kill many animals!
You released it to a rival chicken farmer's yard didn't you? :P
YUP!! Have these nasty neighbors and I released it directly in to their chicken coup! Neighbors don't screw with me now!
@@NormanMcGregor why would you do that , shoulda just killed it
They are protected here.
@@strifed169 uuuhhh NO! Pine martens are on the brink of extinction
Conservation Status: Pine Martens and their dens are fully by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981); must not be trapped, sold or disturbed except under licence from Scottish Natural Heritage, the Countryside Council for Wales or Natural .
22lr be the safest bet
Just shipped him off very far back into thw wild.
Big mistake releasing it. With this animal’s attitude, you might find one trying to bite through your windpipe while you nap on your veranda.
It's their world too. The pine marten receives full protection under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).
Shut up
Martens are an important part of the ecosystem. That's why the guy in the video release it into the wild, far away from the farm.
I don't understand. Why would such a mean and vicious animal be protected?
Let him out
im not losing any more chickens to that martin. Gonna kill it
Here the pelts are worth $400. If your going to kill it I hope your skin it and save the pelt!
No way is a pine marten pelt from Haida Gwaii worth $400. The best marten fur comes from eastern Canada around Hudson Bay and those pelts don't go for $400 each. A really nice Russian sable pelt would go for that much.
Give them death sentence by hunger and thirst.
No. They are like everything else and just feeding. Catch them and move them.
That's just needlessly violent. The marten doesn't have a moral compass.
Shut up
50 mm or 5cm = 2 inches
Actually 1.9685 inch. Close enough for the Pine Marten to get in.
How did you kill it?
Took him far away and released him back into the forest.
They are protected species
Nope! They are actually an Invasive species to the island and are hunted with aggression by a lot of locals here. They do a lot of damage to the rare bird species that only nest here.
screw them. Killed 4 of my chickens and now Im going to kill the martin
It's their world too. The pine marten receives full protection under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).
@@drabhijitsarkar5737 When has some animal protection rule ever stopped man kind from doing what they want. It doesnt mean much.
Mink kill for fun and drink the blood of their victims not pine martens great video anyway
Pine Martens are a variance of the Mink.
Mink do not kill " for fun " please do not label wild animals with human concepts of good and evil
@@NormanMcGregor no they're not there a different species, yes they're in the weasel family but that does not make them a varient. In the animal kingdom creatures aren't placed into varient. Pine martens will attack chickens if extremely hungry or if there weaning theyre kittens, they're natural prey are red and grey squirrels, and some ground nesting birds but also they're eggs.
@@nickryalls3093 I have seen footage of mink slip into a coop and kill every living creature in it, I love all animals ( even mink) but they're an invasive species here in Ireland so sadly they have to be killed. I didn't say they're evil they just act by instinct and its to kill until the noise stops and they'res no movement, the only poultry that stand a chance are large cockerels, a very violent gander and fighting cocks everything else will die. There's always two signature thing mink leave behind: dead bodies everywhere and a bite on the neck with the blood drained
@@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344 thanks Deacon. I live in the Scottish Highlands where we also have a big mink problem and want them eradicated which I support, just won't accept that they kill for fun, from your reply you obviously are aware of the true reason for their behaviour so no need to elaborate. Stay safe and best wishes.
Seem a shame to dispose of him because he may taste like chicken now. Maybe a good idea to have a predator trap set all the time.
Paulman50 They don't eat the chickens as they are too heavy for them to drag away. They just like to kill them for fun.
@@NormanMcGregor I doubt it's because they're too heavy. Marten probably killed the chickens, tried to drag it away and couldn't due to the cage. They are surprisingly strong and could probably drag a chicken into a bush.
Anyway, martens are wild animals that go by instinct, they have no concept of consequences.
Hi Norman, did you cover the trap floor with grass or can I just place it on the ground like it is?
Just put it on the ground. No need to cover the floor. Make sure the bait is at the very back of the trap.
u better kill it,otherwise them pest come back for more.