04-06-2018, 10:06 AM
Maybe it is that easy with some chickens, but here is my experience a few years back when I killed a bunch. They all roosted up in trees about 8 -10 feet up. Never on the ground (though I guess hens with chicks will do that).
As advised, I knocked one down with a long stick. I was told it would be so disoriented it would just lay on the ground.
Not so, I literally had to chase it in the dark for 8-10 minutes. Finally it sat down and I grabbed it.
Next night at the tree with the stick, I found the other chickens were roosting 12-20 feet up. Too high for the stick, so I bought a pellet gun. That works; shoot them day or night.
My 2 cents: "I'm pretty sure a feral chicken would shed that basket in a split second."
I thought the same thing. The basket needs to be larger and weighted on top.
As advised, I knocked one down with a long stick. I was told it would be so disoriented it would just lay on the ground.
Not so, I literally had to chase it in the dark for 8-10 minutes. Finally it sat down and I grabbed it.
Next night at the tree with the stick, I found the other chickens were roosting 12-20 feet up. Too high for the stick, so I bought a pellet gun. That works; shoot them day or night.
My 2 cents: "I'm pretty sure a feral chicken would shed that basket in a split second."
I thought the same thing. The basket needs to be larger and weighted on top.