tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post5626538116078290305..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: Something is lurking out there and nothng is safe....Tattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-83751666510301088352010-05-01T22:54:49.824+01:002010-05-01T22:54:49.824+01:00I know exactly what you mean in this post - we had...I know exactly what you mean in this post - we had a lot of fish (Koi) and first a Mink got some and then an Otter finished them off. <br /><br />I've just found your blog via the Dorset Cereals site, and am glad I did. I'll add it to my feed reader. <br /><br />ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-72211607477216959642010-04-30T07:19:53.025+01:002010-04-30T07:19:53.025+01:00Weasels, not good, definitely around poultry. Our...Weasels, not good, definitely around poultry. Our rat terriers have gotten a few and that seems to have set the rest to packing. We lost eggs like crazy to the buggers when they had nothing to fear.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-53166401209405926612010-04-29T23:49:44.379+01:002010-04-29T23:49:44.379+01:00cruel little things aren't they, but what are ...cruel little things aren't they, but what are you going to do? Difficult. I have my Mum's mink coat and hat tucked away under the bed for pc reasons - perhaps I will wear it after all next winter!!!dineyhttp://oldermumsarefun.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-72537166596119912382010-04-29T22:55:56.298+01:002010-04-29T22:55:56.298+01:00Lou - crossing fingers that the mink will not want...Lou - crossing fingers that the mink will not want to come up tonight as all on my own with boys. Don't fancy a confrontation. Hope the old foxy stays away. ONly thing I can recommend is to pee all round the hen house, foxes hate that!<br />muummmmeeeeee - yup it 's either me or it and I am supposedly the one at the top of the food chain. Problem is will it know that!!!!<br />Expat Mum - I think they were once. These ones come courstey o fthe animal rights group that set them free from a fur farm to wreak havoc on the other animals about a decade ago. We've only just got otters back here so the conservationists are also trying to hunt it down.<br />Ladybird World Mother - yep fur coat, ok it's not that big fur muff? Don't think I am being desperately PC her am I...but when I'm cornered or should I say when my chickens are cornered.....<br />molly golver - mink are fine I suppose in their right place but not here!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-91026908656704297212010-04-29T22:29:13.705+01:002010-04-29T22:29:13.705+01:00Beginning to think that mink coats aren't such...Beginning to think that mink coats aren't such a bad idea after all!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-45906181740211260992010-04-29T18:03:42.012+01:002010-04-29T18:03:42.012+01:00Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! Hate mink... horrid things. I ...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! Hate mink... horrid things. I think you and Mud are absolutely right... time for a new coat. xxLadybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-42060033075966702172010-04-29T17:48:21.437+01:002010-04-29T17:48:21.437+01:00At the risk of sounding very ignorant (I'm a c...At the risk of sounding very ignorant (I'm a city girl), I didn't even think mink were indigenous to the UK. Well, perhaps Scotland. What?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-258872522868701882010-04-29T17:28:01.831+01:002010-04-29T17:28:01.831+01:00Bloody hell...I'm the biggest animal lover eve...Bloody hell...I'm the biggest animal lover ever but that thing has gotta go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-65141298053916814052010-04-29T13:00:10.953+01:002010-04-29T13:00:10.953+01:00Wow, a premeditated 'mur-dah' (Taggart voi...Wow, a premeditated 'mur-dah' (Taggart voice please)...love it. Slinky-Minkies are very horrid things, must be dealt with v quick. We've got a fox lurking at the moment and 3 chooks went from farm down the lane....Good luck Tattie.Lou Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349559305444036113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-10897630968470268012010-04-29T12:41:50.400+01:002010-04-29T12:41:50.400+01:00Liz(livingwithKids) - I don't think the animal...Liz(livingwithKids) - I don't think the animal sanctuary would take them as they really are really vicious. I'm sorry to say we'll have to trap and kill it now that it knows where we are. A fox you can scare away a mink well...even I would be afraid fo one of those!<br />Gappy - Utterly evil. It's such a shame as I am usually a live and let live sort of creature but not with these guys!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-51492224657076100322010-04-29T07:40:53.093+01:002010-04-29T07:40:53.093+01:00I'd only ever heard of mink in relation to fur...I'd only ever heard of mink in relation to fur coats before. I had no idea they were so deadly.Gappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086671907412626209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-35714706371094358052010-04-29T07:20:55.634+01:002010-04-29T07:20:55.634+01:00Oh my goodnesss Mink. Very exotic. What are you go...Oh my goodnesss Mink. Very exotic. What are you going to do? Maybe see if an animal sanctuary somewhre will take them?Liz (LivingwithKids)http://www.kidstart.co.uk/livingwithkidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-61443219516073939612010-04-29T06:57:56.057+01:002010-04-29T06:57:56.057+01:00Mud - Absolutely! (oohhhh I do feel wicked for say...Mud - Absolutely! (oohhhh I do feel wicked for sayng that....)Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-41076666708763648792010-04-29T06:53:16.623+01:002010-04-29T06:53:16.623+01:00Mink are cruel beasts and definitely do not belong...Mink are cruel beasts and definitely do not belong in the English countryside. <br /><br />But I think you may 'need' a new fur coat.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com