I've had them eat eggs, & kill small chicks in the past.
When I was a kid, we'd stack concrete blocks around the outside drains if any were exposed to the winter weather. Then fill the space between with straw or leaves to insulate it; we'd also turn one block so the outside cats could get inside & stay warm. One winter, several cats disappeared with no explanable reason. That Spring; when I diassembled the blocks; I discovered what had happened to the cats; a possum or coon had also crawled in there & used our cats as their Winter food supply; the following winter; I began checking the "boxed-in area" regularly & didn't lose anymore cats.
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Sharol Cutrell <ctutor@...> wrote:
Yes, all that is true. Skunks can be pets, but they also carry rabies in my neck of the woods. There used to be a vet in MO who had a standing offer of $100 for any road killed skunk that did NOT test rabid. As I understand it, he had lots of skunks brought in, but he never had to pay out on it.
They are beautiful and furry, but they can also be very dangerous through the diseases they carry (without showing symptoms).
Sharol
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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