Mink Repellent?

This is part of an email I got from my sister today. Any suggestions?

One of our hens roosting on the porch last night was killed by something we think--from the tracks--was a mink. We found the hen near the bottom of the steps this morning with its head bitten off Is there any way to repel them?

Sounds like a owl kill.

Hire an otter.

Fresh raw shrimp is a good bait in a cage trap for mink . Dang otter eating up my muskrats . Thought they were kool at first , no

Best repellant that I have found is a foothold or 110 conibear.

I don't know about the rest of the nation but I'll tell you what an old timer told me. Take your fastest otter and your slowest mink and then bet on the mink!

Ok, I'll call my local "hire an otter". Thanks. I kinda wondered too, if it was really a mink. The "mink tracks" could be from a cat.... which is probably what I would catch if I set a mink sized cage trap.

If moth balls repel moths, then mink balls should repel minks

basketballs repel longabergers....i'm assuming there is no way to physically eliminate the entry point?

Get sneekers for the rest of the chickens so they can outrun the, whatever it is next time.

Does wildlife services make poison chicken collars?

Last I heard they took the chickens off the porch and put them in the barn for the night. I guess chickens aren't smart enough to perch up high like guineas.

A 110, yes.

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No problem! Since this happened 8 years ago, it's nice to know the culprit died of old age by now!