Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Badgers and piglets


Had a call from a farmer at the weekend - he's losing piglets to... foxes? Or what? We walked around the field (in rain and a freezing wind!) looking for clues. There was little sign of foxes, but I did find some unmistakeable badger tracks. Looks like they're pushing under his 8-strand electric fence. I reckon they're mostly after the pig feed, but perhaps the odd one gets a taste for fresh piglet. Have any readers come across a similar problem? Any suggestions how he could (legally) deal with the pesky badgers?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello James
Apparently badgers will follow a trail of peanuts.Perhaps you could lead them over the M25 with an industrial sized sack.
Hey presto...!
Great blog.