Mink

A mink got into the chickens night-time predator-proof pen and killed 3 chickens. We thought it was a skunk. No big deal (other than we're sold out of this batch of chickens and we don't want to lose any but...) we just need to set a live trap to catch it. But during the day when the chickens are loose on the pasture George was out working on the high tunnel and saw the chickens running wildly and squawking across the field. He yelled for someone to get a gun and took off toward the chickens with the shovel he was using. He eventually found a mink chasing the chickens and dispatched it with his shovel.