Feral Chicken Traps Now Available For Purchase
Feral chicken traps are now available for purchase for $100 each at the Agriculture Service Centre in Devonshire.
A Government spokesperson said, “Following the recent announcement by the Minister of Public Works and Environment, the Hon Jaché Adams, JP, MP, regarding the range of feral chicken control measures being implemented, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources advises that feral chicken traps are now available for purchase.
“The traps may be purchased for $100 each at the Agriculture Service Centre, located at 38 Schools Drive, Devonshire. The facility is accessible via Frog Lane and Old Military Road.
“Only one trap is permitted per residential property.
“Important written guidance on deploying the trap will be provided to purchasers [receipt to be acknowledged], including:
- “The appropriate locations and methods for operating the trap
- “Required frequency for checking a baited trap
- “The procedures for reporting trapped birds
“Members of the public are encouraged to report sightings of feral chickens and to access information on feral chicken control measures via https://www.gov.bm/feralchickens.
“These online resources include guidance on submitting requests for feral chicken assistance, the Feral Chicken Management Plan, and access to the Feral Bird Management Dashboard, which displays the locations and timelines of current control activities across the Island.”
So hold up here jus a second. This really is some outside-the-box thinking…..third grade level, but outside-the-box nonetheless. You mean to tell me, this governments’ solution to the feral chicken problem is to sell $100 traps and have people report in when they catch each chicken to have someone come and collect it??? Like seriously, does that mean you’re gonna create a full-time “Chief Chicken Collector” position for someone too? Will the trap owner receive any bounty on their end? Can I get the chickens for lobster pot bait?
Hey Jache…..just a little FYI…..a 250 round box of birdshot for 12 gauge shotgun costs $125 at most sporting goods stores. Bring in a professional from the states, give him a police escort, and DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM for a couple thousand dollars instead of spending taxpayer time and dollars coming up with STUPID IDEAS like this one.
Anyone who really wants to get rid of chickens on their property can do it for a lot cheaper and faster.
The gov is letting the chicken and rat population grow like they’ll be able to vote for the PLP.
What the craziest of all craziness going on here? Just cannot make this stuff up. This idea #EpicFailure!!
How about a huge NO to $100 chicken traps that RETAIL at a Tractor Supply or Rural King for about $50.
This is not about catching chickens. This is a money grab by a Government that is broke and is desporate to get money to maintain it’s lifestyle by any means that it can get away with.
Make it $25 and I might get a few traps. I will deal with what is caught.
Never heard/read so much crap in all my years.
Next they will ask for us to throw road spikes on the road/s to stop speeders.
4th world country.
Totally ridiculous … if they want you to call them for collection once you have a trapped chicken then they should be the ones to come set it up in problem areas with NO charge for the trap which they can move to a different problem area once cleared . The public needs to pay $100 for a trap … totally ridiculous.