I think we have come up with a solution for now. Hubby hammered in star pickets and slid pallets he got from work over top. I have had to retrieve them from the road and the
Neighbours twice in the last week. I can't wait until our paddock is enclosed. Thinking of what we can do that can be...
Thanks Henny, we let him out every day to graze but we just went through the flood of a century so now he's being extra difficult and finding more ways to get out. Not that it is hard at the moment! We just need our paddock fence fixed.
People are making me so angry. So many people reporting lost ducks and chooks in the flood and nasty people are responding "who cares" "they are just ducks" etc. I would be devastated if my ducks went into the water. I think hubby would feel the same way about his chooks.
Unfortunately people had to leave farm animals behind here. We saw lots of cows floating down the river but there are posts that they are washing up alive. Hopefully all the ones I saw are ok.
We are ok. So thankful it didn't come into the house. Lots of hard work to do on fences when the water goes down not will delay our renovations again but that's life when you live on a river!
We have the river at the back of our property and it's about to go over. We are built up so won't get any structural damage to our house. The chooks are unhappy but the ducks think it's wonderful!
My girl, Primrose is not so tame. She is more placid than my drake, Olaf with the chooks but she doesn't like being handled at all. He will tolerate sitting down with him but my daughter tries to carry him and he hates it. Muscovies have very sharp claws so we discourage her from trying. I have...
Anniebee she sort of marches to her own drum. She will sleep everywhere but the roost. She is like that with me and the ducks but she gets pecked at by the other members of the flock.
We have a very annoying chook! She's the one my daughter carries everywhere, her name is Misty. It's had a hard life and it pecks all the other animals and us on occasion, but it has been giving my drake Olaf a particularly hard time, stealing his food and pecking him. He's such a placid boy...
Just wondering when goats settle down a bit. The neighbours had a really naughty kid that seems to be ok now so I am hoping ours settles too. We have two Milk and a cookie, both weathers, and they are about 5 months old. Cookie is so placid, he's not as sociable but is very bonded to his cousin...