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Actually these traps are made for live release. I like them cause the cats, dogs, and even baby chicks can't get into them or get hurt. No chemicals and no poisons. Just mechanical.   I just dumped the mice in a bucket of water and let them drown. DH dumped them out of the trap yesterday into the water, but I just dumped the entire trap in the water this morning so I didn't have to open it with them alive. It is galvanized so it shouldn't hurt it. I wanted to wash it out afterward any way. I'm loving this so far. It's already paid for itself. Supposedly you don't have to bait it is you put it against a wall or something where they run. But why catch one or two accidentally when you can catch a dozen or so with bait? The mouse obviously are loving the cheese and peanut butter. I hate those nasty disease carrying rodents.

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Originally Posted by MarcAustin 

And COMPLETELY off-topic, does anyone have access in the near Wichita area to a Gypsy Vanner horse or 2 ??  Tks all.

 

 

 

I love these horse!  In the Lees Summit, MO Parade last year, there was a handful of them.  I seem to remember a banner saying there was a Gypsey Vanner and another similar breed local club.  If that helps you at all. 

I gotta get one of those traps.  where did you find it?

Sharol

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Originally Posted by chicken danz 

Actually these traps are made for live release. I like them cause the cats, dogs, and even baby chicks can't get into them or get hurt. No chemicals and no poisons. Just mechanical.   I just dumped the mice in a bucket of water and let them drown. DH dumped them out of the trap yesterday into the water, but I just dumped the entire trap in the water this morning so I didn't have to open it with them alive. It is galvanized so it shouldn't hurt it. I wanted to wash it out afterward any way. I'm loving this so far. It's already paid for itself. Supposedly you don't have to bait it is you put it against a wall or something where they run. But why catch one or two accidentally when you can catch a dozen or so with bait? The mouse obviously are loving the cheese and peanut butter. I hate those nasty disease carrying rodents.

Well we were in OKC all day yesterday, we had to take our granddaughter back down to the dentist to get her permanent crown put on. It was a very, very long day & we didn't get back until last night about 11:15. It didn't turn out to be the best trip overall, she was kind of bratty for some reason. I'm going to have to talk to my son about coming to see her more often because when she does get to see him she tends to act up & then there is the crying & sobbing when we have to leave to come home. It's just bad right now because he does need to work as much as he can with bills he has had to try to catch up on plus his girlfriend is very ill. I found out yesterday she is not doing well at all & they postponed her surgery for the thyroid cancer until next Tues. It just doesn't sound good at all, we'll know more after the surgery & what the plan is after that. My son is very stressed as you can imagine over it all.

I tried an experiment with letting my 2 month old guineas out to free-range this morning & it didn't work out at all. They would have done fine if Jasmine would have left them alone, but every time I turned my back while doing chores she went after them. I caught her with one of the birds in her mouth twice & had to rescue it. I guess they're not old enough to fly well yet & get away from things, so I'll wait longer & see what happens. I don't know what to think about Jasmine going after them or what she thinks she is doing. The chickens free-range all over the place around them all day long & they don't bother them, but they've been with them since they were little puppies. They obviously know the difference between a guinea & a chicken. Of course those goofy guineas are noisy too & are always making some kind of sounds. I don't know if the dogs see them as just a wild bird & therefore fair game or what & I don't know how to break them of it. I have to be able to let the guineas loose eventually to do the job I got them for. We have ticks like crazy here & I need them to get out & eat them, but I won't just feed the birds to the dogs.

Josie, I was out of town when I read that post on the Farm Swap, I'm sorry that gal wrote that post, it seems like there is always someone who is a know-it-all & has to debate or argue about something. We have had some drama like that on the Poultry Swap too & had to break up the ensuing argument over it. I haven't even had the chance yet today to go on FB with having to catch up on chores, but I will after lunch. I have to get my DH lunch & get him off to work, but I will address it when I get a chance. I don't know why some people feel the need to write things like that.

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Originally Posted by sharol 

I gotta get one of those traps.  where did you find it?

 

Sharol

I found this one at the stoplight store but they have them on Amazon and on the victor web site. There is a much cheaper version made by someone else but when reading about it I don't think the mechanism is as good. Sounds like it doesn't work as well.

Here is a link to the Victor one.

http://www.amazon.com/Victor-Tin-Mouse-Trap-M308/dp/B003ORX53A/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1348170400&sr=8-8&keywords=victor+tin+cat+mouse+trap

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/victor-tin-cat-mouse-trap-m308-p-75.html?utm_campaign=Product%20Feeds&utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=link&gclid=CO-m5bL2xLICFQGDnQodZhIA6w

The second link becomes a lot cheaper the more you order. I would seriously think about ordering a whole case for myself just to cover all the houses. So far I am really impressed! Be sure to get one with a window in it because you do want to be able to see inside.

Marc Austin-- so funny!!!  I mean, wow, that would have scared me too, but it's funny after the fact.  Those horses are beautiful, there's no way I could afford them.  I'm thinking what they must cost to feed them!  I feed my horses pretty well, and I think they would make me go broke!  I bet they need a pretty high protein %.  But if I did have one I think I'd have to keep their tails and manes in braids all the time with tail covers.  I have a boy now that has an insanely loooong tail. I hate to say, but I used to put his tail in covers, and they do work, but they wear out fast when it's an every day thing.  So now??  Horse people will cringe-- but I cut his tail and keep it up off the ground that way!  LOL  

I had all of these posts Multi'd and my mom came over to use my computer so she could get her email and she clicked my browser CLOSED!  Argh!  So I lost everything.  So I'm doing this by memory..  

Danz, beautiful picture of your Tyggy!  I hope she will be okay.  I understand your attachment, they are just family, is all.  That is amazing that you are catching so many mice at a time.  

Trish, what a long day yesterday for you!  It's too bad your GD was cranky too.  But I'm sure it's tough on her not having both parents close at hand.  I'm so sorry about your son's GF, it doesn't sound like she is doing well at all.  That is terrible news.  I was just thinking about her today!  I'm glad you updated us, I'll be sure to pray for her.

Tweety- love your new puppy!  Adorable dog, and looks like he's going to be a big one!  Hope you're hanging in there and feeling well.  

I went to Valley Feed and Seed today and bought some leg bands.  This is because I just need them fast.  I plan on buying ABA bands to get my birds in "official" bands later.  But for the purpose of getting them tested and the forms sent in on time-- I didn't think I had enough time.  Maybe I did.. I don't know.  I hate to feel rushed.  These were cheap enough, and they can be used again and again.  I need to get perm bands for them, or I can just leave these on.  I'm going to do all of my record keeping in pencil so I can erase the numbers if/when I get the other bands and get those put on them.  

Here's a funny--- I bought a shampoo I've never heard of for dogs.  It's called "Sho Sno Whitener Shampoo" and it says "Whiter than White' and Moisturizes Too!".  I'm going to give it a test run on one of my birds (one I'm not taking to the show--in case it messes them up!)  and see if it brightens them up.  I don't know if this is "blueing" or not.  The shampoo is a deep purple color.  It says to shampoo your "dog"-- and leave in for 2 minutes and then rinse off.  Says it "Highlights and enhances all shades of brown, black, red or gray coats, providing the optimum in color contrasts.  So, I'm hoping that my grungy splash birds (I won't use this on my blues and blacks) will brighten up and get rid of any yellow.  We shall see!!  Wish me luck!  I was told not to use blueing on Splash birds-- so I'm hoping this will work instead, since it doesn't say it's blueing and it is supposed to work on lighter colors.  I just want dazzling bright and clean/clear colors on them!    If this doesn't work, then I'm probably going to go ahead and buy blueing and try it out on another bird that isn't going and see how bad it is or if it really will work.  Maybe they are Debbie Downers and just don't want me to show up with flashy Splash's.... or maybe they are really trying to be helpful and don't want me to "paint" my birds purple!  LOL

I think I'll check with Bluestem, and if they don't have it order from your link.  Thanks.

Sharol

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Originally Posted by chicken danz 

I found this one at the stoplight store but they have them on Amazon and on the victor weg site. There is a much cheaper version made by someone else but when reading about it I don't think the mechanism is as good. Sounds like it doesn't work as well.

Here is a link to the Victor one.

http://www.amazon.com/Victor-Tin-Mouse-Trap-M308/dp/B003ORX53A/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1348170400&sr=8-8&keywords=victor+tin+cat+mouse+trap

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/victor-tin-cat-mouse-trap-m308-p-75.html?utm_campaign=Product%20Feeds&utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=link&gclid=CO-m5bL2xLICFQGDnQodZhIA6w

The second link becomes a lot cheaper the more you order. I would seriously think about ordering a whole case for myself just to cover all the houses. So far I am really impressed! Be sure to get one with a window in it because you do want to be able to see inside.

Sharol, if you get to Bluestem and happen to walk by an ice cream freezer could you take note of the price for me?  We are considering driving up there this weekend but it's 2 hours away.

Hawkeye, I'm curious to see how your shampoo works out.  I don't know anything about bathing birds but it does seem logical that if the shampoo is purple that it would be along the same lines as blueing.  Blue and red make purple.  Why aren't you supposed to use blueing on birds?  I wouldn't think it would hurt them, heck, we used it on baby diapers all the time and it didn't hurt the babies a bit.  :)  When you said Valley Feed, I'm assuming you mean in Valley Center??

The horse is so pretty, I can't imagine the work involved in taking care of horses too.  Right now I'm already outside at least twice per day taking care of chickens.  That's a big time committment even. 

Danz, that's awesome about the mice but even better about your cat.  That's wonderful news that she seems better today.

Hawkeye95 -  I used to go to a lot of dog shows as a spectator, and what I learned from a  Great Pyrenees breeder that she bathed her dogs in Ivory Dish Soap and the rinsed them out in vinegar to keep them white.  Not sure how chickens would handle either the dish soap or the vinegar, but from there on that is how I bathed my late Great Pyrenees.

Danz, I ran out of time earlier, but I did want to say I'm sorry about your cat & hope she gets better. It's so hard when your pets get old & start having health problems, it's so heartbreaking to see them suffer.

Well I found out this afternoon that I'm going to get two of the crank-out windows tomorrow for my new breeder coop, so I'm thrilled about that. That will make it so nice to be able to open the windows & not have rain be able to get in there & still have a nice breeze come through. It didn't work out to get the same kind for the front of the coop. My DH says he's not willing to totally have to go back & redo the framing he has done all across the front of the coop & take the OSB off the front that he put up. I wish I had known she had these windows in the beginning & then I could have planned for them, that would have been wonderful to have crank-outs for the whole thing, but that's the way it goes. I will just have to use the wood windows that I had gotten for the front four & hinge them It won't be as convenient & more work, but it's what the original plan was. I will need to get the windows out of the shed & start working on them to get them ready. They need some paint scraped off the glass & some new putty put on, so it will take a little work to get them ready to use. I don't have the hinges yet or the hinge thing to keep them open with either, that will be another trip to Lowe's for those things.

I may have to order one of those mouse traps for use in my garage. We have so many cats around here they have no chance out where the cats can get them, but I don't let the cats in the garage, so sometimes mice get in there & that is where my feed is kept. We usually don't have many since I have 14 cats outside right now, but some of them are just little kittens & aren't really into their mousing duties yet. The adults do really well though, I see them with mice all the time.