This is Panzer von Gott and he is the newest addition to our little family. He is a registered Great Dane and he enjoys lounging and slobbering. He is very smart and just energetic enough. He is a joy to have around and is very very lovable. We hope to get lots more pictures posted soon.
I found that the best deterrent is good fencing and solid doors. Make sure you have an apron around the run and house too so they can't dig under. I also have live traps baited for them. Only caught the neighbors cat once.
We tried the the Night Guard Solar lights a few months ago and the raccoons broke in three inches from where they were mounted. We tried different positions and they still roamed all around them.
This is a 4x8 tractor we built recently. We are working on a house to go on top so they can stay the night in there instead of going back to the egg shack every night. They all spent the day in there when they were babies but now we can keep four to eight in there comfortably.
I agree with Yinepu. If the predators are use to people and lights, these night guards won't have a very strong effect on them. I am sure the product works well in the deep woods, but around here, not so well. Lead at 1100 fps should work on them.
I bought four Nite Guards and placed them at the specified height to ward off raccoons and other small predators. That night, the raccoons pulled chicks out six inches to a foot from where the lights were mounted. They had to be looking directly at the light to get to the chicks. Not very...
That's a good question. I haven't palpated it that much because it's still tender but I will surely update when I get a chance to. The wound is less than a week old so I will give it a couple more weeks.
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Ok, should we start a Survivors thread? Uno, Drumstick, who is next? Ilene, IHOP, Juan...
I prefer dark meat so I am about half out of luck. I guess that one leg will be swell-developed. Uno lost his at the hip too. Very clean, didn't bleed much. Our little wounded warriors.