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[cmom]

Just a friendly reminder, the Homosassa Tractor Supply Co. has a fairly new manager who wants to continue the Farm Swaps. There will be a swap this coming Saturday April 16th, 9am to around 1pm. The swaps will be on the 3rd Saturday Monthly.

 

[poppycock1974]

Black racer snakes-I need ideas on how to keep them out of my yard. We've had them every year except last year and I just found one today hiding under my house. I don't like them around my three-year-old son but now having chickens I'm worried I will have more once the girls start laying. Any ideas on what will be safe around the chicken coop?

 

[love laugh farm]

Black racer snakes-I need ideas on how to keep them out of my yard. We've had them every year except last year and I just found one today hiding under my house. I don't like them around my three-year-old son but now having chickens I'm worried I will have more once the girls start laying. Any ideas on what will be safe around the chicken coop?

I'd leave the snakes! especially racers! chickens eat them! My grandma's chickens would all swoop around and tug of war with them.

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[AlHawk]

I WANT them around my house. They keep poisonous snakes like water moccasins and rattlers out of the yard. The don't bite and are non-venomous. They eat insects and lizards.

Inf Florida I'm not sure how you'd keep them OUT of your yard since they are so prevalent. I've read powdered sulphur around the house and moth balls work in the house too. The yard is hard because ther's too many places fro them to hide.

 

[love laugh farm]

I WANT them around my house. They keep poisonous snakes like water moccasins and rattlers out of the yard. The don't bite and are non-venomous. They eat insects and lizards.

Inf Florida I'm not sure how you'd keep them OUT of your yard since they are so prevalent. I've read powdered sulphur around the house and moth balls work in the house too. The yard is hard because ther's too many places fro them to hide.

I totally agree with alhawk, I normally try to make nice hiding places around the outside of the yard for racers and rat snake. They keep the other pests out and if they get close to the chickens it's their own fault, lol. Snack time for chickies! The smaller snakes eat bug and roaches, the larger ones eat mice and rats, They have been known to chase people, but if you run at them and scream a war cry they go flying as fast and as far away from you as they can

 

[love laugh farm]

do you know about how long it was that you found in your yard?

 

[Joseph67]

Newbie in Hudson Florida

 

[poppycock1974]

do you know about how long it was that you found in your yard?

The one today was around 3 to 4 feet. It was in a hole against my house. I threw a couple mothballs in the area. I have Hawks that take care of most nasties and I don't kill these snakes but I don't want them in my yard. I have woods 20ft behind my yard that they are welcome to live in

 

[cmom]

A few months ago I had a Coachwhip snake electrocuted on a fence in one of the pens. I do have it electrified so anything that touches it will get a good shock. The following week another one got electrocuted in almost the same exact place. Considering their weight and that their tails were on the ground when they were climbing the fence, they were grounded so they got zapped.

 

[gaylittleswan]

Orlando!