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[Overoberyl]

Has anyone ever been to this farm sale in Fellsmere? I've seen several ads for it recently.

http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/grd/3275719604.html

 

[tigercreek]

Stan I would be interested in a couple of your pullets. I am also looking for a SQ BR cockerel or roo.

Overoberyl, The pullets are young, in the 8 week range. I'm not sure if I am going to be there. I think I may have to work. .....................stan

 

[cmom]

If anyone knows of upcoming swaps or events, either pm me or ThePamperedPullet or email us and we will add them to the list ([email protected]) or ([email protected]).

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/upcoming-florida-swaps-sales-shows-events-fairs-georgia-too

 

[Brookhavens]

I'm thinking about it. I have a bunch of blue plymouth rock pullets I need to find new homes for. Is this usually a good place for sellers??? .....stan

Stan I am interested in a few of these also. They are the same age as my BR. Any heritage hatching eggs yet?

 

[tigercreek]

Stan I am interested in a few of these also. They are the same age as my BR. Any heritage hatching eggs yet?

I have a bunch of these blues from my hertiage pullets and a pretty good splash roo. I am only getting a few of the older BRs eggs, and I wormed the,m so I would not think they woild be your best bet. I will put the BR pullets from the blue pen in with a BR in a week or so, so it should be the end of October?? I have your info and will let you know, but typically, they don't lay real well in the fall. .........stan

 

[Bangarang64]

OMG that is terrible!! First of all to lose birds like that and second of all to a large predator right in front of you?!?!? So so sorry

Do you own a shotgun? Do you have dogs? If not maybe a guardian breed dog might be something to consider. I have two Cane Corso who patrol my property, but I would be totally freaked if a Bobcat were that brazen to be hunting in the middle of the day like that. I wonder if you should report it to fish & wildlife? Sounds like a cat that bold could also be a danger to humans as well, no?

We had a dog, an English Pointer, but recently gave her away. I'm sorry I did that now. I'm going to call Fish and Wildlife about a trap, but for now my birds are staying in the pen! I don't want to kill the cat, (never seen such a huge bobcat before) so maybe there might be some ways we can deal with it.

We have a Dachshund, but even the chickens pick on him. I doubt the jungle cat would see him as anything but a snack. Maybe it's time to think about another yard dog and introduce him to the chickens somehow.

 

[Floridachicken1958]

We had a dog, an English Pointer, but recently gave her away. I'm sorry I did that now. I'm going to call Fish and Wildlife about a trap, but for now my birds are staying in the pen! I don't want to kill the cat, (never seen such a huge bobcat before) so maybe there might be some ways we can deal with it.

We have a Dachshund, but even the chickens pick on him. I doubt the jungle cat would see him as anything but a snack. Maybe it's time to think about another yard dog and introduce him to the chickens somehow.

We had a dog, an English Pointer, but recently gave her away. I'm sorry I did that now. I'm going to call Fish and Wildlife about a trap, but for now my birds are staying in the pen! I don't want to kill the cat, (never seen such a huge bobcat before) so maybe there might be some ways we can deal with it.

We have a Dachshund, but even the chickens pick on him. I doubt the jungle cat would see him as anything but a snack. Maybe it's time to think about another yard dog and introduce him to the chickens somehow.

Fish & Wildlife will tell you that they willl not supply you with a trap.They will tell you to call a trapper which they cost unless it's a hog then it's free. But they tell you to do what ever it takes to protect your livestock.Same ting they told me.Now I shoot anything that comes on my property.If a hawk lands on my property I'm allowed to shoot it.I'm protecting my livestock.

 

[cmom]

I did raise Ringneck Pheasants. One morning I went out and found several dead Pheasants in their covered yard and found where some critter had dug under the fence. I figured the critter would be back so I put a trap out. Nothing the next night but I left the trap out. The following morning when I went out there was this huge cat in the trap. It was a bobcat. I was surprised by it's size. I don't have any more Pheasants as a fox got the rest and I couldn't catch the fox. Now I have young chickens in the pen and have it electrified.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

There is a very brave bobcat out here. Has killed all the chickens of a couple of "neighbors" (within a mile away) I have seen it 3 feet outside of our fence in the daytime. However the Great Pyrenees allows nothing past it, so no birds lost here to it. A goat herd a few miles off suffered big losses as well. Either coyote or bobcat shortly after our dogs became old enough to be out 24/7 patrolling. if you dont want to shoot it (an if you live in city limits you cant fire off a gun legally anyways, get motion activated sprinklers. They shoot a good distance, and startle enough to run off most. Predator eyes have good reports, and human voices are always handy (clock radio on a timer to cycle on and off set to a talk radio channel). We have some timers i picked up at Ace that have multiple settings for on/off cycles in one 24 hour time frame, as well as for different days.

 

[Going Bhonkers]

Hello Chicken folks, just wanted to share this info that was posted on facebook by the feed store I go to:

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