Look at what I found today - Baby Opossums

[GldnValleyHens]

View attachment 1357159 You call this cute ?

Ew, a Madagascar lemur thing!

 

[casportpony]

Ew, a Madagascar lemur thing!

Is that what it is?

 

[GldnValleyHens]

If I ever saw one I’d go out with a shovel and dig it’s head off

I don't think I could even do that. One thing I loathe more than anything are common sparrows, the ones polluting barns and parking lots. EVERY YEAR they swarm to our bluebird houses and take over! I try to shoot them, but they've gotten smart. Already, a poor sweet blue bird was killed in one of our house, plucked by the evil sparrows. This has happened twice now. They kill bluebirds and take over their nests, which makes me so angry. So I will wait till the female sparrow lays eggs, and put a net over the hole, catch her in it, and either whack her against the ground till she's dead or feed her to the cats. Then I will smash the eggs.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Is that what it is?

I think so. They use their long fingers to tap trunks of trees to find grubs, and oull them out with the long hooked fingers. I forget their name

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Oh, I remember now! Its called Gollum.

 

[Mckennas poultry]

This thing ?

 

[duluthralphie]

Probably, but again, I've never done a opossum!
Mary

They should be done at 375 for 90 minutes...

 

[GldnValleyHens]

View attachment 1357239 This thing ?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! IT'S SMEAGOL! " The precious! "

 

[duluthralphie]

I'll send them an email telling them I found worms.

Snail mail would be better in this case.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I don't think I could even do that. One thing I loathe more than anything are common sparrows, the ones polluting barns and parking lots. EVERY YEAR they swarm to our bluebird houses and take over! I try to shoot them, but they've gotten smart. Already, a poor sweet blue bird was killed in one of our house, plucked by the evil sparrows. This has happened twice now. They kill bluebirds and take over their nests, which makes me so angry. So I will wait till the female sparrow lays eggs, and put a net over the hole, catch her in it, and either whack her against the ground till she's dead or feed her to the cats. Then I will smash the eggs.

I use to maintain a Bluebird trail of about 100 boxes, and what you post about is common However even if it isn't harmed by it, an old fashion wooden mouse trap set inside the bluebird box will persuade any sparrow that trips the mouse trap to move on. Just learn to tell the difference between a sparrow nest from a bluebird nest.