Michigan

[Olive Hill]

To get rid of all those coons, you need to get yourselves some coyote pee!!! It works!! I can't say if its sold in any stores. You can order it online.... predatorpee.com

Now you're telling me I have pee-less coyotes?

I'll stand behind this since I live in the country and was an avid trapper in the 70's/80's ( so I 9think) I know my fur targets). Anyway, it's tru that a den can support the type of problem some of the folks have. I just believe that unless the food source is there they will find something else. If I put out a food source the coon and possums will show up. Like I stated - until my corn comes in they stay away. I think my heeler helps a little too, sort of like predator urine. Here's a tidbit: when I used to trap coyotes I used a hole set with rabbit meat. I caught more rabbits than dogs becase the rabbits were attracted to rabbit scent. Nothing to do with coons though. If I get a coon problem I'll make tree sets with conibears so I don't waste ammo or catch non-target animals.

BTW, you need to take the sign down that says "Welcome". Ha ha!

Or maybe, they're still out there... you just don't realize it/see evidence of it until the corn gives them something to decimate. There are tons of coons here, but I'd never know it if it weren't for the dogs treeing them and/or alerting us to them. There's nothing for them to ruin, so there's no evidence and they mostly come in at times when I'm not out there to see.

Waste ammo? Maybe you should just become a better shot.

THAT must be it! The welcome sign... off to chop it down.

 

[Totalcolour]

Or maybe, they're still out there... you just don't realize it/see evidence of it until the corn gives them something to decimate. There are tons of coons here, but I'd never know it if it weren't for the dogs treeing them and/or alerting us to them. There's nothing for them to ruin, so there's no evidence and they mostly come in at times when I'm not out there to see.

I didn't realise we still had them, until one night I went down to the rabbitry to check on a pregnant doe, and I saw all these glowing "eyes" staring at me from one of the cedars. It was really eerie.

 

[keyt1969]

So day 1 of the barn tear down is over. It was SO much fun! Ok, I didn't do the hard work but I walked around the property and took dozens of photos and went dumpster diving in the large dumpster that was sitting there.

This is a property a friend recently purchased. It had an older house, 2 large barns and several other out buildings. There's a really nice hip roof barn that has furniture of all kinds and ages. The lady that owned it just moved out and left everything there saying she didn't want anything. But to top it off, in the dumpster my friend and her family dumped a ton of good stuff like BAGS of almost new (and some still with price tags) shoes and purses. Plus almost new carhartt coveralls for men and women and winter coats that probably were never worn! The whole backseat of the truck is stuffed to the roof lol I will suffer for climbing in there but one peek in there and I had to!


This is the front. Very little was salvaged from this side except from the far right.


We took almost everything on this side. Had the metal roof not been rotted we would have loved to have taken that to build with!


We got some of this but the nails that attach the metal roof to the upper beams are rusted in. So my friend's husband is going to take a dozer and pull it down then we can get more.


Some of this came down too. Amazingly after taking what we did the thing still wouldn't fall! We didn't trust doing it with our truck and it doesn't have 4wd to get down there.


Look what I found! It's in near perfect condition. The blades just need some sanding and the whole thing needs paint!! I'm so excited when I can find something else to restore!

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...1269058.127048.410229065669959&type=1&theater

it's on face book


Opps sorry, someone wanted to see the other art in the contest.

YEAH... So I still say you won. You got ripped.

So day 1 of the barn tear down is over. It was SO much fun! Ok, I didn't do the hard work but I walked around the property and took dozens of photos and went dumpster diving in the large dumpster that was sitting there.

Look what I found! It's in near perfect condition. The blades just need some sanding and the whole thing needs paint!! I'm so excited when I can find something else to restore!

NEXT TIME I WANNA GO!!! I love garbage picking!!!

 

[chicken grandma]

YEAH... So I still say you won.

I agree!! Yours was the best Silly!
I think JDevil was just trying to pick something unusual.

 

[RaZ]

I think I realize why the neighbors are so upset with me. I am just not colour coordinated when I do my chores.





And I was told that I can't use that shovel. WTH?

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Randy-- That is too funny!

 

[NovaAman]

how soon can I freeze these birds?

 

[chicken grandma]

RaZ - You really need more acreage.........

 

[NovaAman]

Ok, got it, 24-48 hours. Didn't know if it was the same for meaties as cockerels.

The smallest bird was 5.76, 5.96, 6.87, 6.56, 6.68, 6.48, 6.6, 6.31, 5.99, 6.09. Not bad for my first go round, and them with a big grassy pen. Yes!