Nevadans?

[NevadaRon]

Biggest raccoon I ever saw was on my kid's great great aunts fence in Berkeley. I had a my Akita nd GSD's in the yard and they were going nuts. I saw that think that was as big as my dogs and didn't even think when I ran for the dogs. Later aunt Corrine says "Girl, you and those dogs could have been eatten by that thing!" I swear I have never seen one as big anywhere else and I've seen a ton of raccoons.

I used to live in the Niles Canyon area of Fremont, a very rural area for being in the Bay Area - it was a 1¼ acre lot with a 3,000 acre cattle ranch over the back fence. Anyway, one night the back sliding glass door was open because it was hot, and I heard a noise and looked over and saw a huge raccoon sitting right at the opening. I started to go over and shut the door and it's hair was bristling and it was snarling at me with some serious fangs! It was easily 30 pounds or more. I was more than a little nervous 'cause it wasn't scared of me at all.

 

[NevadaRon]

Oh I forgot to mention, I have a broody right now. It's Wynnie one of my SLW's. I'm calling her henzilla. I'm thinking of putting some duck eggs under her later if she continues this. I was wondering how the ducks would do having her sitting on one of the nests they like to lay in and today I found out. Justin the drake started chasing and hissing at Sylvia another SLW and started pulling her wing. Bella and Monique got involved and made him stop but as soon as he saw Sylvia he would chase her again. John said perhaps he's doing this because of Wynnie sitting in the nest box last night. We picked him up and put him in time out for a bit but as soon as we put him back he went after her again. Bella and Monique stayed right between him and her so he couldn't get to her. I went to the nest box and pulled Wynnie out and put her outside with everyone. It was like the lights went on with Justin. He went right up to her and chewed her out, it was a huge scolding but he finally left everyone alone and Wynnie went back into the coop.

Wow - drama in the henhouse, eh?

Fingers crossed for your next hatch, Sheryl!

 

[wolftracks]

I used to bartend in Niles!

I used to live in the Niles Canyon area of Fremont, a very rural area for being in the Bay Area - it was a 1¼ acre lot with a 3,000 acre cattle ranch over the back fence. Anyway, one night the back sliding glass door was open because it was hot, and I heard a noise and looked over and saw a huge raccoon sitting right at the opening. I started to go over and shut the door and it's hair was bristling and it was snarling at me with some serious fangs! It was easily 30 pounds or more. I was more than a little nervous 'cause it wasn't scared of me at all.

 

[NevadaRon]

I used to bartend in Niles!

Really? I assume in Old Niles west of Mission Blvd.? I lived at the end of Deer Rd., off of Old Canyon Rd. and Canyon Heights Dr.

 

[wolftracks]

Really? I assume in Old Niles west of Mission Blvd.? I lived at the end of Deer Rd., off of Old Canyon Rd. and Canyon Heights Dr.

YUP! That's the place. Chaplinville. LOL

 

[SunnyDawn]

Wow! What a small world this is!

 

[2seth2]

good luck on the hatch sherl

 

[sherylreno]

Thanks you guys! I'm getting bubbly again like I used to be. May it continue.

Henhouse drama is my middle name here.

And also thank you for the good luck wishes for the new hatch.

 

[sherylreno]

I know exactly where Niles Canyon Rd is and it was very rural. I grew up in Pinole. My house was almost at the end of the street that was open for water shed until they built homes up there and now you can drive from Pinole to Hercules just from my old house. Before we had to either take the freeway or take San Pablo Ave. to get there.

This is a very small world indeed.

 

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