Nevadans?

[americanvalkyrie]

Just for you, Missy: The Zombie Research Society website.

Sweet! How about this one:
See that green spot on the Idaho/Montana border, very last picture? That's where I grew up, baby! I keep saying Idaho girls can do anything. Even survive a zombie apocalypse when everyone else is living in Zombieland.

You can see it in more detail here: http://www.classesandcareers.com/collegelife/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Zombie-Epidemic1.jpg

 

[sherylreno]

Thanks everyone. I just got home from work and of course went outside to check on everyone. The raccoons was here again and tried to get into the coop but no luck for them so far. It seemed like they were much more aggressive. I believe they started coming around on the Sept 30th because my egg count went down the next day from 6 eggs a day to 2. I'm back up to 4 a day again so perhaps the chickens are feeling safer. I was wondering why Amanda has been sleeping on the rafter above the run. She matches the color of the board and if you didn't know she was there you wouldn't see her. She started that on the 1st. I noticed they are trying to bend the hardware cloth but still haven't gotten past anything. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. The ducks are staying away from the sides of the coop and even Bridgette is staying inside of the coop instead of the run with the ducks. Leroy is standing guard at the door. I noticed he doesn't sleep much at night now always on guard.

Aubrey, I was thinking of asking Gadsden to bring his timberwolf hybrid dog over because I heard, once they smell the urine of a timberwolf they high tail it out and don't come back. I know others use coyote urine as well. Elvis would be good though but if that huge one comes back then Elvis would be a goner it was just so big. When my older son was here in March he told me the raccoons roam so much and feed and then they circle back. It takes them months to do so. I guess he was right on this one.

I can help you paint your flamingo's if you need more help. I can't carry much but I do what I can. Just let me know.

Ron and Missy, great posts!

Elizabeth, it sounds like you were slammed this week. You are another busy person like Missy.

Lacy, I looked up raccoons growling on youtube and it seems like they do growl a lot. I can't fire a shotgun here in town. I'm almost at downtown Reno. There are other ways though.

Kim, if that was me I probably would have done the same thing.

 

[wolftracks]

Sheryl, mountain lion urine works even better and sometimes they bottle it at zoos and colleges.

Aubrey, I may not be able to be there for painting, but I worked for 15 years at the Clarement in Berkeley. I worked every department but housekeeping. I worked more types of wedding than I'll ever remember. I also worked with the chef and even when I worked banquets, they'd call me out to decorate a cake for something. We didn't have a pastry chef for a long time. When I worked sales and catering, I learned what I needed to to start a side business and I had my own catering and party plan business, most of which were weddings. Add to that we don't give birth to many males in this family and honey, I'm always working on a wedding. LOL Not sure what I can do to help, cause you're doing an awesome job, but let me know and if I can do it I will.

 

[Peep_Show]

Zoo Doo! re: mountain lion urine... It reminds me of my neighbors when I had the ranch up near Auburn. They had a deer problem that even 6-foot high fences couldn't keep 'em out of their ornate veggie garden. And so they went to the zoo and got some lion excretions and scattered it about. The deer vanished, but my neighbors couldn't figure out where their sheep went. It turns out that the lion scent was very effective at keeping the deer away, BUT it attracted mountain lions to the property who by far enjoyed the easier-to-catch sheep. (Something about scent marking territories, etc.) Oh, well.... One lion was actually shot INSIDE another neighbor's barn where it decided to lounge atop the hay bales....not something I'd like to encounter first thing in one's morning chores.

re: Zombies.... We've got the Zombie Apocalypse Store down here in Las Vegas that caters to everything zombie and the preparation for the invasion. My nephew is big into the craze and nearly every T-shirt is something zombie-fied. I don't have cable, so cannot tune in to The Walking Dead. Is the first season out on DVD yet? I catch a fair share of zombie movies, though. "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies" is pretty forgettable, that is, unless you're a fan of Savannah, GA, and Fort Pulaski and you don't mind a REAL BIG dose of revisionist history.

Sorry not to have contributed lately, but I've been lurking when I've been able to catch a moment. Been very bizzy as Mom's Parkinsons took an extreme turn for the worst and we're having to deal with multiple falls and hospital visits, moving to assisted living, etc. She's got a monstrous house to downsize out of and an equally huge amount of paperwork to reckon with. The logistics of it all are a giant energy-and-time-sucking black hole. Someday I hope to get my life back!

Hey, I wanna see some flamingo pictures. That sounds fab! Any chance little flamingos will wend their way onto a wedding cake? It'd be cool to find some flamingos-in-formal-wear figurines as a cake topper.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Hey guess what! I made breaded chicken patties today from home grown chickens! I also canned the stock that I cooked them in!

The chicken patties were pretty good! Daughter says they need more garlic. It's my first try so I'm pleased with the result. Next time, I'll put in more garlic.

Thats awesome! Good job, girl! Must feel amazing to have your own meat like that!

Just for you, Missy: The Zombie Research Society website.

Bahaha!

Aubrey, I was thinking of asking Gadsden to bring his timberwolf hybrid dog over because I heard, once they smell the urine of a timberwolf they high tail it out and don't come back. I know others use coyote urine as well. Elvis would be good though but if that huge one comes back then Elvis would be a goner it was just so big. When my older son was here in March he told me the raccoons roam so much and feed and then they circle back. It takes them months to do so. I guess he was right on this one.

I can help you paint your flamingo's if you need more help. I can't carry much but I do what I can. Just let me know.

Its actually nearly impossible for a raccoon of any size to kill a dog Elvis's size and all stories of it happening are urban legends. (except in cases where the dog gets an infection and dies a week later or is drowned in the water by a coon). A raccoons teeth are sharp and they are feisty but their mouths are not even close to big enough to land a killing blow and they do not have the strength to take down a dog that is pure muscle. The larger they are the less agile they are making it harder for them to manouver their bodies out of the way of the Dog, who has the instinct to bite and shake. Especially large breed terriers, which are bred way back to fight and kill at all cost. Its just not something any raccoon could ever win. Of course its not really something a person should subject their dog to anyhow! (BTW this is just my ego saying "psh, Elvis could take on ANY coon and dont nobody say otherwise!")


Thanks for the offers to help, Kim and Sheryl! SUUUUUUPER nice of you guys!!!

 

[RulerOfTheSkies]

*****GASP!!!!!!!!***


Elvis Presley is the greatest vocalist ever to walk this earth. EVERRR! EVER.

(LOL that statement actually killed me inside a little...)


It is also the name of my dog which is what im referring to

Lol Sorry! I didnt mean to hurt your feelings! (LOL)

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Lol Sorry! I didnt mean to hurt your feelings! (LOL)

Im sensitive when it comes to the king! hahahahaha

 

[NevadaRon]

Sweet! How about this one:
See that green spot on the Idaho/Montana border, very last picture? That's where I grew up, baby! I keep saying Idaho girls can do anything. Even survive a zombie apocalypse when everyone else is living in Zombieland.

You can see it in more detail here: http://www.classesandcareers.com/collegelife/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Zombie-Epidemic1.jpg

Awesome! Looks like I need to start migrating north and east.

Sheryl, mountain lion urine works even better and sometimes they bottle it at zoos and colleges.

Oooh, great idea! I wonder if it works on feral/wild horses? They've been giving me fits lately.

Zoo Doo! re: mountain lion urine... It reminds me of my neighbors when I had the ranch up near Auburn. They had a deer problem that even 6-foot high fences couldn't keep 'em out of their ornate veggie garden. And so they went to the zoo and got some lion excretions and scattered it about. The deer vanished, but my neighbors couldn't figure out where their sheep went. It turns out that the lion scent was very effective at keeping the deer away, BUT it attracted mountain lions to the property who by far enjoyed the easier-to-catch sheep. (Something about scent marking territories, etc.) Oh, well.... One lion was actually shot INSIDE another neighbor's barn where it decided to lounge atop the hay bales....not something I'd like to encounter first thing in one's morning chores.

re: Zombies.... We've got the Zombie Apocalypse Store down here in Las Vegas that caters to everything zombie and the preparation for the invasion. My nephew is big into the craze and nearly every T-shirt is something zombie-fied. I don't have cable, so cannot tune in to The Walking Dead. Is the first season out on DVD yet? I catch a fair share of zombie movies, though. "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies" is pretty forgettable, that is, unless you're a fan of Savannah, GA, and Fort Pulaski and you don't mind a REAL BIG dose of revisionist history.

I love zombie movies in general but I had no desire to see that one! I can't remember - are you a Netflix subscriber Dee? Both seasons are on Netflix.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Thanks everyone. I just got home from work and of course went outside to check on everyone. The raccoons was here again and tried to get into the coop but no luck for them so far. It seemed like they were much more aggressive. I believe they started coming around on the Sept 30th because my egg count went down the next day from 6 eggs a day to 2. I'm back up to 4 a day again so perhaps the chickens are feeling safer. I was wondering why Amanda has been sleeping on the rafter above the run. She matches the color of the board and if you didn't know she was there you wouldn't see her. She started that on the 1st. I noticed they are trying to bend the hardware cloth but still haven't gotten past anything. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. The ducks are staying away from the sides of the coop and even Bridgette is staying inside of the coop instead of the run with the ducks. Leroy is standing guard at the door. I noticed he doesn't sleep much at night now always on guard.

Aubrey, I was thinking of asking Gadsden to bring his timberwolf hybrid dog over because I heard, once they smell the urine of a timberwolf they high tail it out and don't come back. I know others use coyote urine as well. Elvis would be good though but if that huge one comes back then Elvis would be a goner it was just so big. When my older son was here in March he told me the raccoons roam so much and feed and then they circle back. It takes them months to do so. I guess he was right on this one.

If I was you, and I lived in town, I'd get some electric netting. They say a strand of wire, 4" off the ground and another at 18" or something will deter most things. Well, there's a lot of room between those. If I needed to do it, I'd get some electric wire insulators and attach them to my building so that some 2"x4"x48" welded wire fencing stands off the building about 4" or so. Surround the building with it, doors included. Nothing will get past that. Of course you would only have it turned on at night when everybody is safe and sound inside. If there are trees or whatever close to the building that allows the coons to climb up to the windows to try and get through the hardware cloth, cut the limbs off the tree.

Gads! I hate racoons. I lost several birds to them when we lived in the foothills of Sodom and Gomorrah.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Awesome! Looks like I need to start migrating north and east.

Oooh, great idea! I wonder if it works on feral/wild horses? They've been giving me fits lately.

I love zombie movies in general but I had no desire to see that one! I can't remember - are you a Netflix subscriber Dee? Both seasons are on Netflix.

I don't have cable either, so I watched both on Netflix. We streamed season 2 on Russ' laptop.

One of my friends lives in the Virginia Foothills area and posts pictures every day of the mustangs on her front lawn. She's fascinated by them. But she also doesn't have a garden, or even fences to repair. She lives in a HOA that even mows her lawn for her. I'd be getting tired of those horses VERY fast.

Wolf urine for sale... The customer reviews are more than worth a read, even if you never intend to buy a jug.
http://www.amazon.com/Deerbusters-W...9540386&sr=8-1&keywords=wolf+urine+lure-32+oz