Official Squatch Watchers

Pics
Date sort Score sort
21hens-incharge said:
OMG!! That is freaky! They actually lure them away?
:th

Lucky pooch that you were paying attention!
:highfive:
Click to expand...
Yeah, apparently people around here have seen it happen to their dogs, particularly small dogs. Research I did online says it is an "urban myth" but some of the hunters in the area have seen coyotes try to do it with their smaller terrier dogs.
 
Redhead Rae said:
Yeah, apparently people around here have seen it happen to their dogs, particularly small dogs. Research I did online says it is an "urban myth" but some of the hunters in the area have seen coyotes try to do it with their smaller terrier dogs.
Click to expand...

That's horrible!
I guess if they can lure them away it's the easiest way to snag a meal.

Still horrified!
 
pitbullmomma said:
I guess I'm the only weirdo on here who likes them. :oops:

When I was in vet school, there was some wildlife group that would come and do educational things for kids and whatnot. They had a rehabilitated possum that was very sweet and snuggly. She had a smelly little pocket that you could stick your finger in.

I'm like that lady with the possum picture y'all were making fun of, lol.

I like raccoons, too. Don't hate me! I just Fort Knox the crap outta my coops, and so far, everyone's been fine.

Gotta pull out my old camping pictures of me from 30 years ago feeding the raccoons, lol (yeah, I know, I know...)
Click to expand...
I used to have a neighbor who was a liscenced orphaned raccoon raiser.
While I recognize the threat of rabies in raccoons is significant, they sure are cute (and smart).
Fort Knox here too.
 
So, today was hectic. DH, the Milk Drinker and I went to Tractor Supply to get some of those stall pellets Nunny mentioned as well as 10 bags of wood shavings. This evening, we moved the chicks in the stationary coop over to the winter coop. I thought there were 8 in there. I was wrong. I had 12 in there and 5 of the cockerels look big enough to fend for themselves in the bachelor pen. I have 6 definite pullets and one poor little under-sized chick that is so bald I couldn't tell if it is a pullet or a cockerel. I may have to cull it if the poor thing stops doing well. Sometime over the next 2 days, we need to muck out both the stationary coop, so we can move the bantams in, and muck out the winter coop because the doors are level with the concrete which means I can't do deep bedding.

And @staceyj, to ease your mind, "we" most likely means DH and FIL with me in a supervisory capacity. I'm taking full advantage of my pregnant lady status to avoid mucking chicken crap.
 
Redhead Rae said:
So, today was hectic. DH, the Milk Drinker and I went to Tractor Supply to get some of those stall pellets Nunny mentioned as well as 10 bags of wood shavings. This evening, we moved the chicks in the stationary coop over to the winter coop. I thought there were 8 in there. I was wrong. I had 12 in there and 5 of the cockerels look big enough to fend for themselves in the bachelor pen. I have 6 definite pullets and one poor little under-sized chick that is so bald I couldn't tell if it is a pullet or a cockerel. I may have to cull it if the poor thing stops doing well. Sometime over the next 2 days, we need to muck out both the stationary coop, so we can move the bantams in, and muck out the winter coop because the doors are level with the concrete which means I can't do deep bedding.

And @staceyj, to ease your mind, "we" most likely means DH and FIL with me in a supervisory capacity. I'm taking full advantage of my pregnant lady status to avoid mucking chicken crap.
Click to expand...
I put a board across the inside of one coop door to hold the litter in to prevent the door from jamming on shavings.
 
20181215_185232.jpg
Did i show you guys the baby quilt i just finished?
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom