Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

CATURDAY.
When your bed is not your own.
Ash​

Marlow.

 

[notabitail]

CATURDAY.
When your bed is not your own.
Ash​

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Marlow.
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Your title is misleading. It's not your house. It's the cats' house.

 

[Ribh]

We've had out 1st predator scare.
I was out last night. When I got home, as I do, I went down to check on the girls before locking up the house. They have a bad habit of roosting on the nesting boxes rather than the roost & as I would much prefer they didn't poop all over the boxes I move them.
Imagine my horror to find a carpet snake twinning its way through the nesting box with all 6 of my bantams snuggled up together, seemingly unfazed by this unwanted visitor.
My 1st thought was for the chicks.
I grabbed that snake by the tail & gave it a good tug, then decided that was not the smartest thing I could do as I had no idea where the head was & snakes are actually really strong.
I threw the seniors off the lid, grabbed the chicks from under Alpia & bellowed for my neighbour as I couldn't rescue chicks, chooks, hold a torch & deal with the snake all @ once on my own. He's a good neighbour & came running but of course by the time he arrived the snake had disappeared.
I moved everyone into the crates still stacked in the front yard & that's where everyone will be sleeping until further notice.
Unfortunately the snake, though long, was super thin, quite thin enough to slip through chicken wire.
As we say in Oz: Not happy, Jan! ​

 

[Ribh]

Your title is misleading. It's not your house. It's the cats' house.

That's what they'd like you to believe!

 

[notabitail]

We've had out 1st predator scare.
I was out last night. When I got home, as I do, I went down to check on the girls before locking up the house. They have a bad habit of roosting on the nesting boxes rather than the roost & as I would much prefer they didn't poop all over the boxes I move them.
Imagine my horror to find a carpet snake twinning its way through the nesting box with all 6 of my bantams snuggled up together, seemingly unfazed by this unwanted visitor.
My 1st thought was for the chicks.
I grabbed that snake by the tail & gave it a good tug, then decided that was not the smartest thing I could do as I had no idea where the head was & snakes are actually really strong.
I threw the seniors off the lid, grabbed the chicks from under Alpia & bellowed for my neighbour as I couldn't rescue chicks, chooks, hold a torch & deal with the snake all @ once on my own. He's a good neighbour & came running but of course by the time he arrived the snake had disappeared.
I moved everyone into the crates still stacked in the front yard & that's where everyone will be sleeping until further notice.
Unfortunately the snake, though long, was super thin, quite thin enough to slip through chicken wire.
As we say in Oz: Not happy, Jan! ​

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Oh no! I hope your chooks will be all right.

 

[LozzyR]

We've had out 1st predator scare.
I was out last night. When I got home, as I do, I went down to check on the girls before locking up the house. They have a bad habit of roosting on the nesting boxes rather than the roost & as I would much prefer they didn't poop all over the boxes I move them.
Imagine my horror to find a carpet snake twinning its way through the nesting box with all 6 of my bantams snuggled up together, seemingly unfazed by this unwanted visitor.
My 1st thought was for the chicks.
I grabbed that snake by the tail & gave it a good tug, then decided that was not the smartest thing I could do as I had no idea where the head was & snakes are actually really strong.
I threw the seniors off the lid, grabbed the chicks from under Alpia & bellowed for my neighbour as I couldn't rescue chicks, chooks, hold a torch & deal with the snake all @ once on my own. He's a good neighbour & came running but of course by the time he arrived the snake had disappeared.
I moved everyone into the crates still stacked in the front yard & that's where everyone will be sleeping until further notice.
Unfortunately the snake, though long, was super thin, quite thin enough to slip through chicken wire.
As we say in Oz: Not happy, Jan! ​

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Glad everyone is ok!

 

[Ribh]

@Shadrach
Leonard.

 

[LozzyR]

@Shadrach
Leonard.
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That's a magnificent picture! I might have to use that one instead!

 

[BY Bob]

We've had out 1st predator scare.
I was out last night. When I got home, as I do, I went down to check on the girls before locking up the house. They have a bad habit of roosting on the nesting boxes rather than the roost & as I would much prefer they didn't poop all over the boxes I move them.
Imagine my horror to find a carpet snake twinning its way through the nesting box with all 6 of my bantams snuggled up together, seemingly unfazed by this unwanted visitor.
My 1st thought was for the chicks.
I grabbed that snake by the tail & gave it a good tug, then decided that was not the smartest thing I could do as I had no idea where the head was & snakes are actually really strong.
I threw the seniors off the lid, grabbed the chicks from under Alpia & bellowed for my neighbour as I couldn't rescue chicks, chooks, hold a torch & deal with the snake all @ once on my own. He's a good neighbour & came running but of course by the time he arrived the snake had disappeared.
I moved everyone into the crates still stacked in the front yard & that's where everyone will be sleeping until further notice.
Unfortunately the snake, though long, was super thin, quite thin enough to slip through chicken wire.
As we say in Oz: Not happy, Jan! ​

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Oh gosh no. So scary.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Caturday

Enzo has his uber-fluffy winter coat. He is soft like a mink in the winter.