Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Every state has different rules. Here, skunks and raccoons along with fox, coyotes and stray cats are considered varmints and may be killed at any time. Red squirrels are small game and may be taken during scheduled hunting seasons. Cowbirds are protected.

People there eat red squirrel?

 

[R2elk]

People there eat red squirrel?

I tried once. I really don't care for the taste of turpentine. Red squirrels aren't the problem here that they are where you live. Here you mostly only find them in the forests.

 

[jerryse]

Did you have to turn your house finch loose?

Nope that all happened before I was born .

 

[jerryse]

I tried once. I really don't care for the taste of turpentine. Red squirrels aren't the problem here that they are where you live. Here you mostly only find them in the forests.

They also like BC's Martin house .

 

[duluthralphie]

I tried once. I really don't care for the taste of turpentine. Red squirrels aren't the problem here that they are where you live. Here you mostly only find them in the forests.

Here you find them in the woods too, they are terrible. They chew holes in buildings just to get out of the cold.

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Cloudy and cool . I moved some chicks and had one escape . Mild headache . ugh

 

[ejb3810]

I don't understand the dislike of cowbirds expressed by some here ? I don't see them a lot but have never seen one that caused a problem ? Starling's are another story and can be a real problem.
Ralphie, glad to read that your hog slaughter went well. Seems like more work than I would be interested in, as I am not even interested in butchering my own chickens. Just have them for the eggs. It must be very difficult for you when it is time to butcher your favorite cuddling bird ?!

 

[jerryse]

Ralphie is going to eat groundhog ! err sausage ground hog . Just my humor .

 

[Molpet]

I don't understand the dislike of cowbirds expressed by some here ? I don't see them a lot but have never seen one that caused a problem ? Starling's are another story and can be a real problem.
Ralphie, glad to read that your hog slaughter went well. Seems like more work than I would be interested in, as I am not even interested in butchering my own chickens. Just have them for the eggs. It must be very difficult for you when it is time to butcher your favorite cuddling bird ?!

Cow birds lay their eggs in other birds nests. They hatch quicker and grow fast. They have a push reflex to push the others out of the nest... according to a PBS documentary...
I have seen a pair of blue birds feeding one cowbird chick. No baby Blue birds in sight

 

[memphis]

I may have seen the same special!