The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

[Chickenwingo]

LOL I brought some of my weapons back from Iraq. Armed and deadly. Shot first then ask questions never,lol.

 

[Steadfast]

Ha ha ha

But seriously.
What are you guys doing to protect your birds from thieves?

It is a sad reality we must discuss with birds like this.

 

[Pyxis]

Well right now my pair is locked up tight in my workshop out back, and no one knows I have them. For the coop, I will be building solid wood and not a hoop coop. The doors will be padlocked and there will be a baby monitor in the coop so I can always hear what's going on. Might even hook up a small camera to see what's going on when I want to too. Really thinking about also putting a game cam hidden in the trees facing the door so that if something were to happen I would have evidence and know where to start looking for my birds.

 

[DCchicken]

I didn't know what to do when I caught the person wondering around my property and looking at the birds. I can't own guns because I am a D.C. resident. I did walk out there with my crossbow like I hadn't seen him and was just going to out to practice.
I found it a little odd that he was looking around the Cemani pen. I am not a zoo. If you want to see rare birds, the Zoo in D.C. is really nice. They even have a baby panda. Personally I think he was trying to just snatch a few chickens and didn't really know that they were rare.

 

[Steadfast]

I am interested in the electric shock options

I really like that baby monitor idea.
It is a simple solution for night raiders.
But the rooster crowing in the morning over a baby monitor...
Can not be a happy thing!!! He he he.

 

[Chickenwingo]

I have security cameras all over my Property now 8 of them 960tvl IR72 They see in the dark clearly to 200+feet and daytime out to 500+ feet. I bought them from ebay and a HD DS1 recorder 8 channel I have them on a 32 inch HD TV. It cost me about 800 for the whole package not including the 200 tv. I installed it myself, very easy.
Best investment I ever made. Then you have to post your property with no trespassing signs otherwise the police will not let you press trespass charges, stupid loop hole. I have my 12gauge loaded with rocksalt 5 shells also. If you need any help just ask I researched cameras a lot before I bought them. You want a min of Infa Red IR72 cameras to see far into the dark.


Oh I forgot if you buy a game camera buy a wildgame nation 6c battery one 100 dollars. Otherwise you will go threw batteries like crazy. There is no flash to let people know a camera is there its IR,

 

[Steadfast]

I spoke to mike (wolfewyte) on the phone.

He got robbed.

someone stole my birds from him too.

Soooooo... instead of getting them now...
I have to wait til mid May...

Im really angry... but not at mike....
All of his customers are angry with him too.
but what could he have done?
after all, he has no real defense living in the soviet state of NY...


Serious Flamming Bummer.

 

[DCchicken]

I spoke to mike (wolfewyte) on the phone.

He got robbed.

someone stole my birds from him too.

Soooooo... instead of getting them now...
I have to wait til mid May...

Im really angry... but not at mike....
All of his customers are angry with him too.
but what could he have done?
after all, he has no real defense living in the soviet state of NY...


Serious Flamming Bummer.

When did this happen? I guess that explains why I have not gotten my pair from him.

 

[Steadfast]

last weekend....

 

[Randy2010]

People need to be careful who they show their birds to and also about giving their address out. When I get ready to sell, most likely if they aren't being shipped, I will meet the person somewhere. But I do have a fence in back yard with an electric fence running along the top of it, plus I have a great watch dog that I don't have to worry about her letting anyone out back with my birds. Planning on adding another one to help her out soon. Also helps that I have a neighbor on each side of me and across the road from me that are home most of the time, they are either retired or work from home.
But I have been warning people to be careful right now that do have these birds or any other expensive birds and so on.