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[Chickielady]

Thanks pips&peeps, but I am going to stay put & let DH handle that...mostly need him to LOAD DAD IN THE VAN, and take him OUT of the house and INTO the world and let Dad visit the puppies, see how he reacts, and see what happens.
I cannot get one & take it down there, and if FiL decides he does not want the pup?
If DH gets a pup, and stay all week as he has said, and the two do not bond, then DH can bring me the pup.
I will let him decide, I can only suggest, but thanks so much!!

 

[pips&peeps]

Okie Dokie, it was a thought.

 

[Chickielady]

Thanks so much, a very nice thought!!

Check this noisy boy out, (maybe a girl?) they are maybe looking for mates, and finding any LOUD thing they can find to machine gun on...this guy loves this barrell, and the noise echos all over the valley and about blows me outta the house!
I have caught my night owl party boy neighbor out first thing in the morning (he goes to bed at dawn) YELLING in my direction as he thinks it is me making all the power-riveter racket!
Wish you guys could hear how noisy this bird is on this metal barrell...

there are alot of these peckers out here too...need to find out what kind they are.

 

[blueducklings]

LOL! It will get louder until he finds his girl. I think only the boys do that.
We had one that comes to our gutter and drums away at 4am! The neighbours were looking like zombies by the end of the week. His favourite spot on the gutter was the section outside my bedroom window. Hits it at dawn...like clockwork. Then the rest of the birds wake up and join in the morning racket. A junior high school band high on root beer.
Great for my DH that goes to the gym for his spin class anyways at 4am, but this girl needs her beauty sleep.

Water hose doesn't work. I tried it.
Maybe you can roll the barrel closer to your neighbour so you can get some sleep.

 

[broodytood]

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From what I can tell of the pic, that looks like the sapsucker that used to pound on the attic vent right above our bedroom. And of course it was at 4:30 a.m. every morning! Sounded like we had a jackhammer in the attic. We got so desperate for him to quit that we tied a stuffed animal to the roof for a while. He quit for that year but came back the next and we had to do it all over again.
Your barrel looks like it does a great job of making noise!!!

 

[blueducklings]

Ours starts a chain reaction with our dogs, then pretty soon the entire culdesac's dogs are "on it" too. LOL
Kind of like when a deer comes to visit. You can tell where it is by the barks up or down the street.

 

[SadieSue]

pips&peeps :

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Do you have a limit as to what you can spend on a puppy? I can peruse the ads here in Spokane and check SCRAPS. I think it is around $75.00 to get a puppy here. This includes the license, shots and a certificate to get the animal spayed or neutered.

With all the people on this site, we can find a way to get one to you!

Something else you should look into CL - Many of the shelters have senior discounts. Years ago when my grandmother wasn't able to find a reason to get out of bed, I found a long haired dachshund for her at the shelter and put a deposit on it until I could get her there the next day to surprise her. Because she was a senior, it ended up costing her less than $25 to adopt the dog instead of the regular $200-$350 it normally cost. That was some years ago, but I'm pretty certain senior discounts still apply. This was at the Pierce County shelter where I still volunteer.​

 

[RedReiner]

These are my peeps ... what you want??

 

[SadieSue]

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LOL - I love it! Chicks with attitude!

 

[Chickielady]

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OOOH! Good idea!!
What I will do is turn the barrell around so it is pointed AT the neighbor's.
Those useless kids party & blow off bottle rockets & roar around on their dirt bikes, have beer & bon fire parties all night, every night.
They yell & fight and cuss to high heaven!!!!!!!!
His Dad says they aren't nothing but useless druggies...how the kid got full diability is a mystery.
he sure doesn't give a hoot about his 80 year old Dad though, nor us over here.
This will work great waking the spud-brained kid up several times a day!!

The bird's colors so blans, sure it isn't a hen, found the big dead snag out in our front acerage, and so has taken up housekeeping and waiting for big Daddy to arrive ?
I thought all the males had some sort of red...my audubon field guides all packed, I will have to look on line.