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[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Do you have a group there you can contact who can help this woman with the ferals....they will allow her to keep the colony, but they will come in and have them all spayed/neutered. Check around. That way there are NO MORE BABIES. We have that same problem here and I have helped the local rescue group as much as I can (can't much this year), but I know that if the colony is in an okay space they will catch/fix/release...and set up feeding stations. If all the cats are removed....she will just bring in new ones or new ones will move in. If you the ones there remain, fixed, no more babies and no more will move into this "colony's" space. There is a web site that can help....I can go and find it if you would like me to.

This was years ago, out of state, and the woman was very very old, I doubt she is still alive, I do not even remember her address.
I am sure authorities have corrected the problem just as you said, how could they not ?
The neigborhood was trashed.

I have my hav-a-heart trap out with a can of tuna in it.
If my feral 'stinker' gets trapped we will take it straight away to the Humane Society...there is no neighbors here but we have seen 4 or 5 feral cats here, so far this year.

If you have 4 or 5 ferals right now, you will have 20 by the end of the year or more by next spring (breeding). Contact a local feral rescue organization and see if they will fix and release. If therre is a feeding station they should leave your birds (watch the babies though) alone and they will keep down the rodents in the barn or nearby forestry areas. They will also keep out other ferals. This has become their territory.

 

[Chickielady]

Good idea.
I have noticed most of them are brindle with white feet. so obviously related.
Do you feed them at this 'feeding station" ?
Or is that something the "group" does ?
We have raccoons and coyotes and a few bobcats too, so we do not leave any feed out.
Fence posts are either metal or wrapped in spikes, and fences are 'no dig' so nothing could dig under.
So far no birds or babies have been lost to predation, knock on wood.
I will look up any feral cat rescue out here, do you know of any ?
I really can live without cat piss on my laundry/porch/flower pots.
I have read that bobcats do this as well.
This was broad daylight, we went to the store and took the dog with us when it happened.
Next time dog stays.

He loves to go by by.
Not anymore.

 

[LaSombra]

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OMG, what is that double-laced one on the left in the first pic??? BEAUTIFUL!! Wait, I'll PM you...

 

[TrystInn]

OMG, what is that double-laced one on the left in the first pic??? BEAUTIFUL!! Wait, I'll PM you...

A Dark Brahma! I've replied to your pm but wanted to post it for folks who were curious.

 

[woman_in_shoe]

Our eggs are on days 16 and 17, and are due to hatch on June 28th and 29th. We are heading from Renton out to Westport tomorrow evening. I plan on having them go into lockdown midnight tomorrow night (splitting the difference in time). We are planning on coming back Monday evening. The trip includes a drive over a mountain pass and so I am concerned about the effect the going up and down will have on the chicks since they are not supposed to be rotated anymore. We will be using a power converter to keep the light and the fan running.

Out of the ten eggs that we started with we can see chicks in 7, the other two have thick shells and so we are not sure, however the airsack is getting bigger.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Here is a web site that may be helpful and I believe has a list of people who can help in your area: http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=191

Also, my contact person, told me the Coalition Humane, contact person Holly Bukes, from Tacoma could possibly also be a source for you to get some help.

I hope that this information will help someone.

 

[jbear]

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Here is a web site that may be helpful and I believe has a list of people who can help in your area: http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=191

Also, my contact person, told me the Coalition Humane, contact person Holly Bukes, from Tacoma could possibly also be a source for you to get some help.

I hope that this information will help someone.

you can also contact the Pierce County Humane Society for financial help.. they have the Cinderella Program, but it is based on income so I have no idea how that would work for you---never hurts to ask though, explain what you are trying to do. There are a lot of cat people out there who are very good at helping as much as they can.

also-- Coalition Humane--rocks! They are great.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Here is a web site that may be helpful and I believe has a list of people who can help in your area: http://www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=191

Also, my contact person, told me the Coalition Humane, contact person Holly Bukes, from Tacoma could possibly also be a source for you to get some help.

What little I know, is that these organizations that work with the feral colonies, lots of times will pick up the bill so hopefully no $$$ out of your pocket. That is how we do here in Okanogan county, we catch/fix/release feral colonies for free. As long as we can set up a feeding station. One of our ladies maintains the feeding station if there is no one else that wants to do it. Not sure of your area.

I hope that this information will help someone.

you can also contact the Pierce County Humane Society for financial help.. they have the Cinderella Program, but it is based on income so I have no idea how that would work for you---never hurts to ask though, explain what you are trying to do. There are a lot of cat people out there who are very good at helping as much as they can.

also-- Coalition Humane--rocks! They are great.

 

[7peeplings]

98056?
Calling all chicken owners - Renton, New Castle, Bellevue... who may be able to mentor a new backyard chicken keeper.
It would be great to find someone locally with experience raising chickens. I've got 7 (potential) gals that are 11 weeks old, and fourty seven questions about them.
I'll buy mealworms and coffee for someone with a bit of good advice.
thanks!

 

[justbugged]

7peeplings I got stuck living out in Enumclaw, but I have lived in the 98056 zip. If you want you can ask questions here. There a number of us that have quite a bit of expierence with our chickies.