gotta shut down my compute and see if that fixes my issues..... brb
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That sounds like a very target-rich environment
lots of coyote bait there.
That sounds like a very target-rich environment
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They find climbing trees and wooden fence posts great sport, though. I thought about approximating the rat-excluders used on ships' ropes on the fenceposts and trees but the money and labor initial costs plus upkeep are prohibitive. Pasture fencing the whole 40 (which would mean about 1500 feet of aditional pasture fencing) plus a full-time LPD or guard llama has the best long-term payoff/least labor cost; if I wasn't afraid of getting stuck with another huge useless constantly shedding pet I'd have called a cl ad last week with a Great Pyrenese looking for a job.
*sigh*
Definitely easier to live here when there were plenty of other places for coyotes to hunt; as it is, we're sort of the recreational hunting preserve for coyotes who are actually living on household garbage, badly managed compost piles, and pet food bowls left outside overnight. Probably would be safer for my animals if I had a young dog of any kind in the yard and orchard- although my cousin's German Shorthair hasn't been much use against coyotes, now that I think of it, mostly because that breed has gotten less sane and useful since it got popular (speaking from the perspective of more than half a century: my father had a 21 year old German Shorthair when he got married in 1951). I had a lot less trouble with both rabbits and coyotes when my dogs were young.
Of course when my dogs were young I was in a lot better shape, too, and able to keep the blackberries and plum root suckers under control. Funny how that works.
They find climbing trees and wooden fence posts great sport, though. I thought about approximating the rat-excluders used on ships' ropes on the fenceposts and trees but the money and labor initial costs plus upkeep are prohibitive. Pasture fencing the whole 40 (which would mean about 1500 feet of aditional pasture fencing) plus a full-time LPD or guard llama has the best long-term payoff/least labor cost; if I wasn't afraid of getting stuck with another huge useless constantly shedding pet I'd have called a cl ad last week with a Great Pyrenese looking for a job.
*sigh*
Definitely easier to live here when there were plenty of other places for coyotes to hunt; as it is, we're sort of the recreational hunting preserve for coyotes who are actually living on household garbage, badly managed compost piles, and pet food bowls left outside overnight. Probably would be safer for my animals if I had a young dog of any kind in the yard and orchard- although my cousin's German Shorthair hasn't been much use against coyotes, now that I think of it, mostly because that breed has gotten less sane and useful since it got popular (speaking from the perspective of more than half a century: my father had a 21 year old German Shorthair when he got married in 1951). I had a lot less trouble with both rabbits and coyotes when my dogs were young.
Of course when my dogs were young I was in a lot better shape, too, and able to keep the blackberries and plum root suckers under control. Funny how that works.
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That sounds like a very target-rich environment
lots of coyote bait there.
Ok yeah that makes sence. lol We do have a lot of coyotes here. But the cats are always back inside long before dusk. lol My chickens make a better target than the cats, but "knock on wood" I havent lost any to coyotes, or coons in over a year. Lost a couple of roo's to the eagle, and human predation though...
That sounds like a very target-rich environment
Ok yeah that makes sence. lol We do have a lot of coyotes here. But the cats are always back inside long before dusk. lol My chickens make a better target than the cats, but "knock on wood" I havent lost any to coyotes, or coons in over a year. Lost a couple of roo's to the eagle, and human predation though...
Can I come here and cry?!?!?!
We have 15 bantam cochin chicks that we hatched 5 wks ago. I woke up to blood in their poop and a few of them huddled in the corner all fluffed up! Out of 15, only two pure lavender hatched, and BOTH of them are in the corner looking the sickest!!! I treated them all with Sulmet which I had on hand. Need to get some Corrid in the house for the next time. This is the first time in 7 yrs I've ever had chicks with Coccidiosis!!! And it has to be with THIS batch of chicks! I've been trying for 2 yrs now to get a lavender bantam cochin project under way. At least all the chicks are split for lavender so there is still hope, it just may take much longer to get the project going.
Anyway, I know you can all sympathize with me. Please send get well vibes to my little chickees!!!
We have 15 bantam cochin chicks that we hatched 5 wks ago. I woke up to blood in their poop and a few of them huddled in the corner all fluffed up! Out of 15, only two pure lavender hatched, and BOTH of them are in the corner looking the sickest!!! I treated them all with Sulmet which I had on hand. Need to get some Corrid in the house for the next time. This is the first time in 7 yrs I've ever had chicks with Coccidiosis!!! And it has to be with THIS batch of chicks! I've been trying for 2 yrs now to get a lavender bantam cochin project under way. At least all the chicks are split for lavender so there is still hope, it just may take much longer to get the project going.
Anyway, I know you can all sympathize with me. Please send get well vibes to my little chickees!!!
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Cats are safer indoors. I'm glad that Charlie won't go outside willingly. Now that the doggy door is closed, Rosie's comings and goings are a nuisance. She'll slip out, and then come meowing at some window to be let back in. I get quite annoyed when she does it at the bedroom window in the middle of the night.
It's a bother because not being able to let cats out will mean not being able to leave the back door open so I can do something besides wait for the dogs to come in. Of course that's a time-limited problem; I know that Ruby looks good compaired to Miguel, but she had pneumonia twice last winter, and I suspect she won't make it through the next. Griz is in better shape- funny the difference half Chesepeake makes on aging- but he's also less a dope about taking care of himself and staying out of the weather if I delay letting him back in. He'll go into the dry place under the porch and wait, while Ruby stands in the pouring rain and scratches at the door instead.
Cats are safer indoors. I'm glad that Charlie won't go outside willingly. Now that the doggy door is closed, Rosie's comings and goings are a nuisance. She'll slip out, and then come meowing at some window to be let back in. I get quite annoyed when she does it at the bedroom window in the middle of the night.
It's a bother because not being able to let cats out will mean not being able to leave the back door open so I can do something besides wait for the dogs to come in. Of course that's a time-limited problem; I know that Ruby looks good compaired to Miguel, but she had pneumonia twice last winter, and I suspect she won't make it through the next. Griz is in better shape- funny the difference half Chesepeake makes on aging- but he's also less a dope about taking care of himself and staying out of the weather if I delay letting him back in. He'll go into the dry place under the porch and wait, while Ruby stands in the pouring rain and scratches at the door instead.
too bad no one local seems to have Norwegian elkhounds
they don't seem to shed much, have a close coat which doesn't get burred up that much; chase the LARGE predators and leave the smaller fowl alone, and are very much people-dogs if raised to socialize from a young age
the German shorthairs I've met, seem to be standoffish and sometimes aggressive towards humans, even those introduced as "friend"
our black-lab/shepherd mix has been very good about deterring coyotes, coons, and possums, but he DOES need a good bit of grooming, and has developed epilepsy in his older age (but his scent marking still seems to keep our yard coyote-and-deer-free
another good "guard dog" that few think about, is a standard poodle ... those haven't been overbred into yappiness, were originally bred as hunting dogs, and in "puppy clip", don't shed nor smell
they don't seem to shed much, have a close coat which doesn't get burred up that much; chase the LARGE predators and leave the smaller fowl alone, and are very much people-dogs if raised to socialize from a young age
the German shorthairs I've met, seem to be standoffish and sometimes aggressive towards humans, even those introduced as "friend"
our black-lab/shepherd mix has been very good about deterring coyotes, coons, and possums, but he DOES need a good bit of grooming, and has developed epilepsy in his older age (but his scent marking still seems to keep our yard coyote-and-deer-free
another good "guard dog" that few think about, is a standard poodle ... those haven't been overbred into yappiness, were originally bred as hunting dogs, and in "puppy clip", don't shed nor smell
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hugs to you ...
have you tried the bleach-water solution as well, for them? since apparently that will help heal the cocci diseases that the medications cannot
my flock sends joyous healing clucks towards your chicks
hugs to you ...
have you tried the bleach-water solution as well, for them? since apparently that will help heal the cocci diseases that the medications cannot
my flock sends joyous healing clucks towards your chicks
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Sorry to hear about your little ones . Hope all works out ok.
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I'll bet that their acre and a half (which is about the minimum Michael and I need to hard-fence, somehow) does not have .3 miles of road exposure, 50 feet difference in grade between lowest and highest points on the boundary, and various vegetation complications (500 year old oak trees, a Century orchard, and a plum thicket, to be getting on with). And I suspect they've maybe got fewer balls in the air than we do, as a group of property owners. Your description of their fence translates into a balance sheet that would cover several much higher priority items, starting with a dozen more heavy duty steel corral panels so we wouldn't have to carry them around between three locations before we can work cattle or confine them. It would be great to have that kind of security- except maybe for the feeling of being in a low security corrections facility- but there are so many more exigent places to put the money that ten foot fences are not the first choice for our discussions.
I'll bet that their acre and a half (which is about the minimum Michael and I need to hard-fence, somehow) does not have .3 miles of road exposure, 50 feet difference in grade between lowest and highest points on the boundary, and various vegetation complications (500 year old oak trees, a Century orchard, and a plum thicket, to be getting on with). And I suspect they've maybe got fewer balls in the air than we do, as a group of property owners. Your description of their fence translates into a balance sheet that would cover several much higher priority items, starting with a dozen more heavy duty steel corral panels so we wouldn't have to carry them around between three locations before we can work cattle or confine them. It would be great to have that kind of security- except maybe for the feeling of being in a low security corrections facility- but there are so many more exigent places to put the money that ten foot fences are not the first choice for our discussions.
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