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[WVduckchick]

Got 5/5!!!

Awesome!!

 

[WVduckchick]

So I have a story.... It got dark, so we came out of the woods from hunting, got back to the camp, and planned to grab the comets and put them inside the coop. We have 4-5 that have been sleeping outside. So I get 2 under my arms, he grabs 1, we ride down to the coop.... Pop open the nest box lid to insert the hens thru.... and what is looking up at me??? A friggin possum!! Laying right there in the friggin nest box!! I dropped the lid quick! Thank god hubby was with me. I took the hens back outside, and he shot the possum right there in the nest box.

The rooster, 2 young chicks, and other hens were up on the roost, safe. But if we hadn't shown up when we did, they all would have been dead by morning. Apparently the possum came in before the auto door closed and was just waiting for the chicks to settle in. The auto door is now off and I'll keep them locked in for a while so they can get un-scared. Hopefully.

 

[Chaos18]

Glad you were able to get it before it got them.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks! They did all the work, lol... super excited, this is the best looking batch yet...

Congrats!

-Kathy

 

[minihorse927]

Thanks, everyone... these guys are really growing on me, lol...

Hey, minihorse, are your SH's laying?

yes but not separated

 

[dan26552]

Got 5/5!!!

Awesome!

Is that 5/5 you set or 5/5 that made it to lockdown?

 

[AmyPaperlady]

For those who are interested, I've worked a bit on my itinerary for next summer (and the map is now linked in the itinerary, so if you just want to look at that, you shouldn't even have to scroll). If you do click through to the map, my definitely-going places have the flower markers--and if you scroll over to the west coast of the US, you can see where I'm flying from, and the teeny airport a couple miles from my house that it would cost $4-5,000 to fly economy from--for just me, mind

Anyway... http://h2g2.com/entry/A87879046

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I didn't have one to spare.     Or maybe i just didn't want to BE one!

Now i would be afraid of a Grizzly.... I respect black bears but generally dont fear them.

I think that would freak me out.  Knowing it was there but not seeing what it was doing.

Yeah i was a bit nervous...

I'm soooo glad we don't have bears. Did you have any luck? I had a big doe walk within 10 yards, broad side, but heard something trailing her and hoped it was a buck, so I let her go on. She stopped at the base of my ladder, like 10 feet from me!. Buck never appeared.

NOPE.... Just da bear.

 

[abbevilleoz]

So I have a story.... It got dark, so we came out of the woods from hunting, got back to the camp, and planned to grab the comets and put them inside the coop. We have 4-5 that have been sleeping outside. So I get 2 under my arms, he grabs 1, we ride down to the coop.... Pop open the nest box lid to insert the hens thru.... and what is looking up at me??? A friggin possum!! Laying right there in the friggin nest box!! I dropped the lid quick! Thank god hubby was with me. I took the hens back outside, and he shot the possum right there in the nest box.

The rooster, 2 young chicks, and other hens were up on the roost, safe. But if we hadn't shown up when we did, they all would have been dead by morning. Apparently the possum came in before the auto door closed and was just waiting for the chicks to settle in. The auto door is now off and I'll keep them locked in for a while so they can get un-scared. Hopefully.

Great timing!

Now i would be afraid of a Grizzly.... I respect black bears but generally dont fear them.
Yeah i was a bit nervous...
NOPE.... Just da bear.

You guys have a large population of black bears don't you?

 

[FridayYet]

So I have a story.... It got dark, so we came out of the woods from hunting, got back to the camp, and planned to grab the comets and put them inside the coop. We have 4-5 that have been sleeping outside. So I get 2 under my arms, he grabs 1, we ride down to the coop.... Pop open the nest box lid to insert the hens thru.... and what is looking up at me??? A friggin possum!! Laying right there in the friggin nest box!! I dropped the lid quick! Thank god hubby was with me. I took the hens back outside, and he shot the possum right there in the nest box.

The rooster, 2 young chicks, and other hens were up on the roost, safe. But if we hadn't shown up when we did, they all would have been dead by morning. Apparently the possum came in before the auto door closed and was just waiting for the chicks to settle in. The auto door is now off and I'll keep them locked in for a while so they can get un-scared. Hopefully.

Glad you were able to get it before it got them.

X2!!