What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

Do you trap them or what? It looks like it would be a determined little critter.

 

[WthrLady]

If you have a strong disposition google mink vs chickens. They can slip through the tiniest of holes, they are frenzy killers and can take out a whole flock in minutes. They kill brutally everything that moves, and then stash the bodies for later. They're quiet and wary. They can't see for anything, but their sense of smell is unmatched. They hunt any time of day.

They aren't afraid of things 10 times their size.

It's the first one I've seen or captured on camera on top of the hill here. I've seen them in the creek run half mile downhill, but with all the flooding the usually dry creeks and cattle ponds are full, and the rodent population is insane, so it makes sense they're following that.

He actually got caught in one of the smaller fox traps we leave out, since I haven't caught her yet. Which is surprising. I did not give him the chance to figure out how to get out of that.

DS and I were looking for a project for today. Weasel boxes it is.

Garden still struggling. But I saw two tomatoes heading towards orange last night. Wet weather has caught up with the squash patch.

 

[Sueby]

I did look to see if we have them here & we do. I didn't realize they were aquatic & only weigh a couple lbs. I will look that up. They sound horrific - I hope to never see one. But I'm sure theyre near, I live very near a lake & the back of our property is wetlands & woods.

 

[WthrLady]

IN CT? You have weasels, and minks, (short tail weasels) ermine, stoats, fisher cats, and martens.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

[Sueby]

Oh no, I assumed we had them. We can hear the fishers at night. I'd just never seen one so wasn't sure.

 

[Sueby]

Can I put weeds (crabgrass) in the compost if they havent gone to seed yet? I can, right?

 

[WthrLady]

Isn't that a creepy scream? Like listening to foxes and rabbits scream. No wonder people afraid of the dark!

 

[WthrLady]

Can I put weeds (crabgrass) in the compost if they havent gone to seed yet? I can, right?

Actually, proper composting will kill the seeds. I never get the composting right though. So seed free to start is fine!

 

[Sueby]

Very creepy! The first time I heard them I thought it was a child!

& I KNOW I wont get the compost up to temp! Hoping next year to have a proper composting system set up, right now its just a pile of chicken poop, spent lettuce & kitchen veggie scraps.

 

[WthrLady]

I'm still waiting for the sheriff to show up on my door looking for the woman being torn apart by wild tigers. I won't have the heart to tell him it's just the male alpacas fighting over the last peppermint cookie.