On a brighter note, I got tractor driving lessons from April's Uncle Ron last Tuesday and then did my first solo mission ripping and tilling on the Ford 1720 yesterday putting in a patch behind April's folks house.
getting my till on
mr. plow
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Dissappearing hens, bent corn and tractor driving
We lost two chickens today, the only evidence was a small pile of feathers. I think it was a a fox or a coyote, the girls may be on coop arrest until I trap or shoot the culprit. We are down to 17 hens now which is a pretty poor record for protecting them since we started with 24. If anyone has any bright ideas to stop the chicken serial killer; I am all ears. Speaking of ears, we lost about half of our corn today during a heavy thunderstorm that dropped about 2 inches of rain in under an hour and brought wind gusts around 40 mph. I tried to tie some of the stalks back up to trellising with jute string but ended up snapping a couple of them, April did some research that said they can right themselves in about 5 days of sunny weather so we are going to try the patience strategy. Sometimes I wonder what the lesson I am supposed to be learning is, but I have faith God will help me to figure it out eventually.
On a brighter note, I got tractor driving lessons from April's Uncle Ron last Tuesday and then did my first solo mission ripping and tilling on the Ford 1720 yesterday putting in a patch behind April's folks house.
getting my till on
mr. plow
On a brighter note, I got tractor driving lessons from April's Uncle Ron last Tuesday and then did my first solo mission ripping and tilling on the Ford 1720 yesterday putting in a patch behind April's folks house.
getting my till on
mr. plow
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Presumably you have a fence around your coop so there's no need to go there. I'd suggest an additional electric fence on the perimeter.
ReplyDeleteIf that fails there are two alternative plans.
1. Stock up on some stimulants and arm yourself with your favorite varmint gun for a few all-nighters. Night-vision goggles would be helpful in that plan.
2. Although it may prove to be detrimental to your four-legged pals, planting some land mines around the coop would certainly work.
No need to thank me for this advice; just trying to do my part to keep the layers/roasters safe.
I like the stimulants and firearms plan. Late nights hopped up on speed with an itchy trigger finger is a recipe for victory! It's too hot to sleep anyways lately so at least I can be productive instead of tossing and turning.
ReplyDeleteAny excuse to buy nightvision goggles is a great idea.
I've been letting the birds free range during the day so I would be looking a lot of electric fence to put in, my other idea is to get some angry rooster or guinea hens as a early warning system for the hens. I looked at coyote traps today at tractor supply and for $150 I might as well buy 75 more chickens for the same price. Then I could afford to lose a few of em.
Hope you are doing well in SF