tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post6435735234644588901..comments2024-03-16T00:38:56.513-05:00Comments on Calamity Acres Hobby Farm: Gone Mary Ann http://www.blogger.com/profile/08136211832739830031noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-52216903327985180882013-07-02T17:39:35.456-05:002013-07-02T17:39:35.456-05:00So sorry to hear this. I, too, have had my losses...So sorry to hear this. I, too, have had my losses to predators. I have all the birds but the geese penned for their own safety. My goats are pretty safe in the barnyard because of the light and Great Pyrenees and llama. Otherwise, I'd have to lock them in at night for safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-18102100197464080512013-07-02T09:01:15.987-05:002013-07-02T09:01:15.987-05:00Sorry to hear about the missing flock members.
...Sorry to hear about the missing flock members. <br /><br />Our hen house looks like fort knox to keep the predators out. One crack and the bad guys can find it.<br /><br />The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-59378362296733459632013-07-02T08:33:33.988-05:002013-07-02T08:33:33.988-05:00I am so sorry for the loss of your rooster, can yo...I am so sorry for the loss of your rooster, can you lock up your little goats safely from whatever is getting the chickens?<br />stella rosestellaroselonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353643296569568834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-39916167226446824502013-07-02T06:42:48.951-05:002013-07-02T06:42:48.951-05:00Sorry for your loss. Too bad something has had to...Sorry for your loss. Too bad something has had to rearrange the scheme of things. Hope everyone stays safe.I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-56177807657857000472013-07-02T05:41:30.923-05:002013-07-02T05:41:30.923-05:00I'm sorry to hear this. I have had that happe...I'm sorry to hear this. I have had that happen to me on more than one occasion--I go out in the morning, I don't notice a thing, and at the end of the day, I'm wondering "Where's so and so"? Yeah. Been there, done that. Of course, I have more than 4 hens. <br /><br />I agree with Winona, they do keep coming back, but I've had success changing the game on my end. No more free range--they're all locked in now. I don't like it, but I like it better than dead or missing chickens. The critters are VERY hungry this year, it's been very hard. We've had many losses, and I know you have too. I wish you luck with this, I really do.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823007336688773304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-79742590010502256542013-07-02T02:10:51.008-05:002013-07-02T02:10:51.008-05:00I am so sorry your hens are coming up missing. I d...I am so sorry your hens are coming up missing. I don't have so many hens that I can never NOT miss one. It is so easy to miss one of four. I hope you get rid of whatever it is.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-78128220135234915952013-07-01T22:18:04.308-05:002013-07-01T22:18:04.308-05:00Man, Mary Ann, when a predator starts on your anim...Man, Mary Ann, when a predator starts on your animals, they don't usually stop until you stop them. We had a terrible time with coons last year. Good grief, they even tore a hole in our chicken house roof and grabbed a rooster right off the roost. I can tell you, I was shocked the day I opened up the hen house to see a hole in the roof and feathers all over the hole with a roo missing. We fixed that problem by putting a tin roof on our hen house. We also bought a live trap. Something threw the trap, but managed to get out. Kevin thought it was a coon. Must of scared him pretty good, because he didn't come back. We even bought a baby monitor and put in the coop. I had a very hard time sleeping. I kept waking Kevin up because I would hear noises on the monitor. LOL We finally figured out it was a limb scratching against the side of the shed. We trimmed all the trees away except a couple for shade. Kind of scary to think something would grab Rammy right out of the coop in broad daylight. I have 2 buff orpington hens missing, but I am hoping they just sneaked off somewhere to sit. Not sure about that now. So sorry you are having this problem. I hope it moves on, but I wouldn't count on it. Oops, sorry, didn't mean to write a book. LOL Winonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290337861068849475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-31963937106186872532013-07-01T20:42:08.424-05:002013-07-01T20:42:08.424-05:00I am so sorry, nothing like that and something is ...I am so sorry, nothing like that and something is eating good if you have that many missing. <br />I do hope you catch or it moves on. <br />Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-67973999886050277972013-07-01T20:12:57.080-05:002013-07-01T20:12:57.080-05:00I'm sorry to read this. Most predators will ju...I'm sorry to read this. Most predators will just keep taking until they clean you out. Do you know how they are getting to them? Do you have live traps? We keep them in three sizes, we don't a coyote sized one yet but we have a fox sized one. It is hard to catch someone once they've already been feeding on your critters because they are less interested in your bait and more interested in the fresh chicken still walking around. Just some ideas. I hate to see you loosing them and like you said, regardless of your plans to downsize!luckybunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663313808544386765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-14477285820790366572013-07-01T20:03:56.551-05:002013-07-01T20:03:56.551-05:00I hate to hear that you've lost another one. ...I hate to hear that you've lost another one. He sure was a beautiful rooster. That coyote does look awful and starved. I hope it doesn't have something that is contagious that your other animals might could catch from it. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-54876415472181629992013-07-01T18:31:48.039-05:002013-07-01T18:31:48.039-05:00Mary Ann,
So sorry to hear this. I sure hope you ...Mary Ann,<br /><br />So sorry to hear this. I sure hope you catch whatever it do it!DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-4159924186403413172013-07-01T18:31:27.202-05:002013-07-01T18:31:27.202-05:00Mary Ann,
So sorry to hear this. I hope you catch...Mary Ann,<br /><br />So sorry to hear this. I hope you catch whatever is doing it.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-57258958816470098062013-07-01T18:24:00.879-05:002013-07-01T18:24:00.879-05:00That would be so maddening! Our neighbors lost so...That would be so maddening! Our neighbors lost some hens to a fox this spring. We also had a kitten disappear, and we wonder if a hawk took it!Alicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973714830730420149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-85205328016178978662013-07-01T17:50:34.212-05:002013-07-01T17:50:34.212-05:00We were having the same problems with no sign at a...We were having the same problems with no sign at all. I think it was a large Ferrell cat because when it was eliminated the hens stopped disappearing. Had to be something big enough to carry it away without leaving sign.<br /><br />Big foot???Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-29894244562525773162013-07-01T17:49:16.625-05:002013-07-01T17:49:16.625-05:00Goodness! Such craziness.
To answer your questio...Goodness! Such craziness.<br /><br />To answer your question from Saturday evening,<br />we went to Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park.<br /><br />: o )<br /><br />Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645083942652050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817285380732686421.post-32159218089343022672013-07-01T16:50:12.621-05:002013-07-01T16:50:12.621-05:00If this coyote is coming toward your place he sens...If this coyote is coming toward your place he senses food, be careful. Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.com