Remember the dogs that killed all my chickens and turkeys a few weeks ago? Well, the neighbor insisted that it couldn't possibly be her dogs (even though she got a ticket for loose dogs at $60). Well three days later she has invisable fencing put in. If it wasn't her dogs, why would she jump up and put in a thousand bucks worth of fencing? It seems to be working, but the dogs are real slow learners. The first day I heard them get shocked at least 10 times, the second a few less, now it's down to two or three times a day. They set the shock for the big dogs, so that scummy little poodle thing really gets it. He seems to be the one I hear shocked the most. I think the other dogs push him in to it. I'm trying real hard to feel bad for them......
Chicken KIllers in Prison!
Excellent!
I'm glad your neighbors have accepted responsibility for their animal's roaming, even if they may still be in denial about the killings.
I always thought poodles were smarter than that... must be the company it keeps?
So how are your new acquisitions doing? Were you able to get them cleaned up? Watch for illness outbreaks... often animals stressed like that will develop bacterial infections when they start getting good feed... the low grade infections were being starved, too and blossom with the better conditions. Probiotics (yogurt) might be useful to add to the diet for a bit, just to make sure there's a healthy gut flora.
This message was edited Sep 4, 2009 7:01 PM
Shucks, when I saw the title of this thread I was hoping that the PEOPLE were in prison. Oh well, having the dogs' freedom scotched is better than nothing. Those yelps must be music to your ears! Maybe she actually had a lawyer that gave her good advice for a change!
Excellent! I'm glad you won't have that worry any more. I do feel sorry for the poodle. :) I love poodles. Hope it learns soon not to run into the fence.
The new chickens are doing fine. Good food and sunshine have done wonders. I think the turkey has gained at least five pounds in two weeks and has started to strut and gobble. The layers are almost caught up to mine (even though they are about 6 weeks older). The cornish crosses are a dissapointment. I think the cross part was BANTIE. They are more like cornish game hens, but who cares, they have a good life now even if we do butcher them.
Unfortunately we lost our last full silkie to a possum. I was late getting home one night and she decided to sleep on the fence rail instead of her usual pen. I swear, this has got to be the last possum in the area and I am determined to get her. I have live traps all over the yard and leg holds set around the chicken pen inside the fenced in chicken pasture. SO far the only think I have caught is grackles in the leg holds and my cat in the live trap (several times). The cat is learning and the grackles need thinning anyway!
We were trying to figure out why we have so many possums and think it is because one neighbor didn't get her dogs vaccinated and brought in parvo. Coyotes were absolutely THICK in their area untill then. We have only seen one coyote and no coons since. Unfortunately that leaves us with no competition for the possums and they have done quite well for themselves.