MY GARDEN IS PROTECTED !

[Redbert31]

Ooh! I haven't been on a computer since I retired. My laptop broke in 2016 and I haven't had the need to replace it.. Ask Snubbyfan.. He's good at uploading pics.

I don't have an iPhone. I'm on a desktop computer. There is no orange arrow. There is a button that says Insert Image, but then it says Enter URL. Most websites have an upload pic button, but I don't see one here.

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[susieqz]

sure look like rhode island reds, i had some, but i'm no expert.

 

[les.b]

From Wikipedia: "The Rhode Island Red is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was developed in the late nineteenth century in Massachusetts and Rhode Island by cross-breeding birds of Oriental origin such as the Malay with brown Leghorn birds from Italy."

Picture from Wikipedia as well...

Yours sure look like Rhode Island Red's, jen...my great aunt used to raise them on her farm. Along with a couple of Jersey cows. Back in the 50s, which has been awhile ago!!

I love this thread...I never know where you guys are going next!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[Redbert31]

Okay, I hope this works.

Cute chickies! Are they Rhode Island Reds?

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[Redbert31]

Amazing that they made it and didn't get eaten by people or coyotes! I think I can get some at petals and paws next spring. I was talking to them and they always have rir chicks in the spring...I just have to get Logan to be 100% and then I'll have time to care for them properly. I have a10x10 foot shed surrounded by a pen with4'fence on 3 sides and a 6' fence at the back of the property. That should work and I'll cover pen with strong chicken fence and I should be able to stand up in it and they should be safe. I want to be able to play with them each day so they'll grow up friendly and my grandchildren will love them [emoji16][emoji16]

Thanks Sue & Les. Yeah, the guy did say they were Road Island Reds. Redbert, if you can get these kinds of chickens you won't be sorry. Such a pure joy. My neighbor is a moron, he didn't even care that they were out there for 5 months with coyotes around and no fence. But they made it!

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[susieqz]

i'd love some chickens. fresh eggs taste amazing. way better than supermarket.
but, with all these coyotes around, it's too much work.
i'd have to build a fort.
you know you can mail order day old chicks, right?
chicks are born with 3 days food inside them so they can be mailed to your house.

 

[susieqz]

here's something interesting.
drifter is grounded because she's in heat.

bear1 tried to rape her, tho i don't know if he can.
so, i tossed everyone out but drifter n natayo.

it was raining pretty good so i let the pack in.
after 40 hours, drifter n natayo didn't recognize them as family.
drifter hissed n they ran for the hills.
i i now know who the males are. bear 1 n biter walk around with their noses in drifter's butt.
since biter was beating up bear2 i tossed the males back out.
looks like i'm keeping only females.
more expensive to get them fixed, but these are the ones i like.

i had read after taking a cat to the vet, other cats won't recognise her.
the thot was they picked up the smells of other cats.
this is not so.
if you separate them, they aren't grooming each other n they become strangers quick.
i'm now keeping my 3 inside.
natayo is hiding. i think she needs to reintegrate with drifter.
being their mom doesn't make them part of drifter's pack.
the constant mutual grooming does.
drifter may run off the others when she gets to go out.
drifter's hiss is very fearsome.
it sounds like '' DO YOU WANNA DIE?''.
you never saw cats move so fast as when she hisses.
there is no question who is in charge here.

 

[susieqz]

i've heard males are more affectionate than girls.
i'm unsure who the boys are.
i was sure bear2 was a girl, so i kept him/her in.
but b2 tried to rape drifter.
he had the fur at the back of her neck gripped in his mouth while he straddled her.

s/he wasn't long enow to reach tho.
none have exposed male genitals, so i doubt they are fertile, anyway.
i was so upset she let him/her do that, i tossed b2 right out.
she snuck back in, already.
i have no idea what's going on.i might have all males or there could be lezbian behavior i see.
drifter needs to be fixed asap, but they all have to be fixed at once.
i doubt boys can be fixed until balls drop.

 

[les.b]

If I remember correctly, the vet wouldn't neuter Lucky until he was 6 months old. I think there is a narrow window there, cause if you wait too long, they will start to spray, and will continue after they are fixed. And you can't do it too early, cause they are t ready yet. I would call your vet, though, for more accurate time lines. I think the females have to wait for a certain time as well, probably the same minimum of 6 months. But it has been awhile since I had Bella spayed that I am not quite sure.

Best Regards, Les

 

[susieqz]

thanks, les.
as soon as i see genitalia, off they go.
keeping drifter in is a big hassel, because it mostly keeps me in too.
i found i can keep her from the door by pointing a cane at her nose.
i can let the horde in n out, but if i go out, she will be waiting to pounce when i return.
i could lock her in a carrier but i need no fear of carriers.
they have nice soft rugs inside n doors propped open.
kits sleep in them sometimes.
this should be an advantage when vet time arrives n i don't wanna waste that.

 

[vonn]

I have never had cats that did anything but tolerate each other,they were all feral when I got them,some more than others,so that may be why. Lions are group hunters but I think most cats are loners except during mating season after which they split up. Haven't done any research just my thoughts.

 

[susieqz]

i guess i'm giving away biter n heavy coated bear1.
this is because natayo n b2 re the most affectionate.
i hate to give bear away but there's only so much work i can do.

 

[Redbert31]

I've never had any chickens so I'm starting from scratch if Logan is all totally well by spring next year. We have tractor supply in the next town so I could get the dumor crumble and the scratch grain. At the store that will probably have the rir chicks, they said to stop in next February and they'll have everything I'll need to start up and then late March they get the chicks.

When the sun went down, they roosted in the lilac tree, all 7 of them! That's probably what saved them. They liked the Dumor crumbles from Tractor Supply, they didn't like the pellets. They also liked the scratch grains. We got them some grit, but they preferred the tiny stones on the driveway for their gizzard. But you probably know all that if you've ever had chickens before.

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[Redbert31]

Les, you're right about 6 months being the optimal time.. Most vets encourage neutering females before first heat because there's less engorgement of lady parts and less chance of excess bleeding. Males, I always did by 6 months because you're right about not wanting them to spray. Smells really bad and nothing I've ever found to deodorize what they've sprayed on. Just have to throw it out, and forget about it.

If I remember correctly, the vet wouldn't neuter Lucky until he was 6 months old. I think there is a narrow window there, cause if you wait too long, they will start to spray, and will continue after they are fixed. And you can't do it too early, cause they are t ready yet. I would call your vet, though, for more accurate time lines. I think the females have to wait for a certain time as well, probably the same minimum of 6 months. But it has been awhile since I had Bella spayed that I am not quite sure.

Best Regards, Les

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[susieqz]

i just found a pic of our centipedes.

 

[Doug M.]

Ewww. I'm glad we don't have centipedes here. At least I think we don't. Then again, I didn't think we had poisonous snakes in NY. But someone just told me that there are poisonous snakes in the mountains about 20 minutes from here. They better stay in the mountains and not come down here.

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IIRC, Timber rattlers are semi common in certain parts of the state. It's been ... 45 or so years, but when I was a kid we stayed at Allegheny State Park pretty often, and they were known to be around. They have as little interest in meeting us as we do them, so unless one is unlucky or stupid, the risk is very slight.

 

[Doug M.]

The good news is that they are not commuters ... we have areas of rattlers in the county in which I live (and plenty of other surrounding counties), but they are not close to the urbanized areas.

Just be careful in posts in which snakes are the primary topic, as Iggy will usually post that picture of his. He's lucky that the rules of the forum do not allow us to give him the feedback he deserves for doing so.

 

[susieqz]

iggy is a real cowboy.

 

[Doug M.]

Look for his most recent posts, I think in Suzieqz's post about worthless snake shot. He lives in the west (MT?) and has this wonderful practice every time buzz tails are mentioned of posting a picture of a large collection of them he and his horse happened to meet. I've advocated grenades, kerosene and flares, and an A-10 the pile is so big. He is infamous for that photo, and the best reason I have seen for this forum to have a "hate" button.

 

[susieqz]

well, i learned something.
the kits were out by themselves, without drifter to tell them what to do.
this 4' rattler was rattling away, in my snake proof garden.something like a rattle should draw cats like mad. they would find it interesting.
besides, they think everything that moves is prey, so they attack.
but, when i went out there to dispatch the snake, they were circling it, at 8 or 10 feet.
somehow, they knew rattlers are dangerous.
they don't think it's food, either.
overnight, they dragged it a few feet, but didn't eat it.
i guess i won't lose cats to rattlers.