tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post4360640319780686384..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Bad MojoCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-39696035406018016082013-04-02T07:47:41.436-05:002013-04-02T07:47:41.436-05:00Oh wow... good on you for being able to do it the ...Oh wow... good on you for being able to do it the safe way, albeit the sweat inducing less-than-ideal way! You should be able to wear a pretty "flock protector" crown or something... pink and bedazzled! Do the roosters try to protect the rest of the flock and/or eggs? Very cool look into the reality of homesteading - I like it better than cat pictures LOLErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-51595013425899769282013-03-28T21:34:43.185-05:002013-03-28T21:34:43.185-05:00Since I am not a fan of the opossum I say, "W...Since I am not a fan of the opossum I say, "Way to go!!"~*~The Family~*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10318808045089371749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-962212284229473962013-03-28T18:25:23.484-05:002013-03-28T18:25:23.484-05:00Don't feel bad, I've done it too and befor...Don't feel bad, I've done it too and before work, in my work clothes beating a opossum that wouldn't let go of the wire of the chicken yard.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-29886556482401208212013-03-28T18:09:14.967-05:002013-03-28T18:09:14.967-05:00We have the good fortune to have a rodent/marsupia...We have the good fortune to have a rodent/marsupial proof hen house. My husband is rather... Well, he builds things that an invasion of Vikings with Sherman Tanks would have a hard time with, so critters aren't a big problem INSIDE. However, the shotgun with birdshot has discourage coyotes, a bobcat or two, and we have lost a few chickens to ???. And yes, trying to kill something isn't easy. I had a machete to dispatch a bird one time, and still had a bit of a time of it. <br /><br />Ah, yes, the bucolic joys of the country... <br /><br />CatCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085463730809297977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-42848777893093271542013-03-28T13:00:00.497-05:002013-03-28T13:00:00.497-05:00Your poor little roosters. I would have done the ...Your poor little roosters. I would have done the same thing with the opossum. Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-25861212103206855992013-03-28T11:21:12.180-05:002013-03-28T11:21:12.180-05:00That's one of the "joys" of country ...That's one of the "joys" of country living, you do what you have to do to protect your livestock. I think I would not have been able to do it if it was a raccoon, I know they can be just as "ornery" and distructive as possoms but they are so much cuter. Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-44877139152643848662013-03-28T11:05:52.959-05:002013-03-28T11:05:52.959-05:00What I wouldn't give for a nice rooster right ...What I wouldn't give for a nice rooster right now. I got a sliver laced wyandotte from the neighbor. I bet he would have taken on your possum and won though. He beats up on my husband, the lab/beagle mix, the neighbors weimer, the cats. I would let you borrow him in trade for a nicer rooster, but he's such a bastard I wouldn't want to inflict him on anyone. I do hate it when I have to dispatch of a critter that just won't die. I feel so bad even though I know it needs doing. EverStuff Shrimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667345859717089119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-4438265081791551152013-03-28T10:19:41.540-05:002013-03-28T10:19:41.540-05:00It's part of having livestock of any kind. Th...It's part of having livestock of any kind. There is always something that wants to harm/kill it. And there is usually just you between hunter and prey. I agree - killing something is emotionally draining, awful, no fun, and a completely miserable experience. But I would have done it, too, if faced with losing my chickens. I had the (sort of) same thing with a mink in the coop. But I decided not to tackle it alone and called a neighbor, who called a neighbor, who came over with a pistol, while I shooed everyone out. Geez. Sorry about your nice, old rooster. It's always hard to lose a nice one.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-76936127917971010892013-03-28T08:31:06.555-05:002013-03-28T08:31:06.555-05:00Been there done that, but with a rat. Since it wa...Been there done that, but with a rat. Since it was smaller, we had a bit of a time at it. And yes, you can't risk shooting up the coop and hitting the other animals either. Sorry about your rooster.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-55133740653717627862013-03-28T08:25:08.683-05:002013-03-28T08:25:08.683-05:00Ack. That *is* a bummer. Ack. That *is* a bummer. Tyche's Minderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672047171988985103noreply@blogger.com