tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post6843504826429477015..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: Solving ProblemsOhiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-73482320610368047502013-07-04T09:39:08.831-04:002013-07-04T09:39:08.831-04:00Hope you figure out how to keep your little lawnmo...Hope you figure out how to keep your little lawnmowers inside the fence! They are very cute!Weekend Cowgirlhttp://weekendcowgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-65308265091120942152013-07-03T09:15:27.619-04:002013-07-03T09:15:27.619-04:00thanks Anton! I've alerted Vera to come on ove...thanks Anton! I've alerted Vera to come on over to check that netting out. I know other folks that use it as well. <br />:-DOhiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-52794874653138684372013-07-03T07:54:37.977-04:002013-07-03T07:54:37.977-04:00Vera- I've used Premier Fencing's electric...Vera- I've used Premier Fencing's electric moveable sheep panels for 5 years now and it's worked out great. I do suggest to get a solar charger because changing the deep-cycle marine batteries has to be one of the things I look the least forward to--they're heavy! The panel work for goats too but I have had the wethers jump over it if the charge is weak or if they've decided they've eaten everything there is to eat in the fenced off area (we often disagree on this point). The does always stay within the fence.antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776816599362753865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-31335491986005079392013-07-02T07:47:51.176-04:002013-07-02T07:47:51.176-04:00Wow! glad they didnt do worse damage, HDA!
Anton,...Wow! glad they didnt do worse damage, HDA!<br /><br />Anton, you are truly a varmint slayer and may ride with my army. Thanks for the tips!<br /><br />Diana, I might make a nice little hat. <br /><br />Dave, I do this dog hair trick and it works for lots of predators. It might not stop all of them but it slows them down for sure. We have a bunch of those box traps. <br /><br />Yep, thanks DH, we'll get that guy - one way or another. <br /><br />Vera, big dogs. Big dogs keep the goats from jumping the fence. The goats might not be the smartest creatures but they figured out that inside the fence is the safest place for them. There is a trick to training sheep on the electric... lemme ask my sheep pals about it. I'll pop over to your blog later when I find out. Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-57407279018205978642013-07-02T04:55:42.949-04:002013-07-02T04:55:42.949-04:00Yes, but how on earth do you stop your goats from ...Yes, but how on earth do you stop your goats from jumping over that electric fencing. One of our young girls is a jumper, and can easily clear a five foot wall, which has put us off using electric fencing. <br /><br />But we did try electric fencing a while ago on the sheep, and all they did was walk through it. But they did have their thick winter fleeces on, which must have acted as a protection against the electricity, or perhaps an electric shock was worth getting so they could get to eat the richer grass the other side of the fence! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-52204628546440833632013-07-01T15:33:04.288-04:002013-07-01T15:33:04.288-04:00Good Luck to you Trapper Girl!!! I know what it...Good Luck to you Trapper Girl!!! I know what it's like to loose critters to predators, not good. I now keep several sizes of live traps at hand just in case.D.Hausmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748675030971499881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-60657160533679799012013-07-01T14:15:22.294-04:002013-07-01T14:15:22.294-04:00I like the dog hair trick I wonder how effective i...I like the dog hair trick I wonder how effective it will be? What kind of trap?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-73944612694854751392013-07-01T10:05:28.192-04:002013-07-01T10:05:28.192-04:00Git 'im, git 'im!
Are you gonna cure the...Git 'im, git 'im! <br /><br />Are you gonna cure the pelt? It's mink, after all... :) Dianahttp://twocatpots.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-58515044720733762862013-07-01T09:13:43.133-04:002013-07-01T09:13:43.133-04:00I've had my share of mink troubles as a creek ...I've had my share of mink troubles as a creek borders the entire farmyard and they love water. They're almost impossible to trap. Mostly they take the bait and run off. So here's what I did: I started tying the bait to the trap so they'd have to fight to get it. In the fight take the bait they inevitably step on the paddle and set off the trap--gotcha! The other way I've gotten them is to leave one of the carcasses they've left behind in a deep wooden box and next to it I leave a heavy shovel. In the morning I sneak into the barn, the mink is in the box eating what's left and 'whack' on the head. I also learned that if I keep taking away the carcasses they just keep on killing so I leave them in the box. Yes, it's disturbing and gross but the killing stops until they've picked it clean and that gives me time to catch the little rascal. Good luck!antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776816599362753865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-42141837546192450182013-07-01T07:52:45.448-04:002013-07-01T07:52:45.448-04:00I had to "solve a problem" last night......I had to "solve a problem" last night....when we came home from Ohio, to find all of the pigs out!! 6 piggies just lazing around, because they had just eaten a 50 pound bag of chicken feed! GrrrrrHeavens Door Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614854227889527035noreply@blogger.com