Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

Got up to a light frost which burned off really fast! Did feeding and found a partially devoured chicken...been loosing a couple a week, usually totally carried off, so had reworked any entries for a fox and it stopped. Now this!! . Figured possum. Tonight, I found this big old possum back for what was his last chicken dinner! That bad boy died slowly and with a bad headache. I had grabbed my machete by the door. Go ahead, call PETA!! Deserved what it got....another younger one got away but, damaged for sure. Yes, I was planning for two RIPs.

Don't mess with an angry old woman! I'll do what I must. Tomorrow I'll carry my pistol at night. Hard to use in the barn, though....lot of hidy holes.

Otherwise, my day was uneventful. Weather great! I'm enjoying some wine.

 

[Alaskan]

Got up to a light frost which burned off really fast! Did feeding and found a partially devoured chicken...been loosing a couple a week, usually totally carried off, so had reworked any entries for a fox and it stopped. Now this!! . Figured possum. Tonight, I found this big old possum back for what was his last chicken dinner! That bad boy died slowly and with a bad headache. I had grabbed my machete by the door. Go ahead, call PETA!! Deserved what it got....another younger one got away but, damaged for sure. Yes, I was planning for two RIPs.

Don't mess with an angry old woman! I'll do what I must. Tomorrow I'll carry my pistol at night. Hard to use in the barn, though....lot of hidy holes.

Otherwise, my day was uneventful. Weather great! I'm enjoying some wine.

Very glad you got 1, sorry you missed the 2nd.

 

[CLSranch]

Live traps upon the 1st one missing THE 1st or just always. Also the dog proof traps can work on possums as well, but if you use corn a squirrel can get in there. Pre machete & pre another loss.

 

[CLSranch]

Hey guys, hope you all had a great day. Colorado was beautiful today, I got a good run and fantastic ride in.

Thanks glad you enjoyed your ride, something I should've done today. I finally went fishing with the boys today for the 1st time this year and possibly the 1st time at/around home. It was so nice here today that I should've done more.

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on.
Yesterday had a fun mom meeting, it was spa day. Got the cages cleaned, it was 50° ! It was great. Saddle up the kids horses, the mini did great. DS got his mare to crow hop...he tried to get her to canter....she says you need to work up to that...it's been 2 months! That boy needs dumped. Dd1's pony (the project) dumped me.... going to have the chiropractor out. And the ulcer meds are restarted. Praying we get through to him. Sore and have a nasty rope burn... so disappointed.
Today is co op and then archery and dog 4h

 

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee it’s chilly outside but will warm up to 73F this afternoon. I’m drinking a cup of coffee before I go do chores. I can’t feed bottle babies without feeding sheep and restocking the creep feeder. By then, Goldie the steer is mooing but he will go to slaughter Monday. Then we’ll get 3 pigs. Then why stop, the 9 layer hens get fed and watered, Pearl gets fed, now I have Cornish Cross chicks on the porch and their tub gets cleaned and they get fed.

Thanks glad you enjoyed your ride, something I should've done today. I finally went fishing with the boys today for the 1st time this year and possibly the 1st time at/around home. It was so nice here today that I should've done more.

You need to do more of this. When your boys are grown, they won’t have fond memories of how much Daddy worked, but time spent fishing with them- they will treasure that all their lives. You only get one shot at this, then they are grown and gone. Make some more memories.

 

[Baymule]

@Mini Horses i would have given anything to watch you go wacko on that possum with a machete! Haha! I bet that was a sight! LOL LOL

 

[CLSranch]

That boy needs dumped.

Dd1's pony (the project) dumped me.... going to have the chiropractor out

Today is co op and then archery and dog 4h

sounds like a productive day.

Morning all. Thanks for the coffee mini.

 

[Mini Horses]

@Mini Horses i would have given anything to watch you go wacko on that possum with a machete! Haha! I bet that was a sight! LOL LOL

Mean, ugly sight. He was going all over to hide -- what teeth they have!! Bad cut on head and concussion probably. As it tried to run out, saw #2 one...who left bleeding. #1 was a big old male who dropped to die at that point.

I have trap cages, also 9 curious cats! Plus, this was a "just happending" return of the offender. Here, I often react and question it later. No questions, just tossing carcass out for buzzards this morning, down the road.

It's a lovely, sunshine day! Temps great and I see a good amount of grasses greening and growing. All the water we've had, now decent temps in 50s, grow grass, grow!

 

[CLSranch]

One thing I like about the live traps is I can turn the neighbors cats out. They have enough that I don't need one. Irritating when want the possum and you get 3 different cats 3 different nights.