tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post8237803416016420387..comments2024-02-28T05:04:46.391+11:00Comments on Sunny Corner Farm: Nature, red in tooth and clawTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09185599118466320327noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-78915217975388996862016-03-16T20:13:20.543+11:002016-03-16T20:13:20.543+11:00What a cunning creature to have got in, killed the...What a cunning creature to have got in, killed the chicken and caused panic amongst the other birds! Thank goodness it wasn't worse. Hope all is well now and it doesn't happen again this year.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-25201230330805061372016-03-16T11:56:35.041+11:002016-03-16T11:56:35.041+11:00Sorry to hear that Tracy! We had a fox picking of...Sorry to hear that Tracy! We had a fox picking off one chicken a night until we increased security. The poor survivors were so stressed. I hope that's the last attack at your place :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-60479657706893027782016-03-15T19:10:39.456+11:002016-03-15T19:10:39.456+11:00How distressing for all involved. You were lucky ...How distressing for all involved. You were lucky to have got off so lightly.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-73635420740330729382016-03-14T23:32:47.620+11:002016-03-14T23:32:47.620+11:00sorry to hear of your loss, at least it wasn't...sorry to hear of your loss, at least it wasn't as bad as the last time, I dearly hope the offender has been eliminated?Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-83670643742931697602016-03-14T14:19:25.951+11:002016-03-14T14:19:25.951+11:00It is hard to know this happens but you just have ...It is hard to know this happens but you just have to move on and be thankful for other blessings.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-50352015826834082122016-03-14T08:01:27.555+11:002016-03-14T08:01:27.555+11:00That is one very naughty quoll!! They look a bit l...That is one very naughty quoll!! They look a bit like a Tassie Devil don't they, but a different colour. Do you know how it got in?? Hope all the birds settle soon. kiwikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267387525703999696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-19555185060909396962016-03-13T12:26:08.736+11:002016-03-13T12:26:08.736+11:00Oh, dear! Lucky it was only one but thats not much...Oh, dear! Lucky it was only one but thats not much consolation.<br />Nature can be cruel.Joolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490462580345458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-70397040999565553942016-03-13T10:48:08.677+11:002016-03-13T10:48:08.677+11:00That's one clever quoll to get into the Fort K...That's one clever quoll to get into the Fort Knox of chicken pens!<br />Hope it doesn't happen again, but now that he's found a way in, you're going to have to be extra vigilant :(Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-30480433230854376032016-03-13T04:32:51.071+11:002016-03-13T04:32:51.071+11:00I would do some search and destroy on that little ...I would do some search and destroy on that little bugger. We have coyotes and coons so I have a steel and oak coop that gets locked every night, the birds seem happy to go in and get up on the roost. If you have access to steel lathing it makes a better defense than chicken wire.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292201375224761090.post-45018144843835066242016-03-12T16:16:36.379+11:002016-03-12T16:16:36.379+11:00Hi Tracy, So glad to hear you were able to stop t...Hi Tracy, So glad to hear you were able to stop the rest of the flock being taken as well!! We don't have the wire netting over our poultry pen at this place and I'm currently having issues with a hawk!!<br />ps..... the robin finally made it's way back to me the other day so you should see it coming again over the next while :)Sharmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083171054233507648noreply@blogger.com