Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

There isn't a home or farm within 10 miles of that possum in either direction so he can more than likely be a meal for the coyotes.

I got all of the T-posts for the leg of the fence I'm working on driven in and that leg measured in at 520'. I went in to TSC and picked up what material I need to finish it up and hope to be done by the first part of next week. I'll get the short leg T-posts driven in tomorrow which is 325' and then have Jay help me drive T-posts for the longest leg which is 625' and then we will see about getting the wire up. One leg is more circular and is on a good size slope so it will be the hardest to run.

In the second picture you can barely see it but it makes a left turn by the horse trailer and runs 100' to tie in to the training pen.

 

[CntryBoy777]

You just amaze me at the amount of progress ya make so quickly....I just pale in comparison....looking really Good!!...

 

[Mike CHS]

Thanks Fred but right now my shoulders feel like spaghetti which is why I'm going to use Jay for the long span.

 

[Hens and Roos]

looking good, I enjoy reading about your progress!

 

[Mike CHS]

looking good, I enjoy reading about your progress!

Thanks. I'm anxious to get this one fenced in since it is the last relatively large (for us) paddock. I have around 2 acres below this one that I haven't decided what to do with yet since it is so steep. It's also out of sight and close to a road where we occasionally see dogs and coyotes.

 

[farmerjan]

You have a really nice place and have done so much to make it productive and workable for your operation. I admire all that you have accomplished.

@Baymule; I was trying to be "decent" because I really think they were too dumb to really realize what they were doing... there are some people that make clueless look like geniuses.... Nowadays, I probably would have smacked them....I have little or no patience with stupid anymore.

 

[Bruce]

It is illegal in Vermont to "rehome" (off your property) an animal you trap.

Mike, sure glad it didn't get to your chickens. A friend on another forum had a possum get into the coop and rip the back off a hen, it was STILL ALIVE when she found it. Really graphic photo I'll tell you. Finally found the possum hiding under a slanted board. She went farther than you, and farther than others suggested. She went with the number "38". She didn't say how she put the hen out of its misery but the flock was totally messed up for days, wouldn't go in the coop, etc.

 

[Mike CHS]

If it had done any damage I would have taken care of it. As it is I put it on some State owned land that is full of coyotes so I doubt I did it a favor.

 

[Bruce]

That is the general consensus regarding "rehoming" anyway. You dump it somewhere it doesn't know, doesn't know where water and food are, and in the case of something like a woodchuck has no tunnel to hide in and there may be predators more than happy to "welcome" them to the neighborhood. Killing them is more humane in many cases.

 

[goatgurl]

the new fence is looking great mike. you make me tired just watching the progress you all are making. sure is nice to have strong young men around to help.
glad you got the opossum. i'm kind of a .22 girl myself, just don't to give them the chance to come back. are you going to put the camera outside the barn to see what else is prowling around?