Homesteading and Hobby Farm/Ranch
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Kiroy
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their called side by sides and get a honda if you can find/afford one
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Asshat Foler
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Honda gets hot as fuck due to engine placement. huge turn off being in Florida..
Honestly I doubt I can even find a honda right now if I wanted.
Sucks balls. I may just roll the dice - throw an order in for a Polaris Ranger and have them put me on the list for a can am defender xmr. See which arrives first.
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I have a four wheeler motorcycle I use around my property to great effect. I don't need the whole buggy thing. It looks like this:
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Asshat Foler
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Tempting but it’s a little long to navigate the paths in my forest. If I had more open field for sure
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Any idea what kind of bear?
That's one thing we never had to deal with, raising livestock in Kansas. There are always sightings of mountain lions passing through every so often, but I don't remember ever hearing about them going after livestock. Bobcats never bothered us. The dogs (mostly) kept the coyotes away. The single biggest issue we had was people from the city driving out to dump dogs, and then having small packs of asshole dogs attacking shit.
But bears? That shit would just annoy the fuck out of me.
We will not be moo-ved: Moment herd of cows turns on a black bear trying to make meal of grazing calf
The bear had spotted the calf separated from the group of cows on a 2,200 acre ranch in British Columbia, Canada.
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Had to be Black bear, only kind we got up in my neck of the woods (NE.)Any idea what kind of bear?
That's one thing we never had to deal with, raising livestock in Kansas. There are always sightings of mountain lions passing through every so often, but I don't remember ever hearing about them going after livestock. Bobcats never bothered us. The dogs (mostly) kept the coyotes away. The single biggest issue we had was people from the city driving out to dump dogs, and then having small packs of asshole dogs attacking shit.
But bears? That shit would just annoy the fuck out of me.
We will not be moo-ved: Moment herd of cows turns on a black bear trying to make meal of grazing calf
The bear had spotted the calf separated from the group of cows on a 2,200 acre ranch in British Columbia, Canada.www.dailymail.co.uk
Yeah this thing was savage and fast. I heard it ripping off the fence posts but I was scared to shit by the banging in my backyard in the dark. It was only once I heard a chicken I connected the dots on what was going on.
Funny enough I wondered how a bear would get over my fence. The way out was through!
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Random update on our pigs:
About 120 lbs now. That little solar electric charger is keeping them contained, no problem. I've witnessed a few times when they re test it, always funny.
Anyone who said Idaho Pasture Pigs graze, they don't root, that guy lied.
They're endearing even at this size, though. These fuckers are just so enthusiastic about eating, all day long. At any random moment I'll see one in mid pasture up to his ears in the dirt, just going nuts on something like its a pie eating contest and he hasnt eaten in a week. I'm like shit, what did you even find to eat that could be so exciting? a worm or grub or something? Just some special kind of root?
We've decided to rotate something else through after the pigs, to give the pasture time to recover. Besides, I figure we'll have enough pork for a year or two.
About 120 lbs now. That little solar electric charger is keeping them contained, no problem. I've witnessed a few times when they re test it, always funny.
Anyone who said Idaho Pasture Pigs graze, they don't root, that guy lied.
They're endearing even at this size, though. These fuckers are just so enthusiastic about eating, all day long. At any random moment I'll see one in mid pasture up to his ears in the dirt, just going nuts on something like its a pie eating contest and he hasnt eaten in a week. I'm like shit, what did you even find to eat that could be so exciting? a worm or grub or something? Just some special kind of root?
We've decided to rotate something else through after the pigs, to give the pasture time to recover. Besides, I figure we'll have enough pork for a year or two.
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We're finding the same thing. They're in a probably 2 acre paddock right now and they have rooted up a pretty good percentage of it. Much more than in previous pens so I don't know if there was something in the ground they wanted or what but they have ripped it up pretty good.
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Asshat Foler
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So can a Pyrenes wars off bobcats, foxes, coyotes AND black bears? I assume this dog will live outside with your animals full time?
I don’t think there’s any way for me to make a chicken run secure from these predators without a dog at this point.. Saw a small bobcat the size of a house cat maul a squirrel outside my office window yesterday lul.
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Yes to all but bears, when it comes to bears you'll want 2+ lgd (two should be fine) - they shouldn't ever have to fight it but 2 will scare a bear away 95% of the time.
We had a fox taking our chickens but their run is only a couple thousand sqft and I just re fenced and made sure to bury it a few on the backside. Haven't lost one since and a few of the chickens nest up in the trees.
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We lost one chicken to egg binding earlier this year and then about a month or two we had one just vanish without a trace. We assumed it was a hawk because I can't imagine any of the other possible chicken predators would have only taken one and left absolutely no sign of what happened. Our primary run is just a old repurposed dog kennel, but we also have a second larger fenced in section without a top that we used to let them into that we don't anymore, we may rig up some netting over that section for next year.
It's not THAT big a deal, except these cunts are so fucking vicious that if we introduced a new chicken she'd probably get pecked to death for being an outsider, so we can't replace individual losses.
It's not THAT big a deal, except these cunts are so fucking vicious that if we introduced a new chicken she'd probably get pecked to death for being an outsider, so we can't replace individual losses.
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So my time has freed up to finally getting around to building a chicken run.. thinking 9 gauge chain link with corrugated steel roof. Bury chain link 2 ft into ground all around.
After watching a small bobcat (size of a house cat) outside my office window catch a squirrel the other day in broad daylight - I’m doubting I’ll ever get to free range my chickens during the day…
Are they still fun if I have to keep them locked in their run all the time?
really like the idea of a LGD like an antolian shepherd. Just not sure I have the time to give it the proper training.
After watching a small bobcat (size of a house cat) outside my office window catch a squirrel the other day in broad daylight - I’m doubting I’ll ever get to free range my chickens during the day…
Are they still fun if I have to keep them locked in their run all the time?
really like the idea of a LGD like an antolian shepherd. Just not sure I have the time to give it the proper training.
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