Here's an update on those two chicks that were born back in the summer. They sure grow fast. Right now, along with their mother, they are roosting in the pear or apple tree at night. We are going to have to get them moved back into the coop. And now we have one extra rooster, not sure what we are going to do about that. I guess if were really into growing our own food, we would be eating this one.
And tonight Luna and I were down in the garden, pulling up carrots and picking broccoli in the dark with the help of a flashlight. Just a sample of how unorganized I am....
A coyote started howling on the other side of our fence, quite close. I dashed back inside and managed to get the camera and record the last bit. Thrilling and creepy at the same time.....
If you have dogs, turn up the volume and see what they do. It got ours barking again.
Too bad you can't understand coyote howls. It was asking you if it could help you get rid of the extra rooster. The second coyote was saying to the first one, "It's mine, it's mine!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! The problem with the coyotes, they never ask, they just come and take. Found another hole under the fence last week, which still needs something besides chunks of firewood shoved in the hole to make it more secure. The only thing is it is right in a big blackberry patch, on a slope, so it will be hard to even get a piece of wire in there to stop the digging. And then there was the owl that got one in the other field. They don't ask either.
ReplyDeleteChance perked up his ears!
ReplyDeleteYour rooster is pretty cute..he hardly looks like a meal yet..maybe only a small lunch! :)
They are asking, you just don't understand them :-)
ReplyDeleteRight, they are asking, but they aren't waiting for permission!
ReplyDeleteWish we could howl like that
ReplyDeleteBenny & Lily
Yanno, I live in the bleeding city (but near a golf course & a small park/forest thingy) & I am PLAGUED by coyotes. They walk down the street in broad daylight, bold as brass. Honestly, they tick me off because whenever we're out & the dogs get a whiff of coyote (which is like, all the time), they go beserker & drag me around like idiots.
ReplyDeleteA couple years ago when I was fostering a maremma LGD & I only had Daisy, we turned a corner late at night & spooked a whole bunch of coyotes which were on a small rise (terraced garden of a neighbour) so they were looking me straight in the eye. The LGD wanted to show them who was boss, & Daisy is always ready to rumble, but I just wanted to run, run, run home! The coyotes were not particularly threatening but neither were they threatened, kwim.....
Are your two roosters able to get along?
Hornblower, I get what you're saying:( I think they are bolder in the city than they are out here, although they are bad enough. They do take a chance of being shot at here, not that we have anything more deadly than a pellet gun, but others do.
ReplyDeleteTwo roosters tend to fight once they are both mature. His dad was giving him 'what for' today, and there was a lot of squawking going on by the youngster, although I didn't see any physical contact. He can still be intimidated at this point, but once he is mature, there will be some fighting. I'll probably end up putting an ad on Craigslist.