tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post3771650485445638311..comments2023-10-31T10:43:10.528-04:00Comments on Razzberry Corner: Guinea DeathsRazzberry Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-59390137067804371952012-04-02T13:32:45.671-04:002012-04-02T13:32:45.671-04:00I'm so sorry to hear this. I had a weasel eat...I'm so sorry to hear this. I had a weasel eat every duck we owned except for one. It hurt a lot and I felt so helpless.<br /><br />It is the tough part of farmlife, for sure.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823007336688773304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-39889337229439121832012-04-01T08:12:07.663-04:002012-04-01T08:12:07.663-04:00The thing that makes me feel the worst for you and...The thing that makes me feel the worst for you and the guineas at your place is that when they are running for their lives they run to your porch for protection, and you are sleeping inside and can't protect them.Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-28919605131104545072012-03-31T22:46:22.396-04:002012-03-31T22:46:22.396-04:00Ya that's true. Why don't you set up a bar...Ya that's true. Why don't you set up a barbed fence or, something that deflects the other animals. Really sorry about your loss. : (JosephAlsarrafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545335167106076406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-13833144470891901742012-03-31T14:59:18.982-04:002012-03-31T14:59:18.982-04:00I lost five young ones a few years ago all to a ba...I lost five young ones a few years ago all to a badger which broke into their run....<br />same sort of injuries!<br />so sadJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-47838878511096331622012-03-31T14:33:47.079-04:002012-03-31T14:33:47.079-04:00I'm so sorry . . . is there no way to put them...I'm so sorry . . . is there no way to put them in a protected area for the night?CaliforniaGrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137556336315915924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-14963883598948675512012-03-31T12:15:22.055-04:002012-03-31T12:15:22.055-04:00You and I are both having big fox problems right n...You and I are both having big fox problems right now! Poor guinea. It's so upsetting when this happens. Life in the country. :( Have a hug, Lynn. It sucks when we lose our feathered friends.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-63197908410420620732012-03-31T11:13:23.108-04:002012-03-31T11:13:23.108-04:00Aww, poor guinea hens. No wonder they lay so many ...Aww, poor guinea hens. No wonder they lay so many eggs. There has to be a jillion of them if the species is to survive predators! What makes me the saddest is that they run to the house for help. :-(Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-50547178562939814182012-03-31T10:38:57.623-04:002012-03-31T10:38:57.623-04:00We have had such fox trouble, that if they have ba...We have had such fox trouble, that if they have babies they do kill for that but I have seen foxes just kill to kill. <br />We had the fish and game come with traps. We have kit foxes here that are protected and if you hurt one of those, well you won't be seen for a long time. But red foxes kill kits so by calling the fish and game they handle it. <br />We have had them trap 35 so far. When the population gets so big it gets scary because the damage they do.<br />I hope you get them.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-64130959521133375452012-03-31T09:39:30.673-04:002012-03-31T09:39:30.673-04:00So sad....being part of the food chain sucks. I al...So sad....being part of the food chain sucks. I always<br /> get upset when the hawks swoop down here to grab another bird or squirrel.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499341881273434041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-35110615393846640512012-03-31T07:38:11.304-04:002012-03-31T07:38:11.304-04:00Hmmmm. Around here we assume fox if the bird disa...Hmmmm. Around here we assume fox if the bird disappears and is never seen again. A fox will generally carry off it's kill, especially in the spring when they have kits in the den to feed. But raccoons, possums, and skunks are the killers that rip and tear bodies, pull out feathers, and waste the kill. It makes me so angry that they don't even use all the meat. Of course, owls make me angrier b/c they usually just tear the heads off and leave the rest of the bird. Grrrrrr!<br />Stevie@ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.comSteviehttp://www.ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.comnoreply@blogger.com