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Barnyard Buddies:  You Don't Have to Worry About Me Killing Snakes...  |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:18:07 PM
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Because Hazel the Snake-killing Hen does it for me!! I looked out the window to see Hazel running through the yard with Flora in hot pursuit. Dangling from Hazel's beak was a rather limp, looong brown snake. I went out and herded Flora away so that I could get the darn thing and bury it when Hazel picked it up and with a quick snap sucked that snake down her throat!! ACK!! I thought I was going to be sick. Now I need to watch for her eggs and make sure they are okay. Last year Flora ate a toad and for a week after she laid beautiful brown eggs that contained a watery, bloody mess.
At least that is one more snake down in my yard!! It's worth a few lost eggs.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:28:40 PM
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What a hoot, but then, sortof gross, too! Brave little thing, isnt' she!!!???
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:28:55 PM
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This reminds me of a saying we have in our family. It comes from the John Denver song "Thank God I'm a Country Boy". The line "Life on the farm is kind of laid back", we used to say that to each other sarcastically when we were milking 250 head of cows in sub zero degree temperatures.
There is always SOMETHING happening on the farm, and it's not always laid back. Whether you're watching your chickens gulp down snakes and toads or dragging Holsteins in and out of the milk barn, it's always an adventure.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 1:58:28 PM
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Sarah, AMEN
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 2:00:52 PM
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My chickens most favorite " find " is a desert lobster, inother words, a scorpion, then of course they like mice, lizards, snakes, and all insects too.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 2:05:58 PM
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Yup, they eat just about anything =)
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 5:11:29 PM
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Oh Ellen, can I borrow Hazel and Flora for awhile???? I'd come get them! Mine must be too lazy. I need to quit feeding them, too. Good for her, though. At least it went to good use!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 07:22:38 AM
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Wow what a hen!
I'd have been more grossed out by the eggs too
One more reason to break eggs into a different cooking container when baking for sure |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 07:41:54 AM
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Anna- That's for sure!! I have always done that, so I didn't ruin anything when I cracked open Flora's rather disgusting egg. It looked like something from a horror film. Gag.
Kris- Anytime! lol
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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ranchmama
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Elise
Rosebud
MT
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 07:51:08 AM
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Maybe chickens wouldn't be so bad to get, if they are going to go after snakes! I didn't know that. A friend had ducks to help (maybe) keep the rattlers out of the yard, but they mostly stayed down at the creek (the ducks)
And yeah the eggs, blech.. could thing you caught those before they went in the batter!
Every Child Deserves Our Love &
A Bear of Their Own
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
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Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 1:35:20 PM
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| Oh Karin!!! On the snake thing AND the egg thing!! Ick. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 8:41:32 PM
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Karin:
My husband would love that hen! He hates snakes. LOL
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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