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Across the Fence:  We discovered the "mother" load  |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
1903 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 10:20:27 AM
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oh my!!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
proud member of the Farmgirls of the Southwest Henhouse
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 10:30:12 AM
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Yucky I know they are beneficial but I don't care for them.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 11:23:52 AM
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Bats are the best, did you know that they eat up to 300 times their body weight in insects every night...they also roost in groups like this "only" if the food supply is abundent to their group size...their droppings are some of the best for natural fertilizer, and is very expensive to buy...you are a lucky girl..
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6593 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 12:37:51 PM
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I don't mind them as long as they aren't showing any signs of illness. They are SO good for your environment :)
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 2:00:16 PM
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Just don't go out to the barn at dusk! I love watching them fly in the night sky but don't want one too close. Got one caugth in my hair as a kid. Must have been surrounded by mosquitoes!
Audrey
http://prairiecairncottage.blogspot.com/
.jpg) Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 2:03:15 PM
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Best to leave it to the professionals. If there were only one, a simple net would do it--although you do risk getting cussed out in Bat!
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
863 Posts
Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
863 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 2:21:56 PM
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I applaud you for being kind and doing the right thing by consulting professionals and getting information. Some people I know would chase them out or kill them. I had never heard of a maternity colony. That is pretty cool! :)
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Simple Living
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Joan
Staten Island
NY
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 4:17:58 PM
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Wow that's a lot of bats :/
A Friend is Someone who Reaches for your Hand, But Touches your Heart!
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7596 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7596 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 4:56:33 PM
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How neat.
I had one in my house one time and my cat caught it but I got it away from her and put it into a jar, then I took it to the school I worked at then, let the children see it while it was in the jar. It stayed quiet all day and then I took it out to the forest across the street and left the open jar there and it was gone the next day and it had a forest to fly in. It was so cute.
Life begins each morning...Each morning is the open door to a new world-new vistas, new aims, new tryings.
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6594 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6594 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 4:59:02 PM
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What a true blue farmgirl story! Wow, I think it is really neat to see and learn something about their living patterns! We have bat houses at our university in town and it is quite impressive to watch hundreds of them pour out of the house in late evening to feed for the night.
Winnie #3109 |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 7:35:41 PM
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That is really amazing. Pretty cool. How many babies do they have? Since it's a maternity colony does that mean the males don't stick around for the birth? Hope you keep posting! More photos, if you are brave enough.
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
2428 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2012 : 8:00:31 PM
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Bats around here carry rabies, and most are rabid and do bite, so we have to watch it. I also read that their droppings in large quantities can cause tuberculosis, and other lung problems. They like to live it attics and can get into the smallest cracks of a house or window and come back to the same place year after year. I do not like them at all, and would not take the risk of getting bitten or sick.
Janet
Farmgirl Sister #3340
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2012 : 09:27:23 AM
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Winnie, I agree. I once saw thousands of bats come out of a cave at dusk. So amazing. Beautiful.
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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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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Sue Feely
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Sue
Buffalo
New York
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 07:47:33 AM
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| Just one thing to say "ugh" |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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fille de ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
2344 Posts
Madeline
Meadow Lands
Pa.
USA
2344 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 09:30:22 AM
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Wow ! I have to agree that is amazing. I like to watch them fly around in the evening.
KEEP A SMILE IN YOUR HEART... |
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mosquitocontrol
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
Regina
Fayetteville
OH
USA
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Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 1:57:45 PM
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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Across the Fence: We discovered the "mother" load |
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We discovered the "mother" load
