tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post342690564015331788..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Animal pests in the gardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-56176414128383995652010-11-03T05:48:38.884-07:002010-11-03T05:48:38.884-07:00I'm in a rural area of Sonoma County, which is...I'm in a rural area of Sonoma County, which is about an hour North of San Francisco (if you're driving ).<br /><br />The three major garden pests we have are Deer (chiefly in the spring), Wild Turkeys (roving clusters of up to about _60_ of them, which devastate juvenile plants and produce a lot of sticky fecal matter), and gophers.<br /><br />This year, I drove a series of 1.5" Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930539686478759389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31326497065237792782010-03-31T18:05:26.061-07:002010-03-31T18:05:26.061-07:00I live in a small town in BC, Canada and we get be...I live in a small town in BC, Canada and we get bears. They eat our apples and pears but I beat them to the plums last year. They also push over the compost even though we don't put anything remotely edible in it. <br />Last year a mother bear was up the apple tree munching away and not tossing any apples down to her cub so he ate my fall lettuce. That really ticked me off.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66987286540524807122010-03-31T14:39:23.043-07:002010-03-31T14:39:23.043-07:00cougars, deer, elk & turkeys (only one raccoon...cougars, deer, elk & turkeys (only one raccoon in 5 years.<br />fence, dog, rifle.<br /><br />ravens would eat chicks/ducklings/eggs if they could - the dog chases them away.<br /><br />If we get rabbits or serious raccoons I'll give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63996009884860117522010-03-31T07:02:35.478-07:002010-03-31T07:02:35.478-07:00Birds are the worst! After 5 years of struggling w...Birds are the worst! After 5 years of struggling with them I finally figured out to cover my berries with burlap. It was so annoying to have all these beautiful strawberries, only to discover that there was a single peck mark out of most of them. <br />They have also managed to steal every last red wiggler out of my compost bin.Prairiemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388639915361610175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3436667204801459952010-03-30T20:43:35.620-07:002010-03-30T20:43:35.620-07:00Last year the raccoons ate more than half the peac...Last year the raccoons ate more than half the peaches off our tree. My then-3-year-old son was NOT pleased. Then the coons came back and ate ALL the grapes. He was a *very* unhappy boy. We trapped the raccoons (caught 4, then an accidental opossum) and they were taken to a tallow recyclery (sp?). Over the winter another raccoon moved into the crawlspace under our house. Trapped it, too, andNoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101468289698411989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62484256704971185742010-03-30T16:56:09.281-07:002010-03-30T16:56:09.281-07:00Has anyone mentioned fox (foxes? no, that doesn&#...Has anyone mentioned fox (foxes? no, that doesn't seem right). We are getting chickens in May, and fox will probably be our biggest threat. We are about an hour north of NYC - outer suburbia, I guess, though last week I saw a baby coyote wandering around the back garden! Armadillos . . . now that seems exotic!<br /><br />KateKate in NYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57332677988497428652010-03-30T16:11:41.344-07:002010-03-30T16:11:41.344-07:00I can't believe that gophers are only at 8%. A...I can't believe that gophers are only at 8%. And no moles?The deer could jump our fence if they chose to, but probably the dogs keep most large above ground critters away. Our Tree Walker Hound is in absolute heaven when she gets a rare opportunity to howl at a raccoon that she got to run up a tree.<br /> Gophers and moles are a constant problem and it isn't a matter of keeping them away.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684733919148493815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91179506926193419072010-03-30T15:11:48.939-07:002010-03-30T15:11:48.939-07:00Well ... since you asked ... we live in a small to...Well ... since you asked ... we live in a small town with lots of nature in the surrounds. Our animal pests include raccoons, insects, rabbits, moles, birds, squirrels, and deer. They all do a great deal of damage and we use fencing, cages, netting, and other chemical-free means to "coexist." Probably the greatest damage comes from insects like the Japanese beetle or slugs, so I try Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236305250840092635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70193950623182046372010-03-30T13:41:04.704-07:002010-03-30T13:41:04.704-07:00City dweller here. My biggest pest was Japanese Be...City dweller here. My biggest pest was Japanese Beetles. They laid eggs in the roots of the spirea planted in my front yard. Then I had to contend with grubs AND beetles which don't have any natural predictors in the US. I had to go with the last resort of yanking everything from the front flower beds, dosing everything with Milky Spore and let it go dormant for a year. Now I have that easy Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33993251618980284752010-03-30T12:01:19.682-07:002010-03-30T12:01:19.682-07:00City dweller here. Sammy Cat made his first kill o...City dweller here. Sammy Cat made his <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LYn2HyjMR68/S6_HRwk_ZnI/AAAAAAAACrU/RZ4hihmzvBM/s1600/sammyskill.jpg" rel="nofollow">first kill</a> of the year. <br /><br />Sibce when don't you have rats in Ballard??? I seen lots of rats in the bars there!Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84260334662346551402010-03-30T10:11:50.339-07:002010-03-30T10:11:50.339-07:00cats for me too! hate them outside...they need to ...cats for me too! hate them outside...they need to be on a pillow, inside, watching out the window! <br /><br />i've always had good luck with hot pepper spray...hot water, a little palmolive and lots of cayenne pepper...spray on when the water is cooled, repeat after rain. i always cover my berries and grapes with netting.. and marigolds planted around the border of your garden helps to keep *jean*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325374997441856732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82040994559054812262010-03-30T08:45:23.925-07:002010-03-30T08:45:23.925-07:00We get deer, but usually only in the winter when t...We get deer, but usually only in the winter when there isn't much for them to eat anyway. My grandparents live in an area with lots of deer and elk and those herds can come through and eat EVERYTHING.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882235346307802213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-43340284596317219302010-03-30T08:24:28.789-07:002010-03-30T08:24:28.789-07:00Woodchucks and groundhogs are the same critter. S...Woodchucks and groundhogs are the same critter. Simply appalling, the holes in our educational systems these days!<br /><br />:-)Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44424732965946162712010-03-30T08:18:59.330-07:002010-03-30T08:18:59.330-07:00On the farm, there's a corn cannon and scare c...On the farm, there's a corn cannon and scare crow to keep birds out of the corn. We also have coyotes, but the dogs chase them away. Duke knows how to open the door to the house, so when he hears coyotes (or has any other reason to go outside) he lets himself out.<br /><br />As for deer, we used to have a pet deer named Bambi and then she jumped the fence and lived on the farm. We saw her Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-80614784556539366262010-03-30T08:18:04.454-07:002010-03-30T08:18:04.454-07:00Moles and brown slugs. I'm just east of you i...Moles and brown slugs. I'm just east of you in Kirkland, and if I'm not really careful, the slugs will eat all the broccoli I plant. They will also perform ridiculous maneuvers to get to the lettuce. I have a friend who has to plant her lettuce in hanging baskets or the slugs eat it all.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627521039729916265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38550071263138616932010-03-30T07:55:07.833-07:002010-03-30T07:55:07.833-07:00Armadillos and deer are by far the biggest pests t...Armadillos and deer are by far the biggest pests to having a garden. Deer will eat anything and the armadillos root up everything.KatieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490816270587466977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69241485412838440592010-03-30T07:01:30.370-07:002010-03-30T07:01:30.370-07:00I voted, even though my choices were only conjectu...I voted, even though my choices were only conjecture based on what we've seen so far at our new place (moving next week) and knowledge of what critters are likely to be in the area. My answer got too long so I'm gonna toss it up on my blog.Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24887097003198259312010-03-30T06:40:28.063-07:002010-03-30T06:40:28.063-07:00Our dogs love to play in the garden. We have raise...Our dogs love to play in the garden. We have raised beds and I had to put a cage over the top.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312548306275541681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62091970509265485392010-03-30T06:32:19.764-07:002010-03-30T06:32:19.764-07:00Deer and elk in the garden, bobcats in the chicken...Deer and elk in the garden, bobcats in the chickens, & cougars eating livestock.Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28510154133719267342010-03-30T05:18:33.348-07:002010-03-30T05:18:33.348-07:00Armadillos give my garden and flower beds hell. I...Armadillos give my garden and flower beds hell. I guess they like it because our ground is so hard and my garden and beds are made of compost and full of earthworms. <br /><br />Mike <br />Baton RougeMike Ginnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913425309214275980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32359856247831960842010-03-30T04:47:23.148-07:002010-03-30T04:47:23.148-07:00I'm out of the far edge of the suburbs.... we ...I'm out of the far edge of the suburbs.... we have birds eat our berries, a whole family of rabbits that live under the shed that eat seedlings to the ground, squirrels that dig up plants and eat tomatoes, and chipmunks that dig tunnels under the garden. Needless to say, I don't get much of anything from my garden. I'll be trying a hanging tomato planter this year, but I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9176892045216367452010-03-30T04:40:04.529-07:002010-03-30T04:40:04.529-07:00A six foot fence has kept out the deer for the las...A six foot fence has kept out the deer for the last eight years, but the garden is still visited by rabbits and a plump family of woodchucks. <br /><br />Each season I plan to dig a few inches into the earth and plant some netting to keep them from burrowing through. Maybe this year. <br /><br />But I don't mind sharing some.<br /><br />www.greenowlgarden.blogspot.comGreen Owl Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859846610415919403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48584826616925924652010-03-30T04:39:30.793-07:002010-03-30T04:39:30.793-07:00The hens like strawberries. Otherwise only insect...The hens like strawberries. Otherwise only insects really.<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82031864597209062082010-03-30T04:11:31.626-07:002010-03-30T04:11:31.626-07:00Possums for us.Possums for us.Cat J Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392607219027350143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48461077257168520342010-03-30T02:34:44.252-07:002010-03-30T02:34:44.252-07:00Our biggest garden threat is the elk herds. That ...Our biggest garden threat is the elk herds. That and the mid July freezes...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947706419740896875noreply@blogger.com