Wrath's Marans

[wrathsfarm]

Lost Harmony to the corn the day before yesterday. I don't have a very recent pic of her but here's a couple. If you remember she was my 1st F2 here from Angel. This makes 2 pretty pullets I've lost this year.

Next year is soy beans thankfully but I've got to work on fencing in the property, I can't keep having these losses.

 

[2ndTink]

Lost Harmony to the corn the day before yesterday. I don't have a very recent pic of her but here's a couple. If you remember she was my 1st F2 here from Angel. This makes 2 pretty pullets I've lost this year.

Next year is soy beans thankfully but I've got to work on fencing in the property, I can't keep having these losses.
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Losses are awful, that's good you'll have a lower crop next year. I'm so sorry Wrath.

 

[TexasBlues]

That’s too bad. Maybe you could plants some corn on your side of the fence to keep em from wandering.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Losses are awful, that's good you'll have a lower crop next year. I'm so sorry Wrath.

Thanks, Tink. Yes, they are the risk for free ranging and hard when it happens.

 

[wrathsfarm]

That’s too bad. Maybe you could plants some corn on your side of the fence to keep em from wandering.

Thanks, bud. It's just field (feed/cow) corn. And think they just like the cover or tall grass next to it. I let it grow instead of mowing so close thinking it would deter them but that didn't stop them. It's hard when I do head count at dusk, by then it's pitch black in the corn with black birds.

 

[NanaK]

So sorry.

Harmony was a pretty girl.

 

[wrathsfarm]

So sorry.

Harmony was a pretty girl.

Thank you Nana, she was.

 

[TwoCrows]

Lost Harmony to the corn the day before yesterday. I don't have a very recent pic of her but here's a couple. If you remember she was my 1st F2 here from Angel. This makes 2 pretty pullets I've lost this year.

Next year is soy beans thankfully but I've got to work on fencing in the property, I can't keep having these losses.
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I am so sorry Wrath.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I am so sorry Wrath.

Thank you...

 

[Tstraub]

Thanks, bud. It's just field (feed/cow) corn. And think they just like the cover or tall grass next to it. I let it grow instead of mowing so close thinking it would deter them but that didn't stop them. It's hard when I do head count at dusk, by then it's pitch black in the corn with black birds. View attachment 3938420

Sorry to hear about Harmony. I’m surrounded by corn here as well. Mine haven’t been getting much free range time lately because they are always running straight to my garden. When I chase them out of the garden the tall corn is definitely choice number 2

A few weeks ago I heard the unmistakable yips and yaps of a pack of coyotes out in the corn. I haven’t let mine out unsupervised since. Even supervised free ranging has been almost none because I can’t see them all and those coyotes make me really nervous.