04-14-2012, 02:54 AM
Well, par for the course... if you think dogs, cats and roosters are the only "invasives", wait til a mating pair of Peafowl take up residence!
Yesterday was our invasion day. First, I went into Pahoa briefly and left the gate open. Closed it when I got home (I do this often), and was greeted by two 6 month or so puppies full of exuberance and happy to see a human. Spent an hour walking around keeping them entertained while our friend who has a pulse on the neighborhood dog situation (who owns what dog) got here to check 'em out. So he and his wife took them (very bright, totally untrained, and a bit hyper dogs) to see if a new neighbor was missing their pets. I'll find out later today what happened. Thank you Zac!!!
Walked into the house, only to hear the neighborhood peacock REALLY close. Ends up he and his peahen decided they like our back property slash pile as a nesting place and have taken up residence. Tried to see if I could convince them to move onward, though surely don't want to harm them. They are just amazingly noisy to have around! Did I say the male is spectacular? Didn't work. At least they sleep at night and make a good alarm clock (5:45).
Later in the day, looked out the front door and see a small tabby cat on the lanai, shoo it away.
That's 3 invasions in one day, and I don't know how many mongoose were roaming around.
BTW, I can understand one rooster in your flock, but four or five unless you're doing fighting roosters??? Only need one to keep those hens putting out fertilized eggs and an infrequent clutch for replenishment. I don't define fighting roosters as "real" ag activity.
Jane
Yesterday was our invasion day. First, I went into Pahoa briefly and left the gate open. Closed it when I got home (I do this often), and was greeted by two 6 month or so puppies full of exuberance and happy to see a human. Spent an hour walking around keeping them entertained while our friend who has a pulse on the neighborhood dog situation (who owns what dog) got here to check 'em out. So he and his wife took them (very bright, totally untrained, and a bit hyper dogs) to see if a new neighbor was missing their pets. I'll find out later today what happened. Thank you Zac!!!
Walked into the house, only to hear the neighborhood peacock REALLY close. Ends up he and his peahen decided they like our back property slash pile as a nesting place and have taken up residence. Tried to see if I could convince them to move onward, though surely don't want to harm them. They are just amazingly noisy to have around! Did I say the male is spectacular? Didn't work. At least they sleep at night and make a good alarm clock (5:45).
Later in the day, looked out the front door and see a small tabby cat on the lanai, shoo it away.
That's 3 invasions in one day, and I don't know how many mongoose were roaming around.
BTW, I can understand one rooster in your flock, but four or five unless you're doing fighting roosters??? Only need one to keep those hens putting out fertilized eggs and an infrequent clutch for replenishment. I don't define fighting roosters as "real" ag activity.
Jane