He needs a catcam! I want it to be a fox so he can stay out, but I guess at least if it is him it’s easier for you to manage. Fair play to him though, getting 2 adult cockerels out through that small gap and stashing them is pretty cool - we’d all be very impressed if he was a wild cat on a documentary programme
I've got doubts about the cat killing the rooster, because there's not a scratch on the cat. Because all the feathers were in that corner, we guess there was quite a struggle. Also, who ever the predator was, he is big enough to pull that fighting rooster out of that tractor and carry him off to be eaten (or did you clean up for the video?) as I didn't see any drag marks. It's hard to see in the video, but is that cat that big? 💖🌞🌵😷
He's not a huge cat, but he's very dexterous, perhaps more so than a fox, so I could see him reaching through and then managing to drag them out the small hole by the wheels. I suppose I'll never know!
Hedge laying is a good solution. I have also seen folks on UA-cam making dead hedges which might help to tidy up any branches laying about such as the one you had to cut down by the road 😊
From the videos that I've seen you should only lay a hedge in winter when the sap isn't running in the hedge plants. So dead hedging would be the solution if a problem was to arise in summer. The advantage of laying a live hedge is that it continues to grow and get thicker, whilst a dead hedge deteriorates and eventually turns to compost. 💖🌞🌵😷
Dead hedging might be a solution to fill in spots that don't have saplings to lay. (In spring, I'd be taking cuttings to start new saplings to plant and fill in those spots as well. I've had really good success starting green wood in a glass of water. I've never had much success with more mature brown wood, even with root hormone and soil. Plus, I enjoy starting in water. You can see the roots forming and follow the process, whilst starting cuttings in soil is kind of like fishing in the dark, you never know what's going on under the soil.) 💖🌞🌵😷
@lyndarobinson2853 Yes - certainly for all the branches where the goat pen is, I'm going to use them in the deadhedge along the market garden. It has been great for wildlife but as Suzi says, does break down over time so needs replenishing. :D
I'm glad someone is. I mean, he HAS taken a bantam but these were larger than that. He also disappeared for two days afterwards making me think he mightve stashed the bodies?! I've not caught him in the act as yet!
It’ll be interesting to see if mum duck hatches out some ducklings. You’re cats are so friendly. Shame he’s been naughty with the ducklings. They must have a lovely life roaming around.
Seems unlikely that your cat took two roosters and injured the third in the way it did in a single night, that screams fox to me, not Cat. Chicks and quail in the day sure, probably your cat - but that coop attack I'd put money on that being a fox.
Hey Geoff. Lucky that three were no sheep escapees on to the road. Well done in sorting the tree, sawing by hand. An accident averted. I'm sure that having the pigs.🐷 under cover at this time of year is better for you and them. As you say it costs more but that buys you peace of mind and keeps the pigs dry and clean. I'm not sure if it was the cat that attacked the chicken tractor but I said at the time that I thought that a fox would have killed a lot more birds. As a precaution, we think housing the cat.😺 is a brill idea. Good on you for having a go at hedge laying. It should produce results in spring and can be therapeutic 😃 Thanks for this Geoff, we really enjoyed it. 🤓🐶🧔
A cheaper alternative for the cat is to buy a few cheap poly tunnels and use the frames end to end. I did that with my chickens as the fox was coming daily.
@@BrimwoodFarm yes I used chicken wire and did a second cover with hardware cloth then used one of the poly tunnel covers for half and a tarp over the second one. I think in total it cost a total of about 600 euros.
He needs a catcam! I want it to be a fox so he can stay out, but I guess at least if it is him it’s easier for you to manage. Fair play to him though, getting 2 adult cockerels out through that small gap and stashing them is pretty cool - we’d all be very impressed if he was a wild cat on a documentary programme
Exactly. It is pretty impressive. 🤣 just not ideal! Haha
I've got doubts about the cat killing the rooster, because there's not a scratch on the cat. Because all the feathers were in that corner, we guess there was quite a struggle.
Also, who ever the predator was, he is big enough to pull that fighting rooster out of that tractor and carry him off to be eaten (or did you clean up for the video?) as I didn't see any drag marks. It's hard to see in the video, but is that cat that big? 💖🌞🌵😷
He's not a huge cat, but he's very dexterous, perhaps more so than a fox, so I could see him reaching through and then managing to drag them out the small hole by the wheels. I suppose I'll never know!
Bengals are nice cats i love abysnian they are the true dog cat you can get cheers
Hedge laying is a good solution. I have also seen folks on UA-cam making dead hedges which might help to tidy up any branches laying about such as the one you had to cut down by the road 😊
From the videos that I've seen you should only lay a hedge in winter when the sap isn't running in the hedge plants. So dead hedging would be the solution if a problem was to arise in summer. The advantage of laying a live hedge is that it continues to grow and get thicker, whilst a dead hedge deteriorates and eventually turns to compost. 💖🌞🌵😷
Dead hedging might be a solution to fill in spots that don't have saplings to lay. (In spring, I'd be taking cuttings to start new saplings to plant and fill in those spots as well. I've had really good success starting green wood in a glass of water. I've never had much success with more mature brown wood, even with root hormone and soil. Plus, I enjoy starting in water. You can see the roots forming and follow the process, whilst starting cuttings in soil is kind of like fishing in the dark, you never know what's going on under the soil.) 💖🌞🌵😷
@lyndarobinson2853 Yes - certainly for all the branches where the goat pen is, I'm going to use them in the deadhedge along the market garden. It has been great for wildlife but as Suzi says, does break down over time so needs replenishing. :D
That one eyed Bengal is like a Bond Villain… awesome 😎
He's acting like one too 😂
Shit i put my comment before watching vid and you took the words out of my mouth lol .cheers
I feel like defending the cat here - would he really go for an adult chicken? Or maybe sniffing our rats? 🤔 The ducklings though I can understand...
I'm glad someone is. I mean, he HAS taken a bantam but these were larger than that. He also disappeared for two days afterwards making me think he mightve stashed the bodies?! I've not caught him in the act as yet!
It’ll be interesting to see if mum duck hatches out some ducklings. You’re cats are so friendly. Shame he’s been naughty with the ducklings. They must have a lovely life roaming around.
I know. He's such a predator, which I can't blame him for! I guess he's got a taste for poultry. 😳🤣
Seems unlikely that your cat took two roosters and injured the third in the way it did in a single night, that screams fox to me, not Cat.
Chicks and quail in the day sure, probably your cat - but that coop attack I'd put money on that being a fox.
You may be right - I just don't trust my cat!
I guess if you build him a catio and keep h8m in during the day, it will reduce casualties!
I've been trying to remember what they're called! Catio's. Thank you! And yes, exactly. And a big enough one should satisfy him ... a bit!
Hey Geoff. Lucky that three were no sheep escapees on to the road. Well done in sorting the tree, sawing by hand. An accident averted.
I'm sure that having the pigs.🐷 under cover at this time of year is better for you and them. As you say it costs more but that buys you peace of mind and keeps the pigs dry and clean.
I'm not sure if it was the cat that attacked the chicken tractor but I said at the time that I thought that a fox would have killed a lot more birds. As a precaution, we think housing the cat.😺 is a brill idea.
Good on you for having a go at hedge laying. It should produce results in spring and can be therapeutic 😃
Thanks for this Geoff, we really enjoyed it. 🤓🐶🧔
Thanks Johnny. Yes - housing the cat would help show if it was him or not. And if not, I've got an extra aviary!
Indeed Geoff that would be a great test and, as you say, if it wasn't needed, you have another aviary.🐦 @@BrimwoodFarm Thanks. Johnny and Jacob .
Any chance we could see your finch aviary and your quail box in there?
I don't have finches or quail anymore 😔 I do hope to get them again in the future but the first year had such a horrible time with rats!
Neil is the trained hedgelayer here, but he has zero time atm, so I'm planning on a bit of DIY amateur hedge patching as well! 😂
Brilliant. I mean, mine isn't really 'laying'. It's cut stick, push over branch. 🤣🤣
@@BrimwoodFarm mine shall be very similar 🤣
I think the duck is appleyard i had appleyard bantam pair and would only produce ducks no drakes ever and like a mugg i gave them away cheers
Yeah, she's a miniature silver appleyard :)
@@BrimwoodFarm hope you get all ducks and no drakes cheers
really awesome
A cheaper alternative for the cat is to buy a few cheap poly tunnels and use the frames end to end. I did that with my chickens as the fox was coming daily.
And then cover them in mesh?
@@BrimwoodFarm yes I used chicken wire and did a second cover with hardware cloth then used one of the poly tunnel covers for half and a tarp over the second one. I think in total it cost a total of about 600 euros.
Of course for a cat you only need one covering
Oh I like it
Trail cam the enclosure! XxxX
Yes!