New animal additions to the farm and ways to keep snakes away from your home Ep.25
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2022
- Episode 25
I wanted to do a follow up to the “scare in the barn video” I put out a few weeks ago. If you missed the video, we had a rattlesnake in our barn eating a sparrow hawk that had just left the nest. Check out the link below.
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Not wanting to have another snake situation or encounter, I researched ways to keep snakes out of your barn and away from your house. I wanted to share some of the ways I have found so far to help keep the snakes away along with some of the things we have implemented here on the farm.
Since I’m not a fan of snakes and have been terrified of them my whole life, I wanted to learn what was attracting them to our barn. Snakes prefer an environment that is dark, damp, places with plenty of cover, such as wood piles, unmowed lawns, tall grass and overgrown shrubbery. These are excellent place for snakes to hide. They linger in places where food is available without many predators.
Here on the farm we checked just about every one of those boxes…
Dark barn with plenty of things to hide under
Food source - mice, baby rabbits and birds
Tall grass - weeds around the barn
No predators!
Now we needed a way to keep the snakes out of the barn and away from potentially harming one of the horses, donkeys, goats or chickens.
Here is what we did…
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You have a great husband!
the cats are a great add for snake protection , the guinees are also good to keep the ticks down too
Good to know! Thank you! Didn't know that about the ticks!
Why hasn’t anyone mentioned how absolutely gorgeous these cats are? Dad looks like a Norwegian Forest cat but I’m no expert. The kittens are having a great time already and will have the best life with you guys. Thank you for picking this alternative to pest control. 🐈🐈⬛🙏❤️❤️
When I lived in south Texas we had lots of snakes and they were drawn to the AC unit. Where it dripped condensation they would get a drink. I have also always been told that pigs are good at killing and eating snakes. I love how y’all are building a great sanctuary for retired Belgians! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! This summer we have been letting our chickens and guinea hens out in the day time and I have not see any snakes this year. So the cats and other animals are doing their jobs LOL 🤣
They will take care of ticks, fleas, chiggers, let you know if hawks or strangers are around.
They are great.
LOVE the kittens. I have 3 barn cats. One just showed up out of nowhere a few days ago and moved right in. Zero snakes. And, I've had multiple snakes in my barn because it's right next to my river.
Awesome! Glad I made the right choice with the cats! I forgot how fast they grow up!
Tom and the kittens are beautiful ❤❤❤❤
So pleased we don't have this problem in the UK....or spiders that bite either 🙂 best wishes from the North Norfolk coast England UK
Thank you! You are lucky you don’t have this problem. I think I have it fixed, so that’s a good thing.
Aren’t there asps/adders in Europe and the UK?
Yes we have Adders but they are hardly ever seen
Those kittens are so cute !
Love from india 🇮🇳
Love your cat photos. If you have coyotes: Please give your cats plenty of high ground (8ft plus) to sleep at night. Upper barn lofts work well if there's no direct steps the coyotes can access. Cat condo/trees are not tall enough. I'm hoping the horses help deter the coyotes from the barn. :)
The donkeys will murder them haha
You certainly do spoil your barn kitties. 💘 🐎 🐔 🐱 😸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Shouldn’t all animals be spoiled? Lol 😂
@@FletcherFarmsAmarillo Yes they should be
Hello 🤗
You and your husband are angels ...give animals a new forever home...that's so amazing💖
The cats are incredible cute and now live in paradise...beautiful 🐱🐈🐺
Love your vids and pictures...great work👏👏👏 keep it up!!
Stay safe and healthy 🍀🌹🌼🌻
Greetings from Germany and much love 💖💖💖
Awe...thank you! Much love to you as well! Thank you for watching the videos, we truly appreciate your support
I know guinea fowl are great for finding and eating scorpions, and I seem to remember they are good at discovering and alerting very noisily about snakes.
LOVE LOVE the NEW CATS
Please carry on showing Tom and his family, they are so beautiful. Thankyou
Donkeys are good protection from coyotes, stray dogs, foxes and other predators. A loft would be a great haven for the kitties, as protection from those mentioned canine predators. I live on a small farm, and i keep my 5 cats inside my home. The mini and pony are spicy and big enough to keep coyotes away.
Tom is very handsome and of course the kittens are adorable.
they are so beautiful
Thank you!
as long as the snakes dont eat the babies
They are getting big quickly...I forgot how fast kittens grow up
Check for cats sleeping on top of tractor tyres before driving off... from personal experience.
We always do! They get under the CanAm...it scares me!
Precious kittens. I would like to see all the animals on the farm and the horses, too. Emus can also be helpful. Coyotes may be attracted though.
I will keep that in mind for the next vidoes
Lemon grass is also a nice in cooking
10:10 that one is your friend, believe me! He’ll be working with your cats to take care of venomous snakes and rodents!
Add marigolds to your planting boxes
Peacocks take care of snakes too.
Looking good loving your videos please keep them coming have a great day
Absolutely! Thank you for watching!
Just a friendly mention you as I know this to many might seem extreme &/or a waste but they make dog & cat gps colars that you can set up boundaries on & help locate the animals in the event you can't find it. Also lets you sort of explore what your pet did for the day. As awesome as it is that the cats have 40 some acres to explore there are roads & predators like hawks & even snakes that could hurt the dog or cat & no one wants to see the lil guys get lost or hurt. The collars aren't overly expensive they are like $5 bucks though either but they do serve several purposes that benefit everyone & the farm. After all you probably don't want them getting into something on a near by farm especially one you don't know & then bring it back with them to yours. Ok I'll stop being my over protective dog & cat person & go back to minding my own business lol. Great work.
Great info, You's are Great teachers, I always wonder how to keep snakes away from the house and barns
Get yourself a Rhodesian Ridgeback or a couple like 2 minimum of Jack Russell Terriers for the Rats and Snakes. Advice all the way from Africa that works. Snakes go everywhere forget the plants and rocks.
Won't the snakes bite the terriers and Ridgeback though.
Love Guineas
The kittens are adorable and so very lucky to be barn cats and not house cats. They will be fulfilled!
Gun was make that sound all day long. And it echoes inside a steel building. I finally got rid of mine and got muscovy ducks
practical suggestions. Thank you
The cats are adorable 😍!
We would like to have cats, but neighbors have tried and there are just too many hungry coyotes here. Cats only survive a few days, then "somehow" disappear. (Our place is in Southern California inland.) 🐱💓
Oh thats sad! Last night was the first night I heard coyotes...I was terrified for my cats but everyone was all good this morning.
We have Coyotes here too. Coyotes will def be attracted to cats, chickens and not sure about guineas but I think so. Broadening beyond horses to chockens and cats you for sure put yourelf at risk if you have them in your area as we do. They will get every cat so you will need to protect them. I would bring them indoors. They wont stand a chance. I cant tell you how many kills we have heard on our property around 2-2:30 am when trying to sleep. It is awful and blood curdling. You dont want coyotes lookig at your place as a food source. They will get everu chicken too
My neihbor across the stree lost her chickens to something we dont know what and it caused her to stop keeping chickens as the coyotes started hanging around.
@@suzanne9622 Hi Suzanne! Our local coyotes are very brazen. They will climb over or jump fences and come around even during DAYTIME. So it doesn't matter if a cat owner puts the cats in for the night, our coyotes would get them. Or even small dogs (ours are large). One idea for chickens is to build a SIX sided chicken coop out of CHAIN LINK fencing. Not something flimsy like chicken wire -- coyotes will chew through that, or wood. Include a secure, double-padlocked gate. That way, if coyotes (or other hungry predators) try to dig under, they'll hit a chain link coop bottom. Blessings. 💓🐓
I'm not a cat person, prefer dogs. Cats seem to like me though. If they come up, i do pet them and treat them sweetly.
Enjoyed your video. I have few things to add because I have cats, lived on a farm. I would be concerned if you have rattlesnakes of them biting the cats. Also eagles, owls, hawks, coyotes are a concern. I would get them all neutered because the males will mature and then they will want to go seek out females. Be careful with machinery, in cold weather cats like to go where its warm and could get into engine or watch so don't run them over. Also probably flea medicine get from vet, not a retail because they are not good and have been known to kill the cats. Cats towers are the best, cause cats do like to be up high so they can watch whats going on. Sorry for long message but I love my cats. Keep the videos coming cause I like seeing the horses and mules, you and Cory do such great work.
Excellent information. Eagles owls and hawks are a real problem.
Another snake draw I learned about while living in Az. Manure piles or compost piles create a warm place to incubate their eggs and keep warm in the spring
Skunks also like the grubs that live in manure piles.
Can be stinky encountered 🤣
Hello Julie, the cats were a great idea 💡, I sorry to see you still saw 2 snakes 🐍 I don’t like the idea rock salt chickens eat everything, ?? But please give your Husband a break maybe wait till next summer for anymore animals 🥰🥰🥰👍👍 what kind of food do Guinea birds eat ? And you’ll be feeding 5 cats and cat litter ?? I truly love your videos 👍👍👍
Guineas eat the same things as chickens. They will lay a speckled egg. So I’m excited to see those! I don’t need cat litter because they are outside cats. They will dig a hole and do their business. Plus the barn has a dirt floor. I’m so glad you enjoy the videos. I’m working to get at least one out per week. We appreciate your support!
are you going to show another video on the cats and birds??????????
Yes! I will get a video on the cats. The kestrel birds are gone. They hung around for a week or so and haven’t seen them since.
Ask your vet what they need in the way of protection from diseases. Is there something they can injest in their food that will protect them or are shots necessary? You will come to appreciate them deeply.
Do you have coyotes? They will come and hunt your cats which are just too cute!
We haven’t seen any but ya never know.
A great grooming tool thst elimonates furballs is THE FURMINATOR. Accept no substitutes. Lasts for ages, quality product.
That is all I use!!! My cats love the Furminator! Tom could def use a furminator!!!
Has dad cat been neutered? Thanks for your love and care of unwanted animals.
We’re the mom cat ?
Will they be fixed?
Geese and lemon grass would be another layer of protection. I am crazy afraid of snakes. I wonder if you could find the snake den.
Good to know! Thank you for tip!
In my opinion the best way to keep your property free of hazardous snakes is with another snake.... A few king snakes
We have those and definitely let them stay a pass by.
Living myself in Texas, snakes are very common but I am like you, I am terrified of them! These kittens are so precious and daddy is very handsome as well!!! Did you know that Guinea Hens and Turkeys are natural predators of snakes? Having them around will keep snakes away for sure!!! Good luck 😁👍
We have guineas but I didn’t know about Turkey! Might need to talk cory into getting turkey 🤣 I head too there is a breed of geese that will keep them away
@@FletcherFarmsAmarillo 😁👍
@@FletcherFarmsAmarillo Turkeys are omnivores eating plants and animals like mice, snakes, frogs etc. Turkeys will kill small snakes but not the large ones. A friend of mine died from receiving a snake bite from a very large Copperhead (according to the puncture wound span) at night after coming home trying to feed his animals outside in the dark. The snake was hiding by the water faucet and he didn’t see it when it struck him right above the heal after which he came crawling into the house looking for his pistol and his wife calling 911. He must have received a hefty dose of venom because his heart gave out and he died in the ambulance in their driveway. Jim was a large man, he was over 6 foot and an ex-marine that got injured in Vietnam which he survived, only to get killed by a snake.
Our Lab got bitten in the face by a Water Moccasin early in the morning when I had let him out to go potty, took him to the vet because his head looked like he was a Bloodhound! He was given an injection and recovered fortunately. An other friend of mine was weeding her shrubs around her home wearing leather gloves when she got bit by a Copperhead that hid under leaves, her husband rushed her to the hospital 20 minutes away but alerted them that he was on his way with her and what had happened. She recovered fully thanks to her having worn leather gloves and not all the venom got injected into her hand, I have the utmost respect for snakes, trying to stay far away from them with the hope that I will never get bitten by one!
@@FletcherFarmsAmarillo Geese are very messy digging and pooping as opposed to turkey or guinea hens. My opinion. LOL
Boy do I feel lucky living where there are no snakes or poisonous spiders. Only sharks. @@gj9736
Are they neutered? So what if they get bit by a snake????
They have not been neutered yet but will be. I think these cats are part mountain lion. They took down a jackrabbit the other day!
You have to watch for Hawks and owls the will pick up kittens😢
All of your feed should be kept in metal or plastic containers, like large garbage cans with lids to keep out rodents. They should not be stored in paper bags
I know you said you don’t like snakes at all, but if you had kingsnakes around (non venomous and non aggressive), they scare away all others-because they actually eat all the other species of snakes, especially venomous ones like rattlers! Even rattlesnakes aren’t outwardly aggressive, until they get stepped on or bumped into; and that’s the issue with them. If a bite occurs on a human or animal, it’s probably already too late.
But seriously-kingsnakes and milksnakes (another type of king) are your friends! If you see black and white striped snakes, and some with other other colors (look up Texas king snakes), those are your helpers!! Plus they act like cats with eating excess rodents. But they prefer rattlesnakes ☺️😅 The other thing to be sure or is coral snake vs. milksnake. Coral snakes have similar colorations but are venomous, and are also eaten by kingsnakes. They are normally yellow, red and black. With black faces. Milksnakes have some white striping mixed in, and just look a little different and bigger. Just saying!
Pigs also kill and eat snakes.
You should probably get those cats used to you holding them so if you ever need to get them to a vet they will be used to you and the vet. Feed them in a pet carrier, too.
Oh yeah! We did that…they love to be held and are super cuddly now since they are older.
Oh that’s great! Good job!
Hope you are getting the cats desexed
Yes! I have been in rescue for quite a few years...that was the first thing on the list. However most of the cats went missing. We sill have one left.
I've heard of something called fox urine. That might be helpful. It's actual urine. Don't know how they get it...
Interesting...I will look into that!
Guinea birds will keep them away.
I love the Guinea birds! They are so beautiful! When are you coming over…did you get my email?
@@FletcherFarmsAmarillo I'm hoping this weekend if it's a good time for you.
@@dianeowens415 Yep! Just let me know when!
Salt will kill your plants.
Turkeys kill rattlesnakes 😁
We did get guineas. I heard they keep snakes away too. But thanks for the info on the turkey…we might have to add some to the flock!
turkeys and chickens are usually kept separate?@@FletcherFarmsAmarillo
@@rtadvocate1010 Usually yes turkeys are kept separate...thats why we don't have turkeys, that would be another project for Cory LOL we would need a turkey house 🤣
Fix the sound.