Re: Rattlesnakes

2004-09-24 Thread Melinda Springs
This message is from: Melinda Springs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- > > Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:41:24 -0500 > From: "Brad & Kelly Baird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Rattlesnakes, etc. > > This message is from: "Bra

Rattlesnakes, etc.

2004-09-23 Thread Brad & Kelly Baird
This message is from: "Brad & Kelly Baird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm amazed at the stories I'm hearing, but I'll take them as evidence that our menagerie approach works. Our cattle provide milk to pay for the place, and keep the pastures clipped and fertilized. The horses (at least in theory) help w

RE: rattlesnakes

2004-09-22 Thread Karen Keith
This message is from: "Karen Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean: I guess it all depends on what you're accustomed to. I grew up in Florida, home of the Eastern diamondback rattler and water mocassins. You knew where they'd likely be and either avoided those areas or moved about carefully. Ala

Re: RATTLESNAKES

2004-09-22 Thread Amy Goodloe
This message is from: Amy Goodloe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 9:22 PM -0400 9/21/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guineas and cats help keep the snakes away. Yes, except they both attract coyotes, which then means you have to get guard donkeys or llamas, so your peaceful little farm quickly becomes a

rattlesnakes

2004-09-21 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I lived in the foothills outside of Fort Collins, Colorado (attending CSU) I killed a rattlesnake in the dog pen right behind the house. My husky pup was warily watching it, afraid to come to the gate, as the snake was there. I grabbed a

Re: RATTLESNAKES

2004-09-21 Thread Lamberthorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Guineas and cats help keep the snakes away. Jeanie Lambert Texas

Re: Rattlesnakes, electric fence

1999-06-15 Thread Nathan Lapp
This message is from: "Nathan Lapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I'm seriously considering trying some of >Premier's "rope". My sister Hannah said to tell you Premier's rope is the best, she's used it on the cattle pastures for several years. Also, Premier is a good company to work with, she said. Bar

Re: Rattlesnakes, electric fence

1999-06-13 Thread Jean Gayle
] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, June 13, 1999 7:13 PM Subject: Rattlesnakes, electric fence >This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Rattlesnakes, electric fence

1999-06-13 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what about rattlesnakes. [...] I haven't been up in the hills > around our new place yet, but some of the trails harbor a significant > #