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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Killer Possum

The hens are recovering nicely from their trauma of losing Patsy Cline. They each gave me one egg today. For that I am happy.

As for me, my temperature is higher. I slept fitfully last night, up and down, on the computer. I think I went to bed for the final time around 5 am, not sure. But, I slept until 4:45. I had not fed the hens, so I gave them extra rations and left the pen open.

Last night, another nightmare started, so I jerked, awoke, and got out of bed for a bit. NO MORE of that!

I think it was a possum that killed Patsy Cline because of the head that was missing. Have you heard this? When a raccoon got a hen, the head was intact, just the chest ripped open. A few weeks ago, there was a possum crossing the street to my yard, so I know there is a possum about.

Maybe I will eat raspberries and milk again. They were from last week, but still good. I am surprised.

Your turn
Do possums bite the heads off of chickens?

8 comments:

  1. I've heard that possums will go after chickens. I don't know about biting their heads. I'm sorry about Patsy Cline though.
    Nightmares are horrible.

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    1. Michelle,
      The raccoons always went for chest. Thanks.

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  2. Possums will go after chickens. One tunneled under my coop, but my old lady chicken heard it and started to scream, which brought the dog and I out to the rescue before anyone was hurt.
    We got the chickens out of the coop and into cat carriers and I spent the next hour trying to get the possum out of the coop, but the dog wouldn't let it out. It was crazy. The next day I bought a trap, but it must've been as upset as I was because it never came back.
    I couldn't shoot it, as that would bring the police for sure. Sheesh.

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    1. Patti,
      Wht a fiasco! Sounds like a crazy night. Time for silencer?

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  3. Never knew anything about Possums. Dame Edna Everidge aka Barry Humphreys, aka Sir Les Patterson - an Aussie comedian - who used to call his audience 'My lovely Possums'.
    However, just having Googled it I now know that this animal is a bloody PEST, and looks quite nasty from what I can see.
    Hope things improve rapidly for you and yours.

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    1. PhillipH
      Possum is not a term of endearment over here. Yes, a pest and can be dangerous if confronted. I hope so, too. Thanks.

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    1. Snowbrush,
      Actually, no. I suppose I am fixated on the possum. I am thinking I might have heard barking. Maybe.

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Okay, hoping the annoyances have gone away.