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DarinRay
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Ahhhh you big bully stop choking that poor thing. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Nice find for you and congratulation on your addition to your family. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
MDNY
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GWS,
Although my wife and I would dearly enjoy adding a new kitten to the family we can't until we move into the house in a few months.
By the way you may find some takers in your local area that belong to TBN, but you need to add to your profile to say where you are. Gladd you found them before the mower or the hawks did.
Michael
Although my wife and I would dearly enjoy adding a new kitten to the family we can't until we move into the house in a few months.
By the way you may find some takers in your local area that belong to TBN, but you need to add to your profile to say where you are. Gladd you found them before the mower or the hawks did.
Michael
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Rutro that's not good for the kittens....NOT being a cat person that is. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif By the looks of them they shouldn't be to hard to get rid of or take them to the shelter for adoption. It's crazy all the animals out there that need homes and I would love to help you out but by Rotts don't like cats especially when they are that small. Maybe a adult cat would straighten them up but wouldn't even try the babies.
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wroughtn_harv
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When I was a kid there was a friend of the family that had a house full of pet skunks. She'd started off with getting them deorderized when babes and then eventually stopped doing that because it really wasn't necessary.
They claimed they were just like kittens and I do remember them being playfull and friendly. I also remember mom talking about how when they'd get excited they'd pass a little oh dear. Enough to remind you that they were skunks but not enough to take your breath away.
The local hawks are very aware when there's mowing going on. They understand that the prey will be scattering and available.
Around the shop here I have an exhibitionist bunny along with a bushel basket of it's family. It's sorta funny how some animals are just born different from their peers. This particular cottontail will come in and roll in the sand by the forge all the while watching me. Then it's off and eating or just nosing around.
The other day I watched the silver rooster and it eating near each other. They both kept mosing closer to the other as they grazed. Then when they were less than a foot from each other the rooster reached over for a taste of bunny fur. I guess it was just curious and wanted to do a taste test.
Of course the bunny exploded and was instantly six or more feet away. And the bunny's reaction caused a similar one with the rooster so it was all feathers and squawk at the same time.
I do like watching the animals. We people are so similar it's scarey.
They claimed they were just like kittens and I do remember them being playfull and friendly. I also remember mom talking about how when they'd get excited they'd pass a little oh dear. Enough to remind you that they were skunks but not enough to take your breath away.
The local hawks are very aware when there's mowing going on. They understand that the prey will be scattering and available.
Around the shop here I have an exhibitionist bunny along with a bushel basket of it's family. It's sorta funny how some animals are just born different from their peers. This particular cottontail will come in and roll in the sand by the forge all the while watching me. Then it's off and eating or just nosing around.
The other day I watched the silver rooster and it eating near each other. They both kept mosing closer to the other as they grazed. Then when they were less than a foot from each other the rooster reached over for a taste of bunny fur. I guess it was just curious and wanted to do a taste test.
Of course the bunny exploded and was instantly six or more feet away. And the bunny's reaction caused a similar one with the rooster so it was all feathers and squawk at the same time.
I do like watching the animals. We people are so similar it's scarey.
TresCrows
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I am not a cat person either but I foundly remember an old grey cat that followed me around like a dog when I was a preschooler--she went everywhere with me. I would bet that your dogs would take much faster to a kitten than an adult cat, you would probably be surprised that they might even like a kitten and become close pals, animals do amazing things and often enjoy the company of other critters when mom and dad are away, especially if they are boys and the kitty was a girl. Good luck with your pups. J
alan40
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Hi GWS, great looking kittens. I found one in a road one time and had to bring it home. I'm also a dog person but this tiger cat was awesome. Only wanted a few pats in the morning then off hunting he would go. Boy did the mouse population take a hit. He finally turned up missing. We have alot of wildlife around here and we figured a bigger hunter must of got him. To bad!!!/w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif
By the way we had him fixed too!!! Pet owners responsibility thing you know!!!!
Take care and hope they all find good homes.
By the way we had him fixed too!!! Pet owners responsibility thing you know!!!!
Take care and hope they all find good homes.
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Hate to say but most cats in this area end up a bit differently...
Lots of folks will drop off their unwanted city cats out here in the farm land thinking that they will be happier...
They then do start hunting as you said, but the song bird population is effected.. the garden vegees.. chickens in the area, etc. etc.
I do like cats, but.....
Good Luck with those babies though!
Curtis
Lots of folks will drop off their unwanted city cats out here in the farm land thinking that they will be happier...
They then do start hunting as you said, but the song bird population is effected.. the garden vegees.. chickens in the area, etc. etc.
I do like cats, but.....
Good Luck with those babies though!
Curtis
popeye
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A couple of interesting points about feral cats. They are the only animal other than man that kills just for sport. I read an article from the parks and wildlife dept. and the quoted estimates on just how many songbirds they kill a year and it was an eye opener to say the least. Also I am going to try to reintroduce quail on my property. A publication dealing with how to manage habitat said "If you have cats you won't have quail".
Not a cat person either
MIke
Not a cat person either
MIke
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Mike, I wish you luck with re-introducing quail on your property, and wonder how well you'll do. I, too, have heard and read about the number of birds killed by cats, and of course quail nest on the ground. But even if you have no cats, you may have another problem. I've heard that the main reason we have almost no quail at all anymore is that the fire ants have wiped them out. I don't know for sure, but would assume that you have fire ants.
popeye
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There are fire ants there but from what I can gather they are not the primary problem. Habitat,food and predators (cotton rats and snakes are a bigger problem). Mississippi State U. has a lot of good information along with Texas Parks and Wildlife I will keep everyone posted. Thanks for the support
Mike
Mike
