2379 posts 2/20/2022 9:35 am
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That Was Easy!
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4208 posts 2/20/2022 9:37 am |
So far so good. 
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17399 posts 2/20/2022 11:18 am |
Moving right along!!!!! A quick success is always encouraging.
Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred. 
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 11:49 am:
Feels good to get that out of the way. I'll dump it on my way into town this afternoon and hope it doesn't take forever to get it out of the trap. |
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3857 posts 2/20/2022 11:24 am |
No tank to just drown it in and be rid of it permanently? Daleks have the right idea when it comes to skunks............
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 11:53 am:
Nope, only water troughs for the horses. LOL, if Daleks were real, we wouldn't be here either. |
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950 posts 2/20/2022 11:58 am |
For a while last summer it looked like a family of skunks was going to set up home under the front stairs of my house.
Fortunately they left.
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 8:25 pm:
Lucky you! Seems like once they find a place, you can't get rid of them. |
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1811 posts 2/20/2022 12:58 pm |
Hope U don't get sprayed either ! Happy hunting !!!!
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 8:26 pm:
Nope, didn't get sprayed, but it took almost a half an hour waiting for it to walk out of the trap. |
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8151 posts 2/20/2022 1:41 pm |
Well done on your catch.  Keeping fingers crossed for you. 
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 8:27 pm:
Thanks Maudie, I made it without getting sprayed. |
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2/20/2022 2:54 pm
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Very good and so glad you are treating it humanely. Very proud of you.
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 8:32 pm:
Thanks. Skunks do have a purpose besides being stinky. |
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249 posts 2/20/2022 3:36 pm |
My fingers AND my toes are crossed.
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 8:35 pm:
It all worked out, thanks for crossing the fingers and the toes. |
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4498 posts 2/20/2022 6:09 pm |
Good for you and I hope you managed to dodge the spray! I'm not familiar with the scent of skunk, only know that it's really bad! lol
I think a donkey a more practical option to a llama also - can eat same feed as your horses and no special fencing requirements. I haven't come across many donkeys but I do think them rather sweet and a welcome alternative to a frisky horse even though it may take a while to get from A to B (if at all), lol
Nileyears replies on 2/20/2022 8:52 pm:
LOL, Lilium, the last thing you would ever want to smell is skunk! It's bad, very bad!
The skunk didn't spray me and it took it's sweet time leaving the trap. Acted like it had all the time in the world while I sat in my truck waiting.
Donkeys are smart, they are also ornery, some are even sweet, but those are just the personalities of the few I've been around. My Grandpa loved mules more than donkeys and horses, yet they're a mix of the two. Mules also make good guard animals, but not going to decide on anything yet, not even sure about replacing my birds at the moment. |
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7096 posts 2/21/2022 2:02 am |
PLEASE BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN GOING AFTER SKUNKS. THEIR BIT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Nileyears replies on 2/21/2022 7:18 am:
Thank goodness it didn't bite! They are known to be rabid. We had to shoot one a few years ago, it was coming at me and my daughter in broad daylight, flipping around and acting kind of crazy. We had to burn the dead skunk to keep it from giving rabies to other animals that might eat it. |
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