Thread: Feed Lot

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:43:35 +1000, "Farm1" <[email protected]>
> wrote:

Do they
>>stay round your place during the winter?
>
> They're here all year.

Thanks Sheldon. Does snow fall and stay on the ground where you live?

"Farm1" wrote:
>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>>"Farm1" wrote:
>
>>> Do they stay round your place during the winter?
>>
>> They're here all year.
>
>Thanks Sheldon. Does snow fall and stay on the ground where you live?

http://i48.tinypic.com/do6scj.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/6syi6s.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2d6o1lj.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/f2o9r5.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/sc6ys9.jpg

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> "Farm1" wrote:
>>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>"Farm1" wrote:
>>
>>>> Do they stay round your place during the winter?
>>>
>>> They're here all year.
>>
>>Thanks Sheldon. Does snow fall and stay on the ground where you live?
>
> http://i48.tinypic.com/do6scj.jpg
> http://i47.tinypic.com/6syi6s.jpg
> http://i48.tinypic.com/2d6o1lj.jpg
> http://i50.tinypic.com/f2o9r5.jpg
> http://i46.tinypic.com/sc6ys9.jpg

OMG! What do the deer eat when it's like that for a long time? I notice
that you've thrown some food out for one of them but is their grazing for
the other deer int he woods or what?

Lovely pics BTW.

On Sep 14, 10:09*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> projectile vomit chick wrote:
> >Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> Dinner tonight:
>
> http://i48.tinypic.com/4q5bq.jpg
>
>
>
> >Lovely to see all that green. *Out here in Nebraska is all scorched
> >earth.
>
> It was all scorched here a month ago, everything brown, but then the
> rains came, a deluge with lots of lightening... a few days later while
> mowing I noticed a tree at the edge of the woods was hit, split down
> the center. *I'm glad it didn't damage all those young spruce trees.
> Always something to keep me busy, I'll take it down tomorrow. *I don't
> mind working in the woods this time of year, it's cooler and no bugs:http://i50.tinypic.com/28h32qd.jpght...om/1zzntqp.jpg

Wow! That must've been some storm. I really envy you with all of
your space and trees.

On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:43:35 +1000, Farm1 wrote:

> Do they stay round your place during the winter?

Like birds, they fly south for the winter. The lazy ones take
Greyhound.

-sw

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:05:49 +1000, "Farm1" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]. .
>> "Farm1" wrote:
>>>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>>"Farm1" wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Do they stay round your place during the winter?
>>>>
>>>> They're here all year.
>>>
>>>Thanks Sheldon. Does snow fall and stay on the ground where you live?
>>
>> http://i48.tinypic.com/do6scj.jpg
>> http://i47.tinypic.com/6syi6s.jpg
>> http://i48.tinypic.com/2d6o1lj.jpg
>> http://i50.tinypic.com/f2o9r5.jpg
>> http://i46.tinypic.com/sc6ys9.jpg
>
>OMG! What do the deer eat when it's like that for a long time? I notice
>that you've thrown some food out for one of them but is their grazing for
>the other deer int he woods or what?
>
>Lovely pics BTW.

In winter their diet changes to less grass and more twigs. They
browse the brush at the forest edge and eat the exposed grass
protected from snow cover by conifers... deer will also dig down
through the snow.

Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> In winter their diet changes to less grass and more twigs.
> They browse the brush at the forest edge and eat the
> exposed grass protected from snow cover by conifers... deer
> will also dig down through the snow.



My deer herd (17 at last count) get desperate in winter. They
feed on the rhododendrons as a last resort. They've eaten the
lower leaves to about four feet or five feet. I've seen them
standing on their hind legs to feed!

During summer they have the nasty knack of waiting for the
hydrangeas to come to full bloom and then eat all the
blossoms. If I'm lucky I might get a few days of blue before
they vanish.

The back of the house is a perfect wind break so they sleep on
the back patio right below the master bedroom. The melted snow
patches makes for an easy herd count.

They don't eat pine needles as they make better bedding.

Andy

Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:31:03 -0700 (PDT), projectile vomit chick
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sep 14, 10:09 am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>> projectile vomit chick wrote:
>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>> Dinner tonight:
>>>
>>> http://i48.tinypic.com/4q5bq.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Lovely to see all that green. Out here in Nebraska is all scorched
>>>> earth.
>>>
>>> It was all scorched here a month ago, everything brown, but then the
>>> rains came, a deluge with lots of lightening... a few days later
>>> while
>>> mowing I noticed a tree at the edge of the woods was hit, split down
>>> the center. I'm glad it didn't damage all those young spruce trees.
>>> Always something to keep me busy, I'll take it down tomorrow. I
>>> don't
>>> mind working in the woods this time of year, it's cooler and no
>>> bugs:http://i50.tinypic.com/28h32qd.jpght...om/1zzntqp.jpg
>>
>> Wow! That must've been some storm. I really envy you with all of
>> your space and trees.
>
> I've been to Nebraska, several times. I think you have even more
> space there.

Indeed they do, with nothing sticking up to get in the way of the view for
miles in any direction.

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:43:35 +1000, Farm1 wrote:
>
>> Do they stay round your place during the winter?
>
> Like birds, they fly south for the winter. The lazy ones take
> Greyhound.
>
> -sw

Around here they just rob a few convenience stores and then hole up for the
winter in an old abandoned Taco Bell.

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:45:15 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:31:03 -0700 (PDT), projectile vomit chick
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sep 14, 10:09 am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>>> projectile vomit chick wrote:
>>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>> Dinner tonight:
>>>>
>>>> http://i48.tinypic.com/4q5bq.jpg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Lovely to see all that green. Out here in Nebraska is all scorched
>>>>> earth.
>>>>
>>>> It was all scorched here a month ago, everything brown, but then the
>>>> rains came, a deluge with lots of lightening... a few days later
>>>> while
>>>> mowing I noticed a tree at the edge of the woods was hit, split down
>>>> the center. I'm glad it didn't damage all those young spruce trees.
>>>> Always something to keep me busy, I'll take it down tomorrow. I
>>>> don't
>>>> mind working in the woods this time of year, it's cooler and no
>>>> bugs:http://i50.tinypic.com/28h32qd.jpght...om/1zzntqp.jpg
>>>
>>> Wow! That must've been some storm. I really envy you with all of
>>> your space and trees.
>>
>> I've been to Nebraska, several times. I think you have even more
>> space there.
>
>Indeed they do, with nothing sticking up to get in the way of the view for
>miles in any direction.

Nope, that would be Kansas, flat as a pancake... Nebraska actually has
breasts.
http://www.nebraska-map.org/topo-map.htm
http://www.improbable.com/airchives/...i3/kansas.html

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:22:09 -0500, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:

>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> In winter their diet changes to less grass and more twigs.
>> They browse the brush at the forest edge and eat the
>> exposed grass protected from snow cover by conifers... deer
>> will also dig down through the snow.
>
>
>
>My deer herd (17 at last count) get desperate in winter. They
>feed on the rhododendrons as a last resort. They've eaten the
>lower leaves to about four feet or five feet. I've seen them
>standing on their hind legs to feed!
>
>During summer they have the nasty knack of waiting for the
>hydrangeas to come to full bloom and then eat all the
>blossoms. If I'm lucky I might get a few days of blue before
>they vanish.
>
>The back of the house is a perfect wind break so they sleep on
>the back patio right below the master bedroom. The melted snow
>patches makes for an easy herd count.
>
>They don't eat pine needles as they make better bedding.

Deer don't eat conifer needless that are dead on the ground, but they
will relish many varieties of live conifers. Even though there are
plants listed that deer don't eat some, just like people, will develop
a taste for the particular plants they're purported not to eat,
therefore with a herd of deer about no plant is safe. And deer will
eat pine, fir too, it's spruce they are purported not to eat but still
some deer will seek out particular types of spruce (even deer can have
TIAD).

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:47:52 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:43:35 +1000, Farm1 wrote:
>>
>>> Do they stay round your place during the winter?
>>
>> Like birds, they fly south for the winter. The lazy ones take
>> Greyhound.
>>
>> -sw
>
>Around here they just rob a few convenience stores and then hole up for the
>winter in an old abandoned Taco Bell.

No, that's your relatives.

John

John John <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:47:52 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:43:35 +1000, Farm1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do they stay round your place during the winter?
>>>
>>> Like birds, they fly south for the winter. The lazy ones take
>>> Greyhound.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Around here they just rob a few convenience stores and then hole up
>> for the winter in an old abandoned Taco Bell.
>
> No, that's your relatives.
>
> John

Wow, that's clever.

Tell us, Porta-Johnny, what other names have you used to post here?

Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> And deer will
> eat pine, fir too, it's spruce they are purported not to
> eat but still some deer will seek out particular types of
> spruce (even deer can have TIAD).



Sheldon,

The bucks used the blue spruce trunks to sharpen their antlers
or scratch Zen itch, I don't know which but it definitely
stunted the spruce growth.

A few tunes I saw the bucks fight for mating rights/dominance. I
found broken antlers of the losers in the meadow.

Two things I learned is they establish a well defined path to
travel, does first, then the bucks. I figured it's a safety
tactic from hunters. They're not afraid of me but they sure do
spook quickly!

Best,

Andy

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:05:49 +1000, "Farm1"
>>OMG! What do the deer eat when it's like that for a long time? I notice
>>that you've thrown some food out for one of them but is their grazing for
>>the other deer int he woods or what?
>>
>>Lovely pics BTW.
>
> In winter their diet changes to less grass and more twigs. They
> browse the brush at the forest edge and eat the exposed grass
> protected from snow cover by conifers... deer will also dig down
> through the snow.

Thanks Sheldon. We are starting to see a few deer coming into the back of
our farm as they escaped from a deer farm. As if the blasted kangaroos
eating the grass wasn't enough but now we are getting more exotic
freeloaders!

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:30:28 +1000, "Farm1" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:05:49 +1000, "Farm1"
>>>OMG! What do the deer eat when it's like that for a long time? I notice
>>>that you've thrown some food out for one of them but is their grazing for
>>>the other deer int he woods or what?
>>>
>>>Lovely pics BTW.
>>
>> In winter their diet changes to less grass and more twigs. They
>> browse the brush at the forest edge and eat the exposed grass
>> protected from snow cover by conifers... deer will also dig down
>> through the snow.
>
>Thanks Sheldon. We are starting to see a few deer coming into the back of
>our farm as they escaped from a deer farm. As if the blasted kangaroos
>eating the grass wasn't enough but now we are getting more exotic
>freeloaders!

Unlike sheep deer don't eat down to the roots, deer trim just to mowed
lawn height, saves some mowing.... unfortunately it's not possible to
train them to eat everything evenly in one spot before moving on. I
have no idea about kangaroos.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Dinner tonight:
> http://i48.tinypic.com/4q5bq.jpg

Sweet!

--
Jean B.