When you live in a rural area, you get used to sharing the land with other critters. Through the 16 + years that we have lived here, we have dealt with a number of wild life including martins, mink, raccoon, fox and all manner of deer. A friend was accosted by a stag recently and we know there are moose at the pond as well.
In the past month or so, there have been lots of bear sightings in and around the village. A momma with a couple of cubs seems to have been the most frequent visitor. We hadn't seen her which was good as we have a coop full of chickens that would make a tasty meal.
On Monday morning when hubby went to feed and tend the chickens, he found the coop with big holes in two places, the fencing down and a bunch of hens missing. The feed bag had been torn open and some remaining food scattered outside. As hubby was repairing the damage, the chickens started wandering back. Apparently and wisely, they had scattered. Mrs. Bear was more interested in the feed than the birds. Thank the Lord.
Yesterday evening, hubby took his small caliber rifle out to sit for a bit and see if anything turned up. It didn't take long for some shots to ring out. I went out to make sure he was okay and he said that he had treed the bear and cubs. Chickies were in their house and all was safe and sound.
That was enough excitement for the week. We need to purchase some sturdier fencing and make sure the food is kept in a place away from the hens.
My sister is arriving from England in a couple of days so there will be a different and more welcome excitement
Blessings
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