Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Bobcat!
I don't think there is a way to prevent any size cats or bears from
getting into your pastures, if they are so determined. Even our
housecats can and will jump/climb our fencing, and it's a fun game for
them to run along the top rail.
A friend lost her best, fairly famous, herdsire to a cougar years ago.
There were trees that had branches that extended from the outside over
the fence, and they decided that was how it got in. But even housecats
can jump 6 feet from sitting position, in one leap. Fences just won't
stop a determined cat of any size.
In some cases, the best defense is a few livestock guard dogs in
addition to secure fencing.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Creswell, OR
541.895.0964
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
http://www.whitelot
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On Nov 18, 2008, at 1:43 PM, dreamwoodalpacas wrote:
> Janice,
>
> It was a difficult choice to kill her, she'd been stalking our
> property for a month or two and had already killed one chicken,
> however, when I found her in the barn... That said--it is very
> unlikely that a bobcat would go after a full grown alpaca. They
> primarily eat rodents, rabbits, and things of that size. However, if
> the alpaca tried to stomp the bobcat, it would defend itself, which
> is likely how yours got hurt. If the bobcat was inside the fenceline,
> I'd do some serious walking of the line to find out how it got in--
> mine came in under the fence where my house cats dug themselves an
> indentation to get more easily to the catnip which decided to grow
> outside the fence... Holes under the fence, gates, and overhanging
> tree branches are the most likely routes. Fix 'em and the cat likely
> won't bother--it isn't hunting the alpacas but the rodents and birds.
> In my area, the only reason the bobcat was so close to the house was
> we are overrun with them and hunting is scarce--a barn with
> scrumptious mice/chipmunks seems like an easy meal. The rodents are
> there b/c it is safe and there is grain spill since I've had the
> housecats (rodent hunters) and chickens (grain spill cleaners) locked
> up since I saw the bobcat--an evil circle :)
>
> Anyway, IMO, you have more to fear from the wrong type of dog (no b/c
> it is a pound dog, but b/c of the prey drive most breeds that end up
> in the pound have) than the bobcat. Work on securing the property.
>
> Just a thought..
> Morgen
>
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