tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post2169651551102241486..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : Opossums in the hen houseRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-87363097976780779442016-04-15T02:28:01.718-05:002016-04-15T02:28:01.718-05:00I am very sorry about the hen. I have been surpris...I am very sorry about the hen. I have been surprised by many an opossum in my life while growing up in rural Kentucky! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-40942325564998096722016-04-14T18:44:22.808-05:002016-04-14T18:44:22.808-05:00The only opossums we see here are road kill. they...The only opossums we see here are road kill. they hide/live in a patch of eucalyptus and brush near a busy road. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-90898790448373533912016-04-14T17:58:17.477-05:002016-04-14T17:58:17.477-05:00I'm happy you caught him and moved him away! S...I'm happy you caught him and moved him away! Sorry for your loss! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-70215839666521156692016-04-14T11:04:17.504-05:002016-04-14T11:04:17.504-05:00So sorry about your poor chicken. We don't hav...So sorry about your poor chicken. We don't have opossums here but we do have raccoons. I wish you had a closeup of the plant in question. Could it be some kind of sorrel? We have sheep sorrel with red tiny flowers on long stalks. the leaves are edible and taste sourish. JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-4043420718885493702016-04-13T22:25:13.040-05:002016-04-13T22:25:13.040-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974975690076931569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-91226704546904350292016-04-13T21:18:39.898-05:002016-04-13T21:18:39.898-05:00Sorry to hear you lost a pet hen. and only you cou...Sorry to hear you lost a pet hen. and only you could take a photo of a stump and make it interesting. ha <br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-19770927022000580252016-04-13T20:56:56.754-05:002016-04-13T20:56:56.754-05:00Too bad about the opossum in the hen house.
I thin...Too bad about the opossum in the hen house.<br />I think your red plant is sheep's sorrel. When I was a kid, my classmates called it sour grass, and we chewed the stems of the sour grass growing next to the playground.<br />Just recently I saw a field full of it. The amount of color it gave the field was remarkable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198585505712843153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-28863702710547354622016-04-13T20:13:52.755-05:002016-04-13T20:13:52.755-05:00At least you caught the critter before it did any ...At least you caught the critter before it did any more damage. Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-35012436573819173982016-04-13T19:34:42.453-05:002016-04-13T19:34:42.453-05:00I meant aokI meant aokBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-37537105844324281132016-04-13T19:34:24.997-05:002016-04-13T19:34:24.997-05:00Oh, yes...opossums...they are cute in a snarky rat...Oh, yes...opossums...they are cute in a snarky rat kind of way. Glad you caught him and set him free. I hope the rest are now aomBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-64010590084874548592016-04-13T19:04:15.548-05:002016-04-13T19:04:15.548-05:00i thought they just ate insects and eggs, but then...i thought they just ate insects and eggs, but then they do have those nasty teeth. I had family of opossums trapped in my crawl space once, maybe I'll rerun that story soon. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-17776430643634865822016-04-13T18:57:41.835-05:002016-04-13T18:57:41.835-05:00I'm glad that you catch & release!!I'm glad that you catch & release!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-28812332149869374752016-04-13T18:15:57.201-05:002016-04-13T18:15:57.201-05:00There were definitely no opposums in my hen house....There were definitely no opposums in my hen house.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com