"Gregory A. Hession J.D."
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Livestock and predators
Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 19:10:37 -0400
We have two guardian dogs, who bark at predators randomly throughout
every night. So far, so good; We have not lost any stock. We also
greg.hess...@massoutrage.com wrote:
From: "Gregory A. Hession J.D."
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Livestock and predators
Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 19:10:37 -0400
We have two guardian dogs, who bark at predators randomly throughout
every night. So far,
We have two guardian dogs, who bark at predators randomly throughout
every night. So far, so good; We have not lost any stock. We also have
lots of fences with electric strand toppers.
But the costs involved in all of these protective measures begs the
question: How are we ever going to recov
We only have seven acres and we have three guardian dogs. One for ewes, one
for rams, and a third for a breeding group or sheep isolated for whatever
reason. We are the only farm in our neighborhood who has not lost livestock
to predators (we have cougar, coyote, bobcat, and eagles), and all our
