Comments on: Chicken update – cute predator alert

By: greenapple2004

greenapple2004 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:27:12 +0000

FYI for future havaheart experiences, at least in Massachusetts it’s illegal to transport wild animals in your car. My family found this out one summer when we caught a woodchuck, possum, raccoon and then skunk in sequence (my mother grows a tasty garden, it seems). The first three were transported to the back of a nearby middle school, but with the skunk, we figured it was above our pay-grade (although he was very, very cute), and called Animal Control. They told us if we caught it, it was our problem, and, by the way, if we were thinking about moving him to someone else’s property, it was a $500 fine. Yikes! So my dad geared up in a raincoat and old pants, and jimmied the trap open with a ski pole from as far away as he could manage.

Dunno what New York’s laws are like, but in summary: Don’t let the fuzz catch you on your way to Happy Valley!

By: kcushman

kcushman — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:13:11 +0000

Awww

Your husband must be the sweetest guy in the world. Well, next to mine.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:13:15 +0000

Happy Valley-a real place!

I taught in the school district where Happy Valley is located. It’s quite an area…………..

By: amyneff

amyneff — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:18:22 +0000

This…was wonderful. The chickens are quite beautiful, their chicken palace seems totally cool, and then BOOM! Cute raccoon. TOO MUCH CUTE. I’m glad he’s going to an *actual* happy valley.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:13:40 +0000

There REALLY is a Happy Valley; it’s a state park not far from our house. That’s where Scot took the little guy. I asked Scot to explain this to the critter because the two of them formed an immediate, special bond.

By: dowbiggin

dowbiggin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:41:54 +0000

I like how the raccoon looks back toward the chickens as if to say, "Could I just snack on one of those chickens before we go to Happy Valley?"

And I love how you commanded your husband to explain to the raccoon. Could he only understand Scot and not you?

By: notemily

notemily — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:09:04 +0000

“We’re going to go to Happy Valley” –I totally thought that was a euphemism.

By: kayleeboo

kayleeboo — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:31:31 +0000

ohhh, poor little raccoon!
what a cute little guy. I hope he makes out okay.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:51:27 +0000

a raccoon-themed day

My friends both had raccoon stories to tell me--and one had pictures of a mama coon with three babies in her yard! So cute!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:38:45 +0000

Happy Valley

Okay, now PROMISE there really is a Happy Valley (Not one way up in the sky please!)