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Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:55 am
by Murray
I was out at my other service station at Inglewood, about 30 miles from Bendigo, when my phone went 'Toooot'.
Message from wife. "Your bloody kitten! He climbed up onto the sputnik and went through the bars into the loft!.
"Luckily I saw him and when I got there he was looking unsure about what to do next!"
The Banjo baby is a bit of a rascal, but the pigeons don't see him as much of a threat. When I called them in tonight, they were all in pronto.
It does show that while the loft is shut up at night, I have to keep the sputnik closed during the day. This time is was only the Banjo, but if another cat got in, well....
Then there was was the question, why did he all of a sudden become "Your bloody kitten", when he was a rascal?
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:27 am
by Andy
That is my biggest problem. There are a lot of cats around me. Most aren’t a problem and I do have a cat scarer on top of the loft which seems to work. But I have a ginger cat that comes over the fence into the garden. Haven’t seen it for a while but it was back in the garden last night. If it starts coming in again I will have to put my electric fence back out. A belt off of that and it won’t come back for a while.
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:37 pm
by Trev
Murray wrote: ↑Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:55 am
I was out at my other service station at Inglewood, about 30 miles from Bendigo, when my phone went 'Toooot'.
Message from wife. "Your bloody kitten! He climbed up onto the sputnik and went through the bars into the loft!.
"Luckily I saw him and when I got there he was looking unsure about what to do next!"
The Banjo baby is a bit of a rascal, but the pigeons don't see him as much of a threat. When I called them in tonight, they were all in pronto.
It does show that while the loft is shut up at night, I have to keep the sputnik closed during the day. This time is was only the Banjo, but if another cat got in, well....
Then there was was the question, why did he all of a sudden become "Your bloody kitten", when he was a rascal?
It is funny how pets and kids become ours when they misbehave lol
As you say though Muzza it does go to show how important it is to shut up the sheds properly over night, we have problems with Mink and Stoats around here but thankfully other than the 3 I lost to the stoat last year I haven't had a problem
our Mum (who is just across the fields from me) lost all of her chickens some years ago to the stoat, they are anothe of those creatures that kill for fun
Sounds like the birds trust your Banjo
Years ago I had a cat who from a kitten was trained not to touch the birds, the pigeons would quite happily peck around the lawn while the cat walked amongst them. The trouble was they trusted her too much and when a new Tom cat was introduced to the area he not only terrorised my cat but he also killed several of my birds before they started to see other cats as a threat. I would certainly consider getting another cat myself if any cats around here became a problem, thankfully there aren't too many around.
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:55 am
by Murray
This afternoon I was out on the patio reading a Wilbur Smith novel, and thought it was about time to let the duifs out.
Olly was asleep on top of the book case.
Flynn was having a snooze in the hall,
There was no sign of the Banjo. We looked and looked and called and called.
Then I saw a tail sticking out out of the loft into the sputnik. He was in the loft again. When I opened the door he almost leaped into my arms.
"Dad!" he said "I got stuck!".
He must have been in there for a while. He was pretty stressed.
I was a bit worried that it would upset the youngsters. One of the worst things is a cat in your loft.
I need not have worried.
2 hours latter....
I made this to put over the trap bars. It will need to be fastened somehow. The Banjo, he is pretty clever and very determined.
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:57 am
by Murray
Made this for the sputnik.
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:41 am
by Andy
They do seem to have accepted Banjo well. The wire frame looks good.
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:13 am
by George and Morgan
have one comes each day to be fed would not trust him with the pigeons but he do keep the mice and rats away
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:17 am
by George and Morgan
George and Morgan wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:13 am
have one comes each day to be fed would not trust him with the pigeons but he do keep the mice and rats away
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:58 pm
by Trev
Murray wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:57 am
Made this for the sputnik.002.JPG
Good job Muzza
Re: Life in Bendigo.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:00 pm
by Trev
Murray wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:55 am
This afternoon I was out on the patio reading a Wilbur Smith novel, and thought it was about time to let the duifs out.
Olly was asleep on top of the book case.
Flynn was having a snooze in the hall,007.JPG
There was no sign of the Banjo. We looked and looked and called and called.
Then I saw a tail sticking out out of the loft into the sputnik. He was in the loft again. When I opened the door he almost leaped into my arms.
"Dad!" he said "I got stuck!".
He must have been in there for a while. He was pretty stressed.
I was a bit worried that it would upset the youngsters. One of the worst things is a cat in your loft.
I need not have worried.
2 hours latter....007.JPG
I made this to put over the trap bars. It will need to be fastened somehow. The Banjo, he is pretty clever and very determined.
Good photos and an amusing post Muzza, you'd like to think maybe Banjo has learnt his lesson but I somehow doubt that very much
The birds look happy enough mate
Years ago I had a cat who from a kitten was trained not to touch the birds, the pigeons would quite happily peck around the lawn while the cat walked amongst them. The trouble was they trusted her too much and when a new Tom cat was introduced to the area he not only terrorised my cat but he also killed several of my birds before they started to see other cats as a threat. I would certainly consider getting another cat myself if any cats around here became a problem, thankfully there aren't too many around.
