"Joy" wrote in message
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"Nik Simpson" wrote in message
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On 12/19/2013 2:06 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Nik Simpson" wrote in message
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On 12/17/2013 4:00 PM, Christina Websell wrote:

I allow Boyfie to eat his freshly caught mice in the house.
No reason not to, there's never any mess. OTOH, if he gets a collared
dove,
that's an outside job because of the feathers, he plucks them, eats
them,
and leaves the wings and tail. Even though he brings them back to eat
in
comfort, not in my house..

Tweed


Trouble is she operates a catch-n-release scheme which has led to mice
living in the house ;-)

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Ah, she hasn't been taught the "killing bite" Boyfie was useless at it
at
first, used to catch and release mice and baby rats in the house.

Oh no, she can kill them when she wants to, she just likes to save them
for a rainy day sometimes ;-)

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Nik Simpson

That's the way Lindy was. She liked to play with her food, and always
brought it inside so it would have a harder time escaping. I used to keep
a "critter box" handy - a shoe box which I used to try to rescue whatever
she brought it. Most of the birds flew away when I released them. Often
the rodents didn't make it.

Joy


Once upon a time, when Boyfie was KFC's apprentice, he used to rush home
with his catch, alive and release it. Now, nothing makes it here alive. He
still brings it back, but it is well deceased. Not so often now, he can't
be bothered, unless it's up for a Darwin award and doesn't get out of his
way when he's strolling through the garden on his way back from his
constitutional walk round his place.
He is not an active hunter now as such but he still catches mice and
collared doves. Collared doves cannot take off from the ground quickly
enough to avoid him. He can still spring into the air after them.
I should take them from him and make a stew or soup. All pigeons make
brilliant soup, and a woodpigeon breast is lovely to eat. Unfortunately
Boyfie thinks woodpigeons are "just too big" for him to catch. Dammit..

Tweed