Giving water to our native animals

[Guest]

Hello members.
It is advised that we do our bit to help out our native animals and install drinking water for them.
In the time of drought, these animals, reptiles and birds and even insects need to drink water from time to time, especially in times of drought.
Please help them however you can to give them water.

Here on the east coast of NSW in our backyard, we have frogs, lizards, birds, possums, bush rats and who knows what else that come in the dead of night, all come to drink water.
It's a small part we can do to help the natives in need.

This is also a good time to tackle feral animals, especially when you set up a camera to alert you of their presence.

 

[Greenhornet_au]

This weather is great for culling feral goats, find their trail into a dam with water.

Sit back and snooze in the shade until they come in for a drink, let them drink their fill.

While they are at the water come in and get set up for the show, as they leave the dam
and get a bit away from the water along the trail, start knocking them over.

Not unusual to clean up 2-300 goats in this way.

I imaging pigs would be the same.

Native animals will need the drink, low sided containers with heavy rocks in the water would be good,
a way for the animal to escape if it falls in, low sides to let them drink with out a climb.
Bee's can use it too.

:Y:

 

[bicter]

This weather is great for culling feral goats, find their trail into a dam with water.

Sit back and snooze in the shade until they come in for a drink, let them drink their fill.

While they are at the water come in and get set up for the show, as they leave the dam
and get a bit away from the water along the trail, start knocking them over.

Not unusual to clean up 2-300 goats in this way.

I imaging pigs would be the same.

Native animals will need the drink, low sided containers with heavy rocks in the water would be good,
a way for the animal to escape if it falls in, low sides to let them drink with out a climb.
Bee's can use it too.

:Y:

Spent a bit of time out at Gumvale/Tibooburra over the years. The wild goats have now become a part of their income stream and are valued by the station owner. One roundup while we were there brought in approx $50k to supplement his farming..... no need to shoot them at all, round them up and sell them

 

[savage bitter]

This weather is great for culling feral goats, find their trail into a dam with water.

Sit back and snooze in the shade until they come in for a drink, let them drink their fill.

While they are at the water come in and get set up for the show, as they leave the dam
and get a bit away from the water along the trail, start knocking them over.

Not unusual to clean up 2-300 goats in this way.

I imaging pigs would be the same.

Native animals will need the drink, low sided containers with heavy rocks in the water would be good,
a way for the animal to escape if it falls in, low sides to let them drink with out a climb.
Bee's can use it too.

:Y:

Spent a bit of time out at Gumvale/Tibooburra over the years. The wild goats have now become a part of their income stream and are valued by the station owner. One roundup while we were there brought in approx $50k to supplement his farming..... no need to shoot them at all, round them up and sell them

I haven't heard of anyone shooting goats to much money involved we are the same round them up and sell em very good coin

 

[user 4485]

Same in Central West NSW. Been a saving grace in the drought for a mate of mine.
His sheep property is currently being kept going by the goats.

 

[Rockhunter62]

The water pipes for most of the mills and pumps around this place has that many leaks that the animals know where to go for a drink. Got 3 dogs yesterday that decided to sit in the shade of one of our tanks.

Cheers

Doug

 

[madtuna]

Go you! :Y:
Should lone you my night vision scope Dougie

 

[Rockhunter62]

Go you! :Y:
Should lone you my night vision scope Dougie

Middle of the day Steve, shoot one then thenext would put it's head up. Thought there was only one. Got em all.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Greenhornet_au]

YES

I get where you lads are going, when it's tough times you round up the goats and sell them to a new market and make some good coin.
That is a good thing and should be done, make full use of a resource.

Sadly that isnt on the menu when it comes to National and State Parks and private property that isnt interested in the free stock.

I know that the buggers sell well too.

Round up as many as you can and sell them all.

But as I understand it, the nannies with kids, and young goats are let go because the market doesnt want them, is that true ?

 

[AngerManagement]

Shallow pot plant bases / bird bath with pebbles/rocks and water.

Native bees need the rocks etc to retain a good base; otherwise you end up with a 100's of drowned ones.

Euro bees and other small lizards etc will all make use of the water/moisture.

Here in QLD, I just have to manage the odd Cane Toad later of an evening and usually change the water as well.

 

[Dihusky]

YES

I get where you lads are going, when it's tough times you round up the goats and sell them to a new market and make some good coin.
That is a good thing and should be done, make full use of a resource.

Sadly that isnt on the menu when it comes to National and State Parks and private property that isnt interested in the free stock.

I know that the buggers sell well too.

Round up as many as you can and sell them all.

But as I understand it, the nannies with kids, and young goats are let go because the market doesnt want them, is that true ?

Billys can be pretty rank, but Nannys and kids are beautiful meat, sausages, salami, awesome curry (Billy's as well) no idea why you'd let them go

 

[savage bitter]

its not really a new market gh we have been selling goats for 40 odd years now the overseas market want them to breed up their stock and better their quality of goat when it comes to kids and small goats we put them into a goat paddock and let them grow up

 

[mudgee hunter]

McMudgees fly thru!
Poor beggars are hot and starving. $20 ...

 

[Guest]

Good on you mudgee hunter.
We just put out more water containers (shallow) and the first thing tonight are the Frogs enjoying it.
Later in the night it might be the bush rats, followed by the possums and then the birds in the mornings and lizards afterwards.

 

[Billy]

Billys can be pretty rank, but Nannys and kids are beautiful meat, sausages, salami, awesome curry (Billy's as well) no idea why you'd let them go

Well I dont know how to feel about that Dihusky
But seeing as you would keep me
erfect: :Y:

 

[mudgee hunter]

Talk about low life's. The cook took a big tub and filled it full of water to a park around the corner, where the Skippys are hanging out for a feed and drink.
Knocked off within 24hrs ! Went to top it up.... gone!
Gunna have to put sum good fresh dog poo on the handles on the next one tomorrow!

 

[Guest]

Just a reminder.
The nsw fires have become very widespread all the way to the Victorian border and beyond. QLD, SA WA Tasmania NT, basically around the country.

This is a critical time when a lot of animals will be crawling out of the bush in a lot of places.
Please, privide water to where it will be safe for the animals to drink.
It's only going to get worse before it gets better, so water is critical at this time.

Thanks to all who care enough to get out there and provide water.
Even if it's just on your doorstep.

 

[Ded Driver]

Talk about low life's. The cook took a big tub and filled it full of water to a park around the corner, where the Skippys are hanging out for a feed and drink.
Knocked off within 24hrs ! Went to top it up.... gone!
Gunna have to put sum good fresh dog poo on the handles on the next one tomorrow!

Be generous with the oop: MH
maybe even stand behind a tree with a scoop full at the ready

 

[Reg Wilson]

Got two dams on my property and lots of animals and birds using them, but tortoises are on the move. What does this mean?

 

[Moneybox]

This weather is great for culling feral goats, find their trail into a dam with water.

Sit back and snooze in the shade until they come in for a drink, let them drink their fill.

While they are at the water come in and get set up for the show, as they leave the dam
and get a bit away from the water along the trail, start knocking them over.

Not unusual to clean up 2-300 goats in this way.

I imaging pigs would be the same.

Native animals will need the drink, low sided containers with heavy rocks in the water would be good,
a way for the animal to escape if it falls in, low sides to let them drink with out a climb.
Bee's can use it too.

:Y:

This is evidence of wild goat harvesting from 1912 in Mount Magnet, WA.

We were told that each station received 100 tags a year. That was their allocation of the wild goat population.

We pass the goat holding yards each we head down the Mount Magnet. I dug this tag from just outside of town.