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[user 7704]

We have / had Coypu and Wallabies and Chinese Water Deer living in the UK.

I have no idea what a Coypu is.

 

[user 7704]

Silent Earth. What the deal with the new avatar

 

[Silent Earth]

I have no idea what a Coypu is.

Giant south american rodent like a Capybara, bit like a bad tempered beaver

 

[Silent Earth]

Silent Earth. What the deal with the new avatar

Resistance to the Evil empire of the EU. Is the V for Vendetta symbol over the EU flag, The UK is trying to escape from the evil empire. A Rebel flag if you will.

 

[DrHenley]

I have no idea what a Coypu is.

Here they are called nutria. Very similar to muskrats (but larger) and live in the same type of habitat except they can't survive in cold weather as well as muskrats. They are intermediate in size between muskrats and beavers.

A nutria has a round tail instead of a flat tail like a muskrat. I've seen them in sideshows billed as giant rats because they are the most rat-like giant rodent. Their rat-like bare tails are susceptible to frost-bite which leads to fatal infections.

 

[VenomJockey]

I have no idea what a Coypu is.

Neither do I!! Google/Wikipedia say it is a large rodent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

 

[Psalm7]

We have / had Coypu and Wallabies and Chinese Water Deer living in the UK.

I saw the story of the Racoon Dog terrorising a community in England . Its nothing like a racoon its a wild K9 from Asia .

 

[user 7704]

Here they are called nutria. Very similar to muskrats (but larger) and live in the same type of habitat except they can't survive in cold weather as well as muskrats. They are intermediate in size between muskrats and beavers.

A nutria has a round tail instead of a flat tail like a muskrat. I've seen them in sideshows billed as giant rats because they are the most rat-like giant rodent. Their rat-like bare tails are susceptible to frost-bite which leads to fatal infections.

They have those at county fairs and bill them as "world's largest rats".

 

[DrHenley]

The have thoae at county fairs and bill them as "world's largest rats".

That'd be them alright.

 

[DrHenley]

I saw the story of the Racoon Dog terrorising a community in England . Its nothing like a racoon its a wild K9 from Asia .

Most closely related to foxes. Think of it as a fox that looks like a raccoon.

 

[Maverick]

We make money off nutria, muskrats, minks, otter, marten and beaver pelts here, I don't trap otter because of the export law leaving Washington, trap em, there are a market for nutria (Coypu)

 

[Proud Prepper]

I have a great recipe for Nutria. We eat them down in Louisiana. There on the menu in a few restaurants here.

 

[DrHenley]

Beaver is supposed to taste like lean beef, so nutria should be similar.

 

[Maverick]

It's more like liver but chewy, taste is good even if one doesn't like liver.

 

[DrHenley]

Makes me wish I hadn't left all those beavers for the coyotes. How hard are they to clean? Can't be any worse than a possum.

 

[Maverick]

Basically clean them the same way, lay them on the back, cut them from the start of the tail to the end of the mouth (skin deep, peel the pelt off) gut them like any other critter. Once clean I like poring bourbon in the cavity let set for an hour, dump the bourbon out and do a butter,creole seasoning and pepper rub, roast it over a fire with a mix cherry and mesquite wood (heavier on the cherry)

 

[Proud Prepper]

Basically clean them the same way, lay them on the back, cut them from the start of the tail to the end of the mouth (skin deep, peel the pelt off) gut them like any other critter. Once clean I like poring bourbon in the cavity let set for an hour, dump the bourbon out and do a butter,creole seasoning and pepper rub, roast it over a fire with a mix cherry and mesquite wood (heavier on the cherry)

Dont damage there scent sack. Nutria have them similar to muskrats, muskgland.

 

[Silent Earth]

Chuckles, I thought Nutria was a nut based spread to put on toast made from Hazel Nuts ???

 

[lonewolf]

that's NUTella.
hazelnut cocoa spread.

 

[DrHenley]

Chuckles, I thought Nutria was a nut based spread to put on toast made from Hazel Nuts ???

No you are thinking of "angel poop" (AKA "fairy poop") Nutella

Edited for the faint of heart.

 

[lonewolf]

that's obscene.

 

[tmttactical]

Yes, that is a visual I could have done without.

 

[user 7704]

I look like I had a run in with a porcupine. I got into a sticker bush and now have little "quills" sticking out all over me.

The hardest part of puttin gn up a new fence is cleaning out the old one. Half buried, grass and weeds holding it, etc. I have the strawberry bed mostly done and have cleaned most of the old fence and brush off of the vegetable garden. It may rain again tomorrow so I'll be able to get the posts further into the ground before stretching the fence.

I'm getting too old for this crap.

 

[Psalm7]

I look like I had a run in with a porcupine. I got into a sticker bush and now have little "quills" sticking out all over me.

The hardest part of puttin gn up a new fence is cleaning out the old one. Half buried, grass and weeds holding it, etc. I have the strawberry bed mostly done and have cleaned most of the old fence and brush off of the vegetable garden. It may rain again tomorrow so I'll be able to get the posts further into the ground before stretching the fence.

I'm getting too old for this crap.

Good fence makes good Neighbors .
I use a 5 ft fence around my chicken lot .

 

[user 7704]

I have 6 ft. wire the a 7 ft nylon deer net. Then..... I put the deer net over the top of the run to keep out hawks. I have to redo the top it's getting fragile. Some of the T-posts around the run are leaning so I need to reset those too. I have to concentrate on the garden first though.