The Turkeys of our neighbor ate all my Seedlings! Leaving my Plants Leafless!

Hi LovingAnAngelInstead, Well, the damage has done and what can any thing be done with my neighbors? With their animals? Nothing. I know there's a little fault with them but I could not pin all the blame on to our neighbor. My fences was done and intended for bigger animals like Cow, Carabao, Goat and even Pigs for them not to get in my Vegetable Garden in our Backyard. Remember, it was a barbed wire and not a mesh wire. But, that's my next project, to put a mesh wire inside and a litle improvised gate made of wood's branches for me to get in. A little damage like this one is not a big points being deducted from me of course. No, I won't be getting angry with my neighbors as I know they did not intend to do that. It will just create a gap between Me Myself, my Mom and their Family just in case. My Mom surely is more Considering than I. So, there would be no problem at all. Besides, their plants themselves suffered too. And I guess it is more worst than Ours. Yes, they would be more careful next time and I know that. They said sorry a couple of times to me. Texted my Mom and asked Sorry too and I almost feel shy. I can see how very compassionate they are as they offered me more seeds which is ready with them. They have Tomato Seeds, Green Bells, EggPlants, Various Kinds of Peppers and many more and they wanted to share all of those to me. I hope too that this will not happen again. And even if it will happen again, I will make sure that I am ready with it. My fences would be more stronger and those poulties would not get under again. I have a very nice banter inside - a man-liked with a bamboo frame for the poultries who get over too. Thanks Dennis

Hiya Farmer, Ah point taken now I understand the problem as well you need a fence within another fence to protect all your seeds. Yes the Neighbours have been very decent offering you some more Seeds that is very good of them. Are you going to plant them if they give you some then. I think they are decent too for saying sorry as they got loose and they obviously could not control them. It´s like when the Horses and Bulls get loose here it´s because they have not got someone 24 hours watching them whereas with the Sheep they always have someone there thank goodness. Come to think of it though savypat is right too because I imagine that these Birds can fly when given the chance and pretty high too. It´s like the Storks we have here will raid a Farmer´s Field that is right next Door to them and you have never seen so many Storks together. We were going past in the Car and we saw at least 100 of them on that Field and normally there are only about six of them that nest in an Electric Pylon next to the Field. It´s as if they tell each other by some kind of thought thing what´s going on and they all turn up for a Banquet. Storks usually live six or seven together in Pairs but never 100 at least not here. I don´t know what the Farmer had got planted there as you could not see for all the Storks that covered the Field. This Year he has planted again but I have not seen them go again to raid his Fields. Must have had something special for them there that time. Come to think of it is there not a plant that the Turkey does not like and maybe you could plant it around your Field you know something like that. I am not sure what else could keep them out because if you have a very big field covering the top of your field would be quite a game for you would´nt it? Suppose you have to take the chance and see what happens good luck next time.xxx

Hi Loving an Angel Instead, I am not sure if those wading birds I use to see in our field are storks. We called them "can-na-way" in Ilocano and Ifugao - Philippine dialects. Those were migrating birds in search for foods. We have a rice and corn field too but we have a farming tenants managing them. Only a small Vegetable Garden that I used to manage which is very near from our home. At least that keeps me moving during weekends, offs from classes. Dennis

Hi EileenLeyva, We only eat meat once or twice a week. Fresh, butchered at our backyard. We use to take meal with complete variety. I cannot say that the food we're taking is the most delicious food in our table every day. In fact, I am considering our food very simple and maybe it could be the food for the poor. hehehe I am also peeved when my hard work goes to naught but it will not last long. In fact, our neighbor offered me more seedlings to be planted so every thing is well that ends well, Now. Thanks Dennis

Hi farmersson, my taste is very simple, too, and I could eat fried bell peppers, steamed or raw carrots, poached eggs, grilled egg plants, or onion soup with gusto. I always contend that I am much better off if I live in some rural area and I have my own vegetable garden and chickens and goats. That would be heaven here on earth. But I must confess that I couldn't look at chickens being butchered, much so pigs nor goats. My daughters and I are trying to refrain from eating meat....

Hi LetranKnight, Our place is very peaceful I can say. There were some unscrupulous people at some places here in Ifugao before especially in Lamu, the first town after the province of Nueva Vizcaya. But, Nowadays, it is not being ordinarilly encountered anymore. Or, maybe, they were gone since the Government had tightened our Security. This town is quite bigger and more populated compared to other towns here in Ifugao since Big Business Establishments including Schools and Colleges are here. Considering the fact that it is a Valley and because of its Natural Depression, People would love to stay in this place. Regarding my plants, it would take them at least a week for them to cope up. Their leaves seem to start growing again and their stems seem to germinate - like my Okras. I don't know why this kind of animal eat every green thing LOL. I think they are a little bit greedier than goats LOL...and the only thing that they can't eat perhaps is my "dahon ng chinelas" hehehe Thanks Letran! Dennis

Hi HardWorkingGirl, Sadly there were dozens of Turkey Dams with their Jakes and Jennies who had managed to get inside my Garden. There were 3 lines of barbed wires being nailed strongly at every 5 steps away on every timber-posts. And yes, the spaces between each barbed wire lines were wide enough for the turkeys to get in. They won't be caught up by the barbed wire if they budge under. They could even jump over the third line without spreading their wings. But if, just in case, they were not fortuante enough to get inside, and get caught by the barbed wires, probably, we've had a Turkey Fiesta then. LOL. Kidding aside... hehehe. Thank you so much for the side note you had written here. Wow. Well, I think, regardless of the situation, whether during the times of loss or defeat, we always have the choice to be joyful, to be thankful. hehehe. Although, honestly, it is hard to do at times in times of Big Losses. But if we concentrate on the possitive sides, If we focus on the lessons we learn, if we realize how fortunate we are compared to others, then we have enough reasons to be happy. My parents say, "The happiness of our life depends upon the quality of our thoughts". To the way we react to situations. It is normal to feel sad or be sad at times but I would not dwell or we should not dwell so much with that unpleasant feeling. Every minute that we choose to be unhappy only aggravates the misery and deprives us of the joy we should have felt in every minute. Also, "A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit". Wow,got a lot of "quotes" here.. hehehe.. It's because am a Christian and my Favorite Teacher happens to be my Catechist Teacher during my Primary Grades and so, I have my old notes Plenty of Quotes... My plants will continue to grow as we still have a very favorable weather condition here. Except the seedlings which they have been pecked and totally uprooted. Perhaps swallowed their fresh and young stems. Sold out. hmmm Yummy LOL. I hope no one from our neighbors would do the revenge thing if same thing will happen to them. Anyway, this only happens once in a blue moon and I really think that people from my Bario are okay... Thanks Dennis