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PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE SCARECROWS VS. SCARESHEEP Sometimes birds can be a nuisance. I don’t care if they are blackbirds, pigeons, seagulls, starlings or guinea hens. Starlings have always been a problem for feedlots. They eat a lot of grain, besides desecrating the feed bunks. One particular afternoon when I was having visions of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, I sent one of the feedlot hands to town to get some replicas of owls. I had read that decoy owls would scare off birds. I left that afternoon before he returned. The next morning I got a call on the 2-way from the boss. He was in a fowl mood (sorry), “What the *(#%@ do ya think this is, Halloween! Do ya think the EPA and the Audubon Society would approve Are they waterproof Packing guns Where did you go to school again” “Stanford,” I lied. I had no idea what he was talking about until I pulled into the feed yard and started down the first alley. Owls were posted on every other pen sign with scotch tape! Course you couldn’t tell they were owls from the side, but from the front it was obvious. They were cardboard cutouts of cartoon owls, painted black ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE By: Baxter Black and orange. Many were surrounded by starlings perched on the cable picking their teeth and gossiping. We tried carbide guns, poisoning, negotiation and bribery, to no avail. Last fall I was invaded by big black birds. At night, they roosted in my hay barn, on top of gates, at the water tanks, by the hundreds. All painting my facilities the color of a bat cave. I tried decoy cow skulls, dogs chained to the gates, fans, chicken wire, rap music, old hides, a stuffed deer until…in my frustration, I sneaked out at daylight with my 20 gauge and dusted one off. I hung him by his ankles from a horizontal brace post over a gate 12 feet, in the air. The herd of birds departed and have never, not even once, come back. Six months later his carcass sways in the breeze as a warning. I have noticed this method doesn’t work for all species, although you’d be surprised. I talked to a sheepherder from Idaho that claimed the scarecrow, or ‘scaresheep’ method worked on finewool Debolliet. He reported that the ewes had located a loose stretch of fence line and began crawling under. They’d get onto the road and get run over by traffic. The sheepherder laid a carcass under the bottom wire to act as an example. None crossed at that space, however they just moved down the fence line about 3 feet and crawled under…only to be hit by a car. He finally concluded that the ‘scaresheep method’ did work, but it just took more decoy sheep. About 3 furlongs worth, piled 2 high in his experience. FALL 2008 PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE 19
PRESS RELEASE PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Meats Receives American Humane Certified Designation. Heartland Meats Receives American Humane Certified Designation Denver (July 7, 2008) Heartland Meats Inc. of Mendota, Ill., has been certified by the American Humane Association’s farm animal-welfare program. American Humane Certified is the nation’s original farm animal-welfare label. Heartland, owned by Patricia and John Sondgeroth, raises Piedmontese cattle. The Piedmontese breed originates in the Piedmont region in Italy, and is renowned for its leanness and tenderness. The farm also raises its own feed and owns a federally inspected processing plant. John is the fourth generation to operate the family farm. “We take personal pride in our animals and farm. The better care we take, the better the animals will take care of us,” says Pat Sondgeroth. “People who buy our meat say they can taste the difference in the quality and tenderness of our meat. They are very loyal to Piedmontese and our Heartland brand.” Producers certified through the American Humane Certified program must ensure that their animals have ready access to fresh water, a nutritious diet and medical care. Producers also must provide their animals with a comfortable environment that limits stress and enables them to freely express their normal behaviors. Heartland Meats products are available at the farm’s retail store in Mendota, and various farmers markets and stores in the Chicago area. Heartland also sells beef to nationally acclaimed chefs such as Larry Forgione, and to restaurants in Chicago, Missouri and New York. Retail and restaurant locations can be found at http://www. heartlandmeats.com. 20 PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE FALL 2008
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