Deer Repellent

[auntieemu]

Take 18 chicken eggs and run them through a blender with enough water to fill the blender. Pour into large container and mix with enough water to make 2 gallons.

Spray it on trees and around plants - as the eggs rot they emit an odor that people can't smell but that drives deer away.

I don't know if this will work with emu eggs or not.....

Oh, source - Organic Gardening.

[Kathy]

Cool, I'll have to remember that one for when I get a real garden! Thanks for the tip.

So are you going to try it with emu eggs and tell us how it worked??

[auntieemu]

Since I don't have a deer problem, I can only surmise that just the sight of the emu are keeping them away from the garden and house.

Seriously, they seem to stay in the fields and near the pond, don't come near the garden.

[Kathy]

I know that folks use ostrich and rhea for guard animals; sort of a first line of defense-do emu work pretty much the same way. Will they go after an intruder or predator?

I'm surprised that you haven't had deer problems; you are in such a nice rural area; the deer must be thick aroundthere.
Just another good reason to have those beautiful Big birds.

[auntieemu]

No they are not very agressive.

We have deer on the property, had quite a few before hunting season. Right now I don't know because we have had a poacher problem. People on 4 wheelers at night until we could get locks on the gate.

[bergere]

The bells on the Horses seem to keep them away.
Well, and the Poachers eating all of them.
Have not seen one live deer for a whole year!

So far have only seen 8 Elk cows.