Irises: Deer Eating Iris??, 0 by laurief

laurief wrote:
Sharvis,

Here are my deer herding Bossy Aussies. Pippin (on left) is an Australian Shepherd, and Tasha (on right) is an Australian Shepherd mix. Tasha actually has the stronger herding instinct, but I heard Pippin out there yesterday evening as I was doing barn chores trying his best to get a beligerant Bambi to leave the hay shed. As far as I could tell, the deer never would relinquish her feeding spot. I finally called Pippin in when I finished up and headed back to the house. As tenacious as the Bossy Aussies can be, they're no match for a deer who decides to stay put. They don't have much luck with the horses, either.

Poor kids. I really ought to buy them a few sheep to push around.

Laurie

P.S. Talk about Aussie eyes, Pippin's are an absorbing, almost ghostly, pale blue.

P.P.S. I think the only fence that could keep deer out of the my iris beds would be 6' chain link. I've tried a fence made with deer netting, and they push right through it.