farm newbie - live trap should do the trick on helping to catch the kitty babies. I have used one before to capture a stray pregnant dog, that someone moved off and left. I had her spayed (while pregnant - the vet said she could not carry the puppies anyway because they were too large) and she now is a loving member of the household. I have several cats that were ferel and adopted me. Over several years time, they have learned to trust me enough to allow me to get close enough to capture them to treat them for fleas and worms. But, all of those were adults when they showed up, not kittens. I also, keep a very adequate supply of dry cat food available for them so they do not have to kill to eat. And if the coons or possums get some, they must be hungry too. I also agree with Connie and think that you need to catch them and handle them while they are young. A small bottle of liquid wormer should not be very expensive. msjay2u - don't you just hate argumentative and negative people. I don't blame you, I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of reading his garbage either. I believe he's the only idiot in this thread. Also, you can respond back on this if you want to, but don't bother, I'm not going to read any of your trash either. By the way - MAN is the biggest predator on earth. He can be blamed for the total extinction and near extinction of many more species than any other creature on earth can.

If you order it from Lee Valley they will stand behind it 100%. They always include a POSTAGE PAID return label with every order. If you don't like the stuff a month from now just return it for a full refund. There are very few companies like Lee Valley. They don't have any unhappy customers. A word of warning. Unless you have a lot of self control don't ask for a free catalog. :)

Olya The frustrating part in my location is that I really only need protection for 3 weeks tops. And even that breaks down into hours even on the coldest days. The Sh is located attached to the house on the SE corner. During winter the sun shines full blast from dawn to around 1 .lol The heat gain is incredible if it's a "normal" cold front. Dead calm ,clear skies 3 days long . So my best option has been to leave it open ,heat only during the coldest hours. If I try to block the heat I have a worse problem the next day usually. One of the best all around coverings I've tried is diffusing lexan. Provides the shade, wind and rain protection,can be left in place permanently Now for the long term bad parts lol. Grew mold and mildew when wet, algae, which over time blocked light Required almost yearly cleaning. Required fans on year around basis. Cheap stuff crazed quickly ,expensive stuff took longer.lol Generally my conclusion was that it was more harmful than helpful on a year around basis. So when I repaired hurricane damage I replaced with vinyl lattice, 1/4 inch hardware cloth(I keep birds free ) I grow vines and various air plants on the roof and two trees are allowed to grow through for shade. pruned back during winter. Generally this has been the cheapest most effective method for me but has problems lol. If you can cover without overheating in your area that would be fantastic!!. I often wished I lived in either a really tropical location or cooler one so that I could use regular coverings lol. A real year around GH would be great!! gary

First time poster but once I saw this thread just had to post. HANDLE ALL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS PERSONALLY, CHECK UP ON YOUR BUILDER and know exactly which companies they use so that you can personally check the invoices and accounts :) Speaking from experience, a horrible, terrible experience. We began construction in April 2010 using a Highly recommended builder who was also our Uncle's cousin. We interviewed some of his old clients, some of his current clients, no problems. After we felt confident we signed the contract, got our plans and he began construction. He was professional (receipts, permits etc), the house was coming up in a timely manner and about 3 months in we get a call from the cement company wanting their bill paid. Then we get a call from the Electrician, then the Hvac, then the plumber, lumber company etc....all wanting their money to the tune of $50,000. Then the calls from his other current clients start coming in.... he did the same thing to them. About this time is when he disappears and leaves us with the mess. Remember this was a relative w/ a good reputation. We thought we took every precaution, receipts from him saying everything was paid and only gave him the exact amount he asked for by using a construction loan with a draw type acct...never gave any extra. But he was using our money to cover his other projects since he had went in debt on them too. For some reason the lumber, cement and other companies were STILL giving him in store credit even though he had hundreds of thousands overdue. In court for two years since they tried to sue him but that pond was dry (took his land, house, vehicles everything) but money was still owed so they tried to come after us. Thankfully our receipts, recorded phone calls and misc info saved us. We plan to build again in the future but will personally manage all the money and have a tight reign on everything that happens throughout the building process. And he was "jacking up the invoices" too, by about 40%.... never, ever again will I trust any builder with paying my construction bills. Did I mention we had to replace our roof shingles because they were installed wrong and rotted the wood around the edge? And had to replace the showers because noone waterproofed the walls or sealed the drain so black mold set in? Don't expect inspectors to catch everything either.... Our situation is definitely in the minority but these horror stories do happen.