Posts by Nyowpotopop

Hmm. Definitely thinking of getting year old birds at this point. That way I know how loud they are day 1 since they should be laying by then but they still have a long life left to lay.

So my beau and I are moving soon and would like to keep a few chickens. Actually honestly just a few. We're pretty decent at keeping our animal levels reasonable. And I'm planning a pen and coop. I don't think we could keep more than...

I was inspired to make a similar design from your plans when I ran into the problem that I have nowhere to get free plywood. It's pretty rare around here to find plywood for free...   I changed my design after that. I could...

How secure?   Dog kennel and a dog house works well.   Deer netting around some old posts with a staple gun if you need ultra quick. For housing you could use anything from a 5gal bucket cut in half to an extremely...

Awright, so what folks don't seem to be getting is;   I am OK with SOME noise. A little bit in the morning is FINE.  Afterall people have been known to mow thier lawns at 8AM round these parts and garbage trucks (very...

Agreed with all the other posters. Ducks are just like any other animal. Would you just buy a dog and throw it outside with some table scraps and a dog house just to have the ambiance of having a dog rolling in your grass? Of course...

I wonder then if you could set it up to have some sort of filtration you set up yourself. Like a small pool that filters back into the main pond... And has some natural things in it like pond plants or carbon.

Have you considered recycled materials? I just designed a 5'X5' chicken coop that I should be able to build for under $50 out of pallets, cinderblocks, newspaper insulation and old furniture. Check on Craigslist and keep in mind that...

Hostas are nice and I could put those in the back of the pen... I can prolly do non-dog-safe plants in the back of the run which will be shady. Sun plants have to go on the front end where dogs can reach.

Have you tried putting golfballs or fake eggs in the nest? Or locking her in with the nest box?