Posts by rowlow

Welcome to BYC. I am in Sonoma County also.  

He/she is the RIR and is 3.5 months old.I'm leaning towards Cockrel but he hasn't displayed any signs of being one yet. There is a Buff orpington Cockrel the same age and he is posturing and mounts the pullets. Let me know what you...

This rouge duck has decided to hang with my Chickens and even though I chased him all the way to the edge of my property he waddled his way back and is sleeping in my hen house. Any suggestions? I am afraid he will eat my food and...

http://youtu.be/FAlnXN-KMEY Here's a link to it in operation And a picture of the inside. Kinda rude and crude but it works. The next one will be better as a whole.

Ooops!!!! I took a look at this and the Leads coming off of the DN L.S. and 2CR-2 need to swap so the motor will reverse when the Timer turns off  

K here's a quick schematic that I drew up.. Hope its accurate lol. Since your husband is an EE he should be able to figure it out. Next time I am going to program a small PLC and have indicator lights and a manual open close switch. I...

I got tired of having to open the door before leaving for work and going out in the dark to close it. Sometimes I wouldn't get home till late and would worry that predators may enter the coop. So I searched the net and made this screw...

Update on my situation. My neighbor paid me $ for the chickens his dogs killed and said he would be sure to keep them contained in his yard. Since then they have gotten out over a dozen times. They have killed another neighbors...

Well I got a call from the Animal Control Officer today and he said I have courses of action:   1. Work it out between him and I.   2. File charges which will deem the dogs " Dangerous" and he will be charged with two...

Quote: Originally Posted by Back2MyRoots  I think you were totally justified!  I called animal control on my own family once for letting their dog lay and die slowly for days after being hit by a car.  I...