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Quote: LOL! Grow a sense of humor. I was sure the gulag reference would identify my post as making fun of the political extremists. But now I'm wondering if maybe there is a cult of personality... Note to self: No reference to the Messiah without love and praise. Okay CHILL, that's...

It will be a Federal Crime to raise your own food if the Obammunists are sucessful. We BYC'er will be marched to the gulag. http://educate-yourself.org/cn/HR875andS425organicfarmingban13mar09.shtml

I have read that if the place where they lay is dark they will not eat eggs.

Quote: With that many wires, you'd probably be better off to alternate hot and ground wires. That way you'll be carrying more current, and anything touching two wires will get a stronger shock. Any "hot" wires above about two feet high, other than your top wire, really arent likely to get...

Quote: The wires are pretty close together and the studies show it works. However this is only my first line of defense. I don't think birds should get killed by electric fence if they are set up correctly.

Quote: LOL! I hear what you a saying about cheap but there is a difference between that and less expensive The cost of the steel wire is low enough for me to use 9 wires and they all will be HOT. I'll also add that strand of barbed at ground level and maybe hog ring 24" of woven wire laid...

I am still in the planning stages of my small farm and one cost I was flinching at was the cost of predator proofing, mainly from large predators like dogs and coyotes. Looking at sufficient welded mesh wire fencing and all the digging and fence posts involved would be over $15,000 to securely...

Quote: Cyanaide is not and never was used. Treated lumber is now perfectly safe, unless you are making a food cutting board.

Quote: Treated lumber use to be preserved with arsenic which obviously made it poisonous. No one does that any more so if it’s new or recently treated you are fine.

Well, so far so good. I believe I was lucky that they seemed to prefer a certain spot. There is a screened attic vent and I think they were trying to peck their way in like it was a hole in a tree. I hung the CD near it and they have not been back. I hope it stays that way. I saw them...

There is a pic of one version in this link. there is a lot of good info at ATTRA if you haven't used it.. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/poultry_equipment.html Community and Tunnel Nests A community nest. The lid is normally kept closed except during egg collection. Community nests work...

They seem to be practical and take up less space than regular nesting boxes for egg laying .

Quote: I'd like to go to Australia but there are too many critters that can kill you just by looking at you.

Every morning at dawn, hammering on my house. I saw a note here about hawk discouragement by hanging old CDs. I hung a nice shiny one under the roof gutter with fishing line last night and had peace this morning! I hope it lasts

Quote: In some way, it wouldnt' be as bad if I thought the fox was starving and needed to eat to survive. But this fox just killed all the chickens and let them lie. didn't eat them at all. Senseless. Why do foxes do that? Because they are foxes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Swamphen

Quote: I use to sterilize mine with radiation but I stopped when giant killer chickens started hatching.

I would error on the side of caution here. The bloom on eggs did not evolve for us to have fresh eggs; it is to prevent bacteria infection of eggs that are in a nest under a hen. If you completely wash your eggs and properly refrigerated them, they will be fresh and delicious for days, without...

Quote: You should refrigerate your eggs right away. A few days on the table is like weeks in the fridge.

Here is a link to some ideas http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-tell-sex-of-chicks.html