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Very nice, great pictures. Do the streamers deter hawks?
On your comment "We decided to raise chickens out of concern for our ability to feed ourselves in the case of a severe economic collapse (such as that experienced in Argentina in the year 2000)."
If there were an economic...
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Yes, we are at 7000 feet.
Joe
That would make sense then
Hi sklr,
Keep enjoying your Barred Rocks and Ameraucana. I'll be 66 in a couple of months, my birds are more fun than I ever thought they would be.
Joe
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Different responder, it was 6 Degrees this morning at 8:00, some snow still on the ground at 7000 feet in 87008.
It was 6 degrees in New Mexico?!
Yes, we are at 7000 feet.
Joe
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OK so you used closet poles, so did I in Southern California, they worked fine until the plastic became brittle and broke but closet poles would not work as well during the winter in Cedar Crest were the current temp is 32 degrees and snowing. Chickens will settle down on their feet to...
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Hi,
Your coop looks great
I see you used what looks like hardware wire on the run but I would not leave the pop door open 24/7. Possums and raccoons are in every neighborhood and they are very ingenious about eventually gaining access to our birds.
Joe
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Hi Gerry,
Several years ago I had a problem with crows eating tomatoes in our 12X50 garden. We had fencing on both long sides so I used 50# mono-filament fishing line zig-zaged back and forth the length of the garden. Crows could land on the fence and hop into the garden but there...
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Very nice, great pictures. Do the streamers deter hawks?
On your comment "We decided to raise chickens out of concern for our ability to feed ourselves in the case of a severe economic collapse (such as that experienced in Argentina in the year 2000)."
If there were an economic...
Hi All, There should really be several contests:
Tractors ... Must be movable ... OK movable by two people is OK.
Coops ... say 16 to 36 sq ft
Coops ... 37 sq ft to 64 sq ft
Coops ... 65 to 100 sq ft
Coops ... 101 to 144 sq ft
Coops ... Mc Mansions
Let the building begin.
Have fun,
Joe