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    Texas

    We haven't had a half inch of rain since Christmas and it doesn't look like we will get any this year. Two years ago we went 11 months and 5 days without a drop, oh well. I live in the Big Bend in Marathon.
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    Texas

    I sure do admire those Jacobs sheep, wish I had enough land for a couple of them. They are a fine looking beast.
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    How do I keep my chickens cool ?

    That's the reason I have Buff Minorcans- I live in the Chihuahun Desert, and that breed originated on a Mediterranean island where it reaches 130F ground temperature. I would think that the breeds originated in England and the NE USA would not do so well in heat.
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    Buff Minorcans in the desert

    One reason I got the Minorcans is that they can handle the desert heat with no problems. Mine were born Mayday- when can i start giving them vegetable scraps from the table? They are on chick starter feed now.
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    Buff Minorcans in the desert

    Yes, the donkeys will end the life of a vulpine or canine in a minute, unless they know it's a dog that belongs. I have my coop pretty well fortified, underground wire, tin 24 inches up and buried a foot into the ground. I am kind of opposed to shooting wild animals, but I am about to make an...
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    Buff Minorcans in the desert

    I asked the local feed store to get them for me- I don't know the name of the hatchery. There are only 1200 breeding flocks of these in the world. That's why they are on the UN species watch.
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    Buff Minorcans in the desert

    Hello- I am in Texas in the Chihuahuan Desert and and starting my second flock of Buff Minorcans. I have a pretty miserable piece of rock and caliche- similar to their home island. They have done very well here, but last winter my 15 birds got taken by foxes. Now I have totally fortified my...
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