Recent content by gtaus

  1. gtaus

    Irresponsible cat neighbors?

    Feel free to take over this thread or start a new one. I got the answers I was looking for to help me better understand my neighbor's point of view. It's all good as far as I'm concerned. :idunno I think I did the right thing by taking the cat back to the neighbor's house and found out where...
  2. gtaus

    Irresponsible cat neighbors?

    I did not know that. Good to know. Not opposed to that. I have too many chipmunks. Also, a plethora of rabbits after we lost our neighborhood dog that used to chase, and sometimes catch, those pesky rabbits. Actually, I like rabbits, except when they get into my gardens and eat everything...
  3. gtaus

    Irresponsible cat neighbors?

    OK. Like I said, I'm not a cat person, so I don't have much insight as to how people keep their cats. Well, last summer, we would get their 5 kittens over to our house all the time. Of course, all kittens are adorable, aren't they? I just did not know what to think when I heard that all 5...
  4. gtaus

    Irresponsible cat neighbors?

    The past couple of days there has been a young black and white cat, no collar, hanging out around my garage. Tonight, it tried to get into the house. The cat looks well fed and allowed me to pick it up to bring it outside. While I was bringing the cat outside, I noticed my neighbor's light was...
  5. gtaus

    Using Shredded Paper for Coop Litter - As Good As Wood Chips?

    Actually, there are a number of public and private agencies that test and monitor for PFAS in my home state of Minnesota. They have a listing of results online to check for your area. There was nothing listed where I live. Also, in Minnesota, we have over 10,000 lakes. Our fish get tested for...
  6. gtaus

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Harbor Freight is having a 30% off discount on products this weekend... I always have a list of consumables and other tools that never go on regular sale and wait for these weekend sales. A few days ago, I posted my adjustable height workbench that I built for my new table saw. I made...
  7. gtaus

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    ⚠️ Load Full of 2X4 Pallets! I had to go into town today, so I decided to hitch up my old utility trailer and drive by some of the places where I might get some pallets. I have lots of regular size and type of pallets, so I was really looking for anything special that I might be able to take...
  8. gtaus

    Grazing Frame Failures - Need Suggestions

    My chickens jump up on top of the screen and eat any grass blades sticking above the wire. The hardware cloth is on top of the wood frame. The idea is let the grass grow and root into the soil good, leaving only the top part of the blade sticking through the wire. The chickens can nibble on the...
  9. gtaus

    Grazing Frame Failures - Need Suggestions

    I had not considered that. I just raised the frame itself by adding another 2X4 or 2X6 frame underneath it. After I clean off the screen and shovel out the compost around the grazing frame back down to ground level, it should be good for the summer. Chickens can kick up lots of debris, but at...
  10. gtaus

    Grazing Frame Failures - Need Suggestions

    I do have extra dirt and compost filling up most of the first 2X4 frame. I just need something better than the grass seed I have planted the last two years. Something that will continue to grow all summer long even if it does not rain much. :idunno Well, if I found something that grows good...
  11. gtaus

    Using Shredded Paper for Coop Litter - As Good As Wood Chips?

    When I first got chicks for eggs, there was an elderly lady at the store who told me to add some sand, or fine grit, in with the chicks. I asked why that was needed because chicken starter feed does not need any grit. She told me that chick starter feed does not need grit, but those chicks...
  12. gtaus

    Using Shredded Paper for Coop Litter - As Good As Wood Chips?

    I think you would call my chicken run composting system a deep litter method for the chicken run. I just dump all my leaves, grass clippings, weeds pulled from the garden, wood chips, and just about anything else organic into the chicken run. All my old coop dry deep bedding litter gets dumped...
  13. gtaus

    Using Shredded Paper for Coop Litter - As Good As Wood Chips?

    You are right, I don't. I have a heap of mostly fine composted material on the outside of the fence. Every once in a while, I scoop up all that overflow on the outside of the fence and sift it out for mixing as final compost. It also makes great top mulch for my raised garden beds. I had...
  14. gtaus

    Grazing Frame Failures - Need Suggestions

    I'll look into those options. Thank you. Our local seed company went out of business so now my options are reduced to what is sold in the big box stores.
  15. gtaus

    Grazing Frame Failures - Need Suggestions

    The first year I planted seed at ground level, so the gap was 3-1/2 inches for the height of the 2X4. I did not have a problem with the chickens pulling out the grass, rather they just covered the top of the screen with debris and everything died out. Last year, I added another frame under the...
See more
Back
Top Bottom