I’ve used this for about 6 months. It still works great. Battery not included. It takes a standard 6 volt lantern battery. These are cheap and last about a year.
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We had an interesting experience tonight. We walked over to the coop and watched as the ladies put themselves to bed. One of them who I call Lucy, because she talks a lot, went in much earlier than the rest. The dominant hen, Lacy, eventually got the rest together and into the coop. We think...
I think the general rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground. The key to longevity is to eliminate water pooling around the post. This is usually found when the post is set in concrete. I usually will set the post in the hole and pack small gravel around the post. Pack it tightly by adding a few...
That would be nice but right now I’d settle for them not running away from me! I did add a nesting box in the coop as the previous owners said they thought one of them was laying a few eggs a week.
Day 2 went pretty well. We decided to fence in the coop so that we wouldn’t have to constantly check on the flock throughout the day. They can move pretty quickly and I was afraid they would wander off.
So, today I went to the local farmers co-op and bought a 100’ x 4’ roll of 2x4 welded...
We have all the predators here. Bears, coyotes, Fox, raccoons and possum. Hawks but no eagles.
I’m trying the rattle can training. Nothing so far but will keep it up.
Today was a good day although I had to herd them away from the neighbor’s fence a few times. Then a thunderstorm came up...