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  1. paintedChix

    Horses!

    O MY GOSH!! This turned into a book!! A LARGE one. Might wanna grab a cuppa' your favorite drink. VERY picture heavy. ********** It's been 3 yrs, but I do have to ask. What weird head shapes? Are you talking about the extreme Arabs shown in halter - especially babies & yearlings -...
  2. paintedChix

    Rain water collection

    I was going to say check w/ your state thread to see how other Texans are doing rain water collection. But it seems you've already done, so Bravo! I like your set up.
  3. paintedChix

    Temporary pullet coop

    Justin Rhodes has a narrower tractor build that has roosts & 2 nest boxes can be put in or left out.
  4. paintedChix

    Chicken Tractor Question

    Your 8x8 @ 64 sq ft is 24 sq feet larger than my 5x8 a-frame @ 40 sq ft. It may work for quite some time, if they do ok w/o a roost. Are you able to range in an electric poultry fence? If so, you might consider the chicksaw as done by Justin Rhodes. He's on 5.0 version now, I think. Plus...
  5. paintedChix

    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    I will contact you. I did get seeds - can't remember if from Baker Creek or another. While not able to move about hubs buried all my seeds in a closet I can't easily get to... 🫠 Right now, i have to build back up to walking safely w/ an airboot for the next month. And it looks like you're...
  6. paintedChix

    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    So far, every time I've planted mint I've managed to kill it. Plain mint, Cat mint, Spearmint, Chocolate mint, lemon balm... It doesn't get aggressive or crazy growing when it dies first. Same with both Russian Bocking 14 & "normal" Comfrey... 😭
  7. paintedChix

    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    Yeah, I had 4 muscadine vines. GD's left a pony gate open & in less then 2 hours, 3 ponies devoured the flowers, leaves & smaller vines & stomped the older vines & roots into the ground. I haven't replaced them yet... 😐
  8. paintedChix

    Tacticoop Design: embrace the box

    Finished pictures? What solution did you come up with for the hasps? I was going to suggest a 2nd one near the top.
  9. paintedChix

    Chicken Tractor Question

    Soooo, I've used smaller tractors made from supplies I had on hand. The smaller ones are 2' wide by 2' high. Have a wire top. Usually I use it for juvenile chicks & as they got bigger/older, I moved them to a much taller a-frame style tractor or a coop/pen. My larger birds always seemed...
  10. paintedChix

    PVC Chicken tractor with shadecloth

    No, you aren't. Sonstoffie - you might consider a more protective tractor w/ those predators. I have just extended my knowledge of cat like critters! Wow! I'm thinking that those can jump an electric fence. Once over the fence, your chickens would have no protection. I think you would...
  11. paintedChix

    Painted Chix - refurbish/enlarge coops

    I've never actually seen hawks land or snatched anything, but I've sure seen the results! We have quite a few around. The aerial acrobatics are something to see...
  12. paintedChix

    Painted Chix - refurbish/enlarge coops

    For the fronts of both coops I'm refurbishing, I will be using these kennel gates. Since the gate is on the left, the 5' panel will be attached to the left of that. It puts the gate right of center, but far enough from arched sides as to open & allow walking in. They will need to be...
  13. paintedChix

    Painted Chix - refurbish/enlarge coops

    More about CP. My family was introduced to CP (cattle panel or combo panel) in the 70s. When we purchased our property in Parker, CO, the first panels were already in use on the barn's stud pen in 1977. They were 52" tall (now they are 50" tall) & the same 16' length. It set in a wood frame...
  14. paintedChix

    Stationary vs portable coop

    It would be better if you did your own thread on needing help w/ your chicks' new coop & run. Folks wont necessarily see this post attached to another poster's thread. That said, living in NC, you have a lot of options & there are a lot of us all around NC. I also recommend reading through...
  15. paintedChix

    Painted Chix - refurbish/enlarge coops

    ...roof. Across from those is a truck topper chicken coop w/ an actual run. All of this is full of thorny weeds, yard debris, leaves &/or mud. ********** Um , I posted LONG before I was ready to!! Not even sure this is in right spot... ********** I moved this from post - Thread...
  16. paintedChix

    Someone told me strawberry tops are toxic to chickens?????

    🤣 💜 Poor, poor Charlie Girl. 💜 🤣
  17. paintedChix

    Horses!

    I will preface this with i have not read this whole thread. But after this post, i wanted to say that the many, many natural horsemanship type trainers have always graduated to some type of liberty training during their teachings. At least here in the USA. I've noticed that once again...
  18. paintedChix

    Horse grooming thread

    Not grooming, but... Haystring braided tack https://photos.app.goo.gl/xFZNLwjY5A8F8uYG7
  19. paintedChix

    Horse grooming thread

    I discovered my favorite "brush" many years into horse & pony ownership. When I became fascinated w/ recycle & reuse, I used haystring to braided into many articles of tack. We had LOTS of haystring from the round hay bales we fed free choice. Anywho, I had just replaced another scrub brush...
  20. paintedChix

    Horse grooming thread

    GREAT for birds' Nests, compost or even mulch in the garden!
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