Thank you very much for your response, Ridgerunner. You put so much thought into it and I appreciate the time it took.
I was planning on a 6 foot tall fence, so the height is fine, as we are all well under 6 feet tall. :) The moat's width would most likely be 5.5 feet.
We don't have any...
I am still in the planning stages of my chicken moat dream and was hoping for some advice.
Our predators include hawks and raccoons. There are rumors of coyotes, but I have never seen/heard them in our area.
Deer regularly come to the back edge of our land, but have never approached the...
NorthFLChick gave you some great advice. The learning center will answer many of your questions and hopefully point you in the direction of much success in chicken raising.
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Thank you so much for the heads up on pricing at local chains. I will definitely have to do some price comparisons before purchasing/ordering.
We have deer that come into the far back portion of our land, but have never come up closer to our house, where I had planned to put the moat. I am...
Thank you for your thoughts and recommendation about purchasing hardware cloth from Wayfair. I definitely will need to purchase quite a few rolls. I will keep the difficult-to-purchase hardware in mind and consider various options before heading out to shop. That information will prove to be...
Now, now, Chicken Girl! There's no need to inflict bodily injury upon yourself over a UFB (Unidentified Fluffy Butt)! She is apparently of the more secretive variety and will reveal all in due course.
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That's still a possibility, but we ended up getting six standard and two bantam chicks from the hatchery, so I would need to build three arks right off the bat. I was planning on starting a bit more slowly, but that would be getting started with a bang!