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  1. JaegerDePato

    Wild Bird Chicken Coop Invasion

    Thanks for the input.
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    Wild Bird Chicken Coop Invasion

    So, I have an issue with wild birds getting into the chicken coop and eating the chicken feed. I wouldn't have much of a problem if it was just a few. It seems like every day I come home and there are 30-50 birds a day. I started with the feed outside, but due to the birds I moved it inside...
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    Polish pulley or cockrell

    They both ended up being roos.
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    What small breed of puppy do you recommend?

    Any dog will pull. Correct. However, Bassets are incredibly tough to train. Have a tendency for a mind of their own. Some will sit down in the middle of a walk refusing to go further. If they see a rabbit, then they will go bananas and pull. If they get a scent, they completely ignore the...
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    What small breed of puppy do you recommend?

    Basset Hounds are anything, but small. My girl is heavy 75lbs. She loves to wonder around and sniff, but she stays close. Most will not do this. Most will want to sniff the world and then forget where they are at. A basset hound will also pull on the leash or work their way out of a collar...
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    Polish pulley or cockrell

    I’m pretty sure the white crested is a cockrell and the silver laced is a pullet. The WCP is very friendly he will let me hold him and he will eat out of my hand. The SLP is not friendly at all. Screams bloody murder and bites when held. Avoids human contact is it can. The white crested would...
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    225 sq ft town reg run

    Yeah, I get that they want to make sure there isn't any inhumaity going on; but it seems like a little much. I believe the rules were written by people who do not understand chickens. Some of the rules that are interesting. Heat Source required if temp falls under 32 degrees. Coops must be...
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    225 sq ft town reg run

    Probably just one unless there is a complaint
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    225 sq ft town reg run

    They will. If they don’t like it , then I might say I’ll run an extension cord to a space heater in winter .
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    What kind of dog will guard my flock?

    It’s a process, slow introductions and supervised visits
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    225 sq ft town reg run

    I’m going to put a solar panel on the coop for a winter light and hopefully that passes for a heat source
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    225 sq ft town reg run

    Nope just for the run. The coop refs are : 2 so ft per chicken, enclosed on all sides , roof and access doors,, do doors shut, windows and vents less than 1 inch opening wire , and an adequate heat source.
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    What kind of dog will guard my flock?

    I see Great Pyrenees guarding sheep free ranging on BLM all of the time. They deal with coyotes and badgers well.
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    225 sq ft town reg run

    The town regulation for backyard chickens states that runs may not be more than 225 sq ft. I assume this means length x width. I hope it doesn't mean length x width x height, which too me would be cubic feet I will have to call and find out for sure If it is LxW, I am thinking either a 8x8...
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    So, I decided that I wanted some chickens again

    It's ok, I have more than made up for the price in building materials for the shed.
  16. JaegerDePato

    So, I decided that I wanted some chickens again

    They seem to be doing really well. They seem to double in size every day. Still very flighty, but I bet they will come around.
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    So, I decided that I wanted some chickens again

    The method I am using more my food forest is the back to eden method, which essentially is thick layers of mulch over everything. No sprays, no pesticides. This is the reason I would love to have chickens. To break down the damaged fruit or some of the left over fruit into something useful. I...
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    Comment by 'JaegerDePato' in item 'Pearl Guinea'

    Had them growing up. I am pretty sure they evolved directly from the velcoraptors in Jurassic park. Their prey is bugs. They were so fun to watch hunting grasshoppers. They would hone in and attack from all angles and rip them to shreds. Ticks get eradicated from the area they are allowed to...
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    So, I decided that I wanted some chickens again

    They will be in a 10x15 converted shed coop with a 5 x 8 x 16 (H,W,L) Run. I plan on keeping them in the run until fall after the fruit is all off of the plants. I don't want them stealing my fruits, but I am sure they will get their fare share. The raspberries I have all seem to ripen at the...
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    So, I decided that I wanted some chickens again

    Yeah, I will build another brooder with some of the scraps shortly.
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