Thank you so much for your input - Funny, we had four dogs (a mother, two of her puppies, and a "stray") for 17 years - after all the heartbreak of losing them at their times my husband and I were over dogs for a while - it's been about a year and a couple months since the last of them... but...
We moved into our new home right before Thanksgiving. There is a shed out back that would be perfect for a coop - I would start my flock this spring however..... since we have lived here I have seen a HUGE hawk, an owl, racoons in my yard, heard coyotes and have been told about foxes. I'm sure...
I LOVE earth ovens.... I have wanted to build one for so long, but our soil here is not clay at all, and my husband just hasn't found the inspiration to help me yet....(I am sure I will need help ;) Please keep us posted on your progress...It looks like a lot more work than I thought it would...
I will pray for you. Life can be so hard sometimes. Just take a moment to sit back and "rest". God will lift your spirits and you have a brand new better life ahead of you. There is always a ray of hope somewhere, just try to see it, but remember to see it you have to look upwards..You will...