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  1. Prairie Mary

    Bushes for cover from hawks . . . but which ones?

    Yea, leylands do get large . . . and fast! But we're looking for something smaller. I think rose bushes go dormant in the winter here. I hope the rhody wouldn't be taking too much of a risk. It's already large so that's a ready-made solution for this "cheap cheep" chicken project I got...
  2. Prairie Mary

    Bushes for cover from hawks . . . but which ones?

    Quote: I love bouganvillea! Too bad they don't make it here. We have some cold snaps that sneak up on the flora. Just a few days ago we had a low of 38°. In JUNE - unbelievable!! I'm ready to move.
  3. Prairie Mary

    Bushes for cover from hawks . . . but which ones?

    Thanks for the advice dixygirl. We opted for the wire lines rather than the netting because there are 4 large fir trees around the chicken yard and all of them are upwind when we get our storms from the south. Not to mention the ice storms. So . . . falling branches happen. Plus there's...
  4. Prairie Mary

    Bushes for cover from hawks . . . but which ones?

    Hi, We lost a chicken to a hawk. We strung wire line over our most of our 40' x 40' chicken yard. There's a lilac and a crab apple tree on the other part. The chickens hangout in the lilac much of the time, and it turns into a hide out when hawks are around. The other hangout is what I call...
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