ALABAMA!!

[dan26552]

Military folks: thanks for your service

X2

 

[bamadude]

Im not familiar with that island. Where is it?

 

[dan26552]

Offshore from Galveston Texas.

 

[bamadude]

Oh ok.
I got yelled at on the Dauphin Isle ferry cause I broke out my old Zebco and started fishing.
For some reason it freaks em out

 

[dan26552]

Lol

 

[huntinwidow]

Oh ok.
I got yelled at on the Dauphin Isle ferry cause I broke out my old Zebco and started fishing.
For some reason it freaks em out

 

[Wisher1000]

My wife and I just settled into Rogersville, AL after retiring from the Army (both of us) - now we are excited about getting ready for spring, new gardens, chicks, and the never ending list of tasks to make our new home ours.
I am sure Alabama will present some new challenges that we have not dealt with yet.

Hi! Welcome to Alabama, welcome to BYC and WELCOME to the ALABAMA!! Thread!!

We are so glad you are here and will help you in any way we can. The main change in the way you manage your flock here is that you will be more concerned with keeping them cool in the summer than keeping them warm in the winter. Our winters are mild with only a couple of short cold snaps thrown in for good measure. I suggest that you be sure to put your coop in the coolest place you can find, under a tree, on the north side of a building, or second best would be the east side. If you can find a shady spot on the north side, all the better. Also, make sure that it is well drained so that in the winter when it is wet, you can manage the mud better. Many southerners, like myself, use open sided coops and put up temporary wind breaks in the winter. I have two coops and one is covered (tin roof) but only walled in one end and the other is covered, with walls that go up only four feet and are wire above that. I suggest lots of vent area in the highest part to let the heat, moisture, ammonia out. Also, as Raz mentioned, we have a lot of predators, so make it so that you could prevent a Rotweiller from getting out, or a weasel from getting in.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here or PM me! We'll be glad to help!

 

[Razadia]

Am I the only one that's getting mixed signals about spring? The frogs have started up again, a robin was in the side yard yesterday, it's been getting a little warmer, but the oak and pecan trees say it's not time yet. :banghead:

 

[bamadude]

It was such a nice day here yesterday.

 

[kimberly35042]

They heard the forecast -- 19 degrees for us tonight --BURR!!