Nuke Chick, You live not to far away from me.
I had 6 kids and raised 5 of them on a farm in Mich. It also was peaceful. I have always loved the Boonies. I worked for 30 years for Motorola Hi-Rel, Aerospace,and Military, in Scottsdale, on McDowell Rd.
You have a really great mix with your flock, It is hard to choose one kind, There are so many birds to choose from.
Sorry about your bike crash. People like to run over bikes. I also had a bike wreck, we had to lay it down to keep from getting hit head on by a guy, I broke my tail bone and shredded the butt of my jeans, I had a jacket on so I was lucky with only some road rash on one knee. After that and so many close calls I chose to stop raiding.
I-10 is called death hwy. I have to drive several times in the month and I really do safe driving. I go the back roads as much as I can.
I knew I had to provide shade and fresh water for my flock, one summer I had a mist system for them, however I found out I really didn't need it. I hose the pen down each day and if it gets above 110 I hose 2x a day. I have a tub of water that they can stand in, they sure like that. I planted a desert tree in the area that I made my pen, they now get shade from that tree, I also covered the pen with camo netting and sun shade. I built a coop out of a large packing crate, it turned out pretty nice. I have 2 hutches,and I have old branches for them in one corner that they roost on, also a platform with a large wire dog crate on top of that and then I have the Loft, I put a plastic dog house on top of the crate. I had a large rubber mat that I put on the flat roof I made for the top of the crate. I can hose it all off. All of my chickens roost out in the pen, some of my girls lay their eggs in the coop, some in the crate, some in the dog house. Then I have a kids playhouse that I converted into a Baby house and I get eggs in it also. So when i collect eggs i have to look everywhere. I let them free range and I don't worry a lot about critters as I have a big dog that stays outside, he takes protecting his chickens and his yard very serious My placed is all fenced, with Hog wire so a fox or skunk could get in. Bear really throws a fit when something is around. I get the wild burros up next to my fence and he hates them. It is hard to get a look at them. They hang around early in the morning when it is still dark.
Have you had the pleasure of going to Tonopah Robs farm stand? He will open in Nov. His produce is all organic, You should see what he grows in the desert. He is on Buckeye Rd and 355 ave. on the north side of the road. Here is his web site, [email protected] Check him out, great veggies,and he has chickens and sells his eggs.
I had better get it in gear and feed my flock. have a great day. pati
I had 6 kids and raised 5 of them on a farm in Mich. It also was peaceful. I have always loved the Boonies. I worked for 30 years for Motorola Hi-Rel, Aerospace,and Military, in Scottsdale, on McDowell Rd.
You have a really great mix with your flock, It is hard to choose one kind, There are so many birds to choose from.
Sorry about your bike crash. People like to run over bikes. I also had a bike wreck, we had to lay it down to keep from getting hit head on by a guy, I broke my tail bone and shredded the butt of my jeans, I had a jacket on so I was lucky with only some road rash on one knee. After that and so many close calls I chose to stop raiding.
I-10 is called death hwy. I have to drive several times in the month and I really do safe driving. I go the back roads as much as I can.
I knew I had to provide shade and fresh water for my flock, one summer I had a mist system for them, however I found out I really didn't need it. I hose the pen down each day and if it gets above 110 I hose 2x a day. I have a tub of water that they can stand in, they sure like that. I planted a desert tree in the area that I made my pen, they now get shade from that tree, I also covered the pen with camo netting and sun shade. I built a coop out of a large packing crate, it turned out pretty nice. I have 2 hutches,and I have old branches for them in one corner that they roost on, also a platform with a large wire dog crate on top of that and then I have the Loft, I put a plastic dog house on top of the crate. I had a large rubber mat that I put on the flat roof I made for the top of the crate. I can hose it all off. All of my chickens roost out in the pen, some of my girls lay their eggs in the coop, some in the crate, some in the dog house. Then I have a kids playhouse that I converted into a Baby house and I get eggs in it also. So when i collect eggs i have to look everywhere. I let them free range and I don't worry a lot about critters as I have a big dog that stays outside, he takes protecting his chickens and his yard very serious My placed is all fenced, with Hog wire so a fox or skunk could get in. Bear really throws a fit when something is around. I get the wild burros up next to my fence and he hates them. It is hard to get a look at them. They hang around early in the morning when it is still dark.
Have you had the pleasure of going to Tonopah Robs farm stand? He will open in Nov. His produce is all organic, You should see what he grows in the desert. He is on Buckeye Rd and 355 ave. on the north side of the road. Here is his web site, [email protected] Check him out, great veggies,and he has chickens and sells his eggs.
I had better get it in gear and feed my flock. have a great day. pati
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