BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[DesertChic]

It is a little early for the monsoon season, is it not?

Getting wet periodically does not hurt them. I range my birds, and they will get caught out, or decide to be out in the rain.

As dry as you are there, it was probably be good for them. That every day dry air will dry their feathers out.

Yes, it is a couple weeks early.

I'm loving it!

I've actually noticed that their feathers feel softer (once dry again) after they've taken a rain shower. That soft water must be as good for feathers as it is for human hair.

 

[hellbender]

We've had so much rain, you couldn't set the woods ablaze with an M132 Flamethrower! On the other hand, I can't imagine ever having an actual flooding problem on this farm, except small creeks leaving their banks by a few feet. Fortunately not enough to do any sort of damage.

 

[JRNash]

Raining AGAIN!!!

 

[southernmomma]

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We use the Premier fencing with a solar charger and have not had any problems. Our predators include coyotes. Our personal dogs are high prey drive breeds and have tested the fence repeatedly but never breached it. It quite obviously hurts like hell, lol. We added extra grounding and the fence regularly puts out between 2800 and 3400 volts depending on the ground moisture and the soil type (which varies depending). Our moisture has been pretty high this spring and our soil is largely a red dirt type.
Hope that helps

M

 

[hellbender]

We use the Premier fencing with a solar charger and have not had any problems. Our predators include coyotes. Our personal dogs are high prey drive breeds and have tested the fence repeatedly but never breached it. It quite obviously hurts like hell, lol. We added extra grounding and the fence regularly puts out between 2800 and 3400 volts depending on the ground moisture and the soil type (which varies depending). Our moisture has been pretty high this spring and our soil is largely a red dirt type.
Hope that helps

M

We have not needed to use any of their solar products but the big rascal that operates on electricity will knock you to your knees!

 

[JRNash]

Zareba 12,400vts 10 joules stored, 6joule output. 219$. IMO It is the best
Investment you can make.If you are SERIOUS about keeping ANYTHING out and off your property this bad boy fits the ticket.

 

[dfr1973]

We ordered some electric netting fence and solar charger (this IS the "sunshine state") in December after mama black bear and her cub helped themselves to a chick dinner, eating ten before we scared them off. Since the fence was put up, the black bear has hit my neighbor at least twice, and the most recent time carried off one of their hogs. We got ours from Premier1, and it seems to be working so far. It even keeps the neighbors' dogs out of one of our compost piles.

 

[gevshiba]

Are you going to work on drainage? I have to put sand out each winter, well when we get rain that is.

I'm going to work on getting my own property so I can house and raise my birds the way I want to.

Normally, the lake would never come near where the coop is. The neighbor has fish in his side pasture.

 

[ronott1]

I'm going to work on getting my own property so I can house and raise my birds the way I want to.

Normally, the lake would never come near where the coop is. The neighbor has fish in his side pasture.

I hope you get a place soon!

 

[MBK Farm]

My .02 As far as electric fencing goes in high density coyote country...Speedrite chargers FTW. The the only chargers worth the time and money. Durable and versatile that deliver consistent charge even on dry, sandy soils. If you have dry soils, going with a Pos/Neg configuration is the ticket. I run a six joule charger on 3 miles of perimeter New Zealand style fencing (smooth high tensile) and a 3 joule charger on all pos/neg fencing and have no problems keeping all goats in and coyotes out! That 3 joule charger can power up to 18 165' Permier1 net fences. Plenty of juice off a marine battery for rotational grazing. Have put many a "wild" goatie in the paddock and learned them to "obey". Delivers that all critical and consistent "Come To Jesus" thump.