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Thanks folks, these are great ideas! I had no clue about some of this stuff.
We put sharp gravel down in the fall when we planted bulbs because we have so many bulb-eating critters, I hadn't even thought thought to put down something sharp to deter digging around the coop too. And as for mulch- yup, with 1.5 wooded acres, we have tons of stuff we can use to mulch. I think I'll just go to the area where we blew all the leaves last fall and gather up that stuff for the coop floor.
Any more ideas are more than welcome, I'll post a coop building thread once we get started this week!
Oh and thanks BarkerChickens, it is a gorgeous place to live. It's not even worth it for me to consider fighting the predators- the park has a neverending supply of beasties and I like to live and let live, so my best bet is to try to make the chickens as secure as I can. I like the variety of animals that visit, even if they do want to eat chickens.
We put sharp gravel down in the fall when we planted bulbs because we have so many bulb-eating critters, I hadn't even thought thought to put down something sharp to deter digging around the coop too. And as for mulch- yup, with 1.5 wooded acres, we have tons of stuff we can use to mulch. I think I'll just go to the area where we blew all the leaves last fall and gather up that stuff for the coop floor.
Any more ideas are more than welcome, I'll post a coop building thread once we get started this week!
Oh and thanks BarkerChickens, it is a gorgeous place to live. It's not even worth it for me to consider fighting the predators- the park has a neverending supply of beasties and I like to live and let live, so my best bet is to try to make the chickens as secure as I can. I like the variety of animals that visit, even if they do want to eat chickens.
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