Helpful hints for building coops

[tigger19687]

Those all look great !
Growing grass is hard, I forget to water but I do have some sprouting now.

Anyone know of an Organic way to get rid of weeds in the grass.... not by pulling them?
I dont' know why I bother, it is going to take it all over anyway and I Rent

 

[jvls1942]

Phantom, where in wisc ??

I have recovered weedy patches and made them lawn just by mowing, mowing, mowing..
I don't know how this would work for creeping weeds.
my back yard has a hardy weed .
I have no grass whatsoever, the geese just love this weed so I am happy to leave it alone.
It stays green all summer, and from a distance you can't tell it is not grass..

it cooled of nicely last night. not supposed to get out of the 60"s today. slept with the windows open... got down into the 50's for the night. sure felt good to breathe cool air for a change. .
good outside working weather with a flannel shirt on. might switch to long pants. we will see..

........jiminwisc.......

 

[CapricornFarm]

Dog runs are great..just put chicken wire around bottom edge of kennel for security..

I use hardware cloth, one foot along the chain link, one foot buried as a skirt. Coons can't reach through and grab a sleeping chook laying on the ground.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Those all look great !
Growing grass is hard, I forget to water but I do have some sprouting now.

Anyone know of an Organic way to get rid of weeds in the grass.... not by pulling them?
I dont' know why I bother, it is going to take it all over anyway and I Rent

Goats prefer weeds over grass,lol . Totally organic and fertilizes too.

 

[tigger19687]

OMG I think my Landlord would poop if I did that.
but we can't have those here anyway

 

[CapricornFarm]

OMG I think my Landlord would poop if I did that.
but we can't have those here anyway

I kind of figured that, sorry.

 

[aart]

What kind of goats are you getting.......pets or food?

 

[CapricornFarm]

They will be Nigerian Dwarf milk goats. But you could eat them if necessary. I just enjoy having goats around, and they may help control this poison ivy.

 

[jvls1942]

you know , mares eat oats, and does eat oats.
and little lambs eat ivy,
a kid'll eat ivy too..

this cool weather is great.
I got all four corners braced, made two ridge beam pockets and got the ridge beam in place

Got the chop saw set for 6/12 cuts
@ 27 degrees ..

taking a break and it isn't even noon yet..

.........jiminwisc........

 

[aart]

They will be Nigerian Dwarf milk goats. But you could eat them if necessary. I just enjoy having goats around, and they may help control this poison ivy.

So you don't plan to breed and milk them?