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[akorte]

I haven't liked 4th of July for years! For 20 years, we've had one dog after another that were deathly afraid. Our 7 year old dachshund can't stand distant gun fire or thunder either. Fireworks are a nightmare for her. Fortunately, our two newest dogs don't seem to care. I hope it stays that way.


The nice even barring on number one indicates female. Number two doesn't have anywhere near the coloring my partridge Cochin rooster had. But the short tail and lack of feathering all over indicate male to me. And the larger comb. My male was bald for so long, I thought he had "failure to thrive". But eventually he did grow feathers.


One thought would be to remove the lattice so that air and moisture can circulate under there. My coop is 18" off the ground too, but it is open on all four sides. So easier for me to throw bedding under there for them to scratch all around. I never take anything out from under, just keep adding more as it breaks down. I think sand would be rough, since it would require scooping, and you don't have good access for that. Deep litter like Leah's Mom mentioned would be less smelly in the long run.

I might start with wood chips and go from there. Removing the lattice would require some major reconfiguring. It forms a border to inside and outside the

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[JanetMarie]

@JanetMarie and @Leahs Mom well dummy me was a sucker and bought another rose bush! It's zoned for five and I live in a seven so fingers crossed!

What is the name of the rosebush? Should do great being two zones under your zone.

 

[JanetMarie]

 

[JanetMarie]

Don't know why the last pic didn't do the full image...Oh well.

 

[nenebynature]

What is the name of the rosebush? Should do great being two zones under your zone.

The rose bush is called Earth Angel.

 

[nenebynature]

What a beautiful garden!! Zinnias are one of my absolute favorite flowers. They are among the fuarybi grew from seed and I'm never without them now.

 

[Finnie]

I might start with wood chips and go from there. Removing the lattice would require some major reconfiguring. It forms a border to inside and outside theView attachment 1066297 runs.

Very beautiful setup!

I thought you said there was hardware cloth AND lattice, so it gave me the idea that you could take off the lattice, which is a more dense barrier, and leave the HC, for safety. I may have misunderstood. Perhaps you meant that the HC is attached to the lattice. Oh well. I'm sure there must be at least a little airflow under there.

@JanetMarie Your garden is beautiful!

 

[akorte]

Very beautiful setup!

I thought you said there was hardware cloth AND lattice, so it gave me the idea that you could take off the lattice, which is a more dense barrier, and leave the HC, for safety. I may have misunderstood. Perhaps you meant that the HC is attached to the lattice. Oh well. I'm sure there must be at least a little airflow under there.

@JanetMarie Your garden is beautiful!

Yes, the hardware cloth is held in place by the lattice.

 

[Indyshent]

Thanks! Now reading, "The surprising ways chickens changed the world"

The Chicken Book is one of my favorites. https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Book-Charles-Daniel/dp/082032213X

The Turkey: An American Story. https://www.amazon.com/Turkey-AMERICAN-STORY-Food/dp/0252076877

Illumination in the Flatwoods: A Season with the Wild Turkey, by Joe Hutto remains a favorite book, period. You can also watch the PBS movie (which involved a duplication of Hutto's original experiment) My Life as a Turkey. https://www.amazon.com/Illumination-Flatwoods-Season-Wild-Turkey/dp/1599211971

 

[Andrew10]

Several months back, someone new was looking for New Hapmshire Red breeding stock. Since the "search this thread" function doesn't work on mobile anymore, I can't go back and find out who that was. But in case they are still subscribed, I found a NH rooster on Craigslist:
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/6203809100.html

thanks finnie, but I had found two roosters back in April as chicks and they are almost full grown now, but thanks so much for all the info indyshet I'm not really trying To make an APA reconized breed right now and I'm still very open to suggestions, right now its more of a hobby and latter on I might try to do something with it, but thanks for the great post