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TwoCrows said:
Alligators??? :eek:
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Yes. I have not had a problem with them personally but they are thick in our City Park, right across the canal. One decided to go exploring one morning and crossed the levee and crawled about 6 blocks before he was seen. (He was about 8' long and made it to within a block of the elementry school. :hmm) Had he taken a left halfway he would have been at my house.
Outside of the city you need to be aware of alligators anywhere there's water around.
(I come from a long line of alligator poach hunters.)
 
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Hayden Goseek said:
Yes. I have not had a problem with them personally but they are thick in our City Park, right across the canal. On decided to go exploring on morning and crossed the levee and crawled about 6 blocks before he was seen. (He was about 8' long and made it to within a block of the elementry school. :hmm) Had he taken a left halfway he would have been at my house.
Outside of the city you need to be aware of alligators anywhere there's water around.
(I come from a long line of alligator poach hunters.)
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Sounds pretty scary! :eek: I can't even imagine how you live around them, I'd be nervous around all water, afraid to walk the dog, I'd be a mess! I think I'll take my Rattlesnakes over your Alligators. :lol: Stay safe out there!!
 
Welcome. I understand your trepidation. Adding living beings to your family should be done with great thought. I can tell you that having chickens is one of the best things I have ever done. Since you are retired, you have the time to care for the chickens; that is good for them, and you. I believe you will find them purposeful in your life. I find the stress in chicken-keeping is the fact that they are outside in the elements and predators - unlike my dog who is in with me. Since you have a limited budget, I would suggest the following: no less than 3 and no more than 4 hens, and their breed is heat tolerant. Find a small wood shed that is a good price as a coop - fix any holes, add ventilation high and then cover the holes with securely fastened hardware cloth, add nesting boxes (2 is plenty), roosting bars and a chicken door. From the shed a run with 1/2 inch hardware cloth walls, ceiling and an apron, when you attach the hardware cloth at the bottom and run along the ground 2-feet (basically the perimeter), and then cover with dirt or stone. The apron protects from digging predators. If you have 3-4 hens, you could get away with an 10x10, 10x12 foot run, but keeping them safe.
 
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