NY chicken lover!!!!

Is DH not marking your territory? I have stapled some old jeans to a couple of trees and give them a good soak. Laugh if you must but while it's not the only deterrent it can't hurt.

I'm working on my "hedgerows" too. Yesterday I picked a few black berries from the beginning of my work.

Here's a pics of a hedgerow. Not mine but a patterns to follow. I'll be adding gates of course and I've ran poultry wire for plants to grow through making it harder for a fox to get through. By planting pricker or thorny shrubs in to it will add another layer of defense. You can let them grow as high or trim them as short as you'd like. Make them narrow or wide. I have some wild roses that bloom in spring and while not all that pleasing should help. The root very easily and are an invasive pain but with proper care can be kept in check. The have companies in the UK that will build these for folks and that also give lessons on how to do it yourself. They also have competitions, and designated styles of designs. Used to keep livestock in and predators out. Much prettier than fencing I think.

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This is one of the things I miss about England - hedgerows. They are great defense, good line markers and provide countless nesting opportunities for birds etc. English hedgerows have been called wildlife corridors because they offer cover & safety to many of the smaller 'prey' animals. There is an art in doing these well. Unfortunately, many areas are ripping them up to make monoculture farming easier.
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This is one of the things I miss about England - hedgerows. They are great defense, good line markers and provide countless nesting opportunities for birds etc. English hedgerows have been called wildlife corridors because they offer cover & safety to many of the smaller 'prey' animals. There is an art in doing these well. Unfortunately, many areas are ripping them up to make monoculture farming easier.
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With all due respect. Having a son in law who is from London and a grandfather as well, the English are dolts. I hate what they've done to the country and where it is headed. This is what happens when there is no appreciation for what you have and your history. NEW IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!
 
Anyone on here want/need some day-old chicks? I know, silly question, but figured I'd ask. 5 available: 2 cemani culls & 3 BBS project spitzhaubens. I'm finding the cemani culls lose any white as they grow out & then the boys get it back in their hackles while the girls might end up w pink in their combs.
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Phoreda: Would I be able to just add them to my brooder with the 2-wk olds? I don't know about these breeds but if I can just add them I'll take them. Where in the finger lakes?
 
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Boskelli .... I am exhausting myself creating hedge rows here -- of tea roses and evergreen shrubs .... :)

Prince Charles is very active with the English farming culture - he is going a really great job marrying old and modern ....
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I am copying some of my strageties (taking in weather differences) off English building ideas ... both the structure and the landscaping. Wish oh wish to have a cob house ... oh well.
 

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