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[Sylvester017]

My coop its old but it does the job

When there are Atlantic storm warnings do you have an evacuation plan for your hens? We don't live on the ocean front but we do get what they call "Santa Ana winds" and the gusts get up to 100mph and have ripped out plants, canopy awnings, trees, etc. We have to tie down things and not have trees around the property or the branches will break and crash through roofs and windows. All us neighbors have removed all our property trees but unfortunately the freeway trees near our street blow leaves and boughs into our yards during Santa Ana's. One neighbor had all his roof tiles ripped off and blown into a neighbor's yard across the street. Santa Ana only happens a couple times a year but it's Crazy when it does! We had to find a place to position our coop in a corner of a garage/house wall to serve as a buffer against the winds that whip through the property.

 

[Sylvester017]

Too bad we can't get Orusts or Vendas in the USA as these two South African chickens were bred in an environment for tick control!

At one time Greenfire Farms had imported Orusts. They might be worth a contact to see if they still have some in the U.S.

 

[Sylvester017]

Have gotten a few things done to my coop. Got a pop door done although I plan in redoing it with a thicker piece of plywood and used 2 hinges instead of one hinge. Also someone suggested I put up corner boards to help keep the moisture out of the raw ends of the old boards which already have some bowing in them. I cut and ripped a board to create the 2 boards...I think they turned out pretty good. I have another board that can be used for the opposite corner and then I may have to use new 1x4 boards on the back corners. Will be painting the doors, etc but going to try to keep the boards. I'm gradually feeling better. Not as much nausea, etc but having to work on improving my stamina. I tell you RMSF is nothing to joke about and then after I closed up my ladies tonight....found another tick on me.... geeeeeezzz!

I believe Greenfire Farms had imported Orusts before. Check with them to see if they still have some of those tick-eating South African fowl.

EDIT: Whoops! I mean OVAMBO not Orusts. Now I know Greenfire had Orust at one time but those are Swedish. The tick-eating South African chickens are Ovambo and Venda. Just too many chicken breeds to keep straight - darn it!

 

[LindaB220]

Nope its the Atlantic.

Wow look at the view. Lucky chickens.

 

[Carpenter Coop]

It took me a bit to see what you were talking about. I have no idea how False got there.
I have the hardest time navigating the forums and posts.

Even when I find a mistake. I can't go back and delete it.

Thank you anyway. I see other coops and say wow! Wish I'd done that.

 

[Sylvester017]

It took me a bit to see what you were talking about. I have no idea how False got there.
I have the hardest time navigating the forums and posts.

Even when I find a mistake. I can't go back and delete it.

Thank you anyway. I see other coops and say wow! Wish I'd done that.

In the bottom left-hand corner of your post there is a pencil icon. Click on it within your post and then edit your post and hit "submit" again. Someone told me about it when I signed up on BYC.

 

[tridentk9]

When there are Atlantic storm warnings do you have an evacuation plan for your hens?  We don't live on the ocean front but we do get what they call "Santa Ana winds" and the gusts get up to 100mph and have ripped out plants, canopy awnings, trees, etc.  We have to tie down things and not have trees around the property or the branches will break and crash through roofs and windows. All us neighbors have removed all our property trees but unfortunately the freeway trees near our street blow leaves and boughs into our yards during Santa Ana's.  One neighbor had all his roof tiles ripped off and blown into a neighbor's yard across the street.  Santa Ana only happens a couple times a year but it's Crazy when it does!  We had to find a place to position our coop in a corner of a garage/house wall to serve as a buffer against the winds that whip through the property.

And when fires or earthquakes hit during the Santa Ana's ........

 

[Carpenter Coop]

Ty

 

[Sylvester017]

When there are Atlantic storm warnings do you have an evacuation plan for your hens? We don't live on the ocean front but we do get what they call "Santa Ana winds" and the gusts get up to 100mph and have ripped out plants, canopy awnings, trees, etc. We have to tie down things and not have trees around the property or the branches will break and crash through roofs and windows. All us neighbors have removed all our property trees but unfortunately the freeway trees near our street blow leaves and boughs into our yards during Santa Ana's. One neighbor had all his roof tiles ripped off and blown into a neighbor's yard across the street. Santa Ana only happens a couple times a year but it's Crazy when it does! We had to find a place to position our coop in a corner of a garage/house wall to serve as a buffer against the winds that whip through the property.

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With earthquakes there is absolutely nothing you can do except ride out the rocking ground and go look for more new cracks in the cement or outer walls if the epi-center wasn't near you and just be sure to have filled water bottles and a generator for electricity. Shaking ground and loud fireworks noises don't seem to affect our chickens. As for fires we are near the mountains and get a lot of ash and soot in the air and a lot of water-dropping planes and helicopters fly overhead but as for an actual wildfire close to us we haven't had one in our 25 years.

But the Santa Ana winds - that's where the damage doesn't escape ANYONE's property in a vast area over several counties - kind of like a tornado that blasts over and leaves a trail of debris and destruction. Just have to make sure the coops are placed in less open areas so they don't para-sail away and don't have trees planted in the yard. After a heavy rainstorm a bout of Santa Ana winds came right after and we saw trees topple and unearth graves in a local cemetery - eerie!

In our area I would say the winds do the most property damage. We can't even plant a windwall of trees/plants because they'll rip right out of the ground in splinters.

 

[broedyhen]

Dought I wont see or feel any tornados or earthquakes when I live across the pond