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[ChickenCanoe]

I don't know how big your run is, but I have a peice of wire that I keep attached to one side of the run about 10' from the coop so that I can open it up and stretch it across the run to close off the small section to keep the birds in a small area to be able to manage them and with the coop closed off we just corner one at a time then put them thru the wire into the large part of the run till they are all done. The two guys went out there to do my birds by themselves and my birds don't know them so they would have tried to keep away from them. Or you could keep them in the coop and catch them one at a time the same way. Idk maybe make some cages out of some cheap wire or go to some auctions to get some.You are right about not buying NPIP birds though. I really do not want to have to quarantine my pen for that is a sad state of affairs. lol The wind has nearly blown it over. haha ha

When I got those grown roosters that gave me heck trying to catch them I used some netting that my DH has in the shed it is a large net abt. 6'x6' and I had to throw it over the roosters to get my hands on them. They were wild I guess no one had handled them before. I handle all my birds from the day I bring them home so that I can manage them if I need to but also because they are so fun and I love them...

I have 5 breeder housing units and usually at least 3 more coops and runs. Runs range from 8X15 to 50X100. The toughest one is a hoop pen that's 8X50 and only about 3.5' high. However I do have 3 more pop doors in that coop I could open and make a small temporary run. The hoop pen is movable and it sits above raised garden beds. I rotate the beds so most of the year 2 of the beds are in seasonal vegetables, 1 is planted in a cover crop and 1 is chicken pasture.
I guess I'll figure something out.
Thanks for the input.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Not much to worry on that, picket. All they usually do in the carolinas is just shake a little and make some noise. Charleston had considerable damage in their big one.....1880's?

I am about 20 miles north of Edgefield, up by Saluda.

Surprisingly Maine gets them, too. We had one about a year ago, BF thought it was the washing machine off kilter, I didn't feel or hear a thing, sitting 3 feet next to him.

My parents live in Mineral, Virginia, which had a quake a few years back that caused some damage. They're still rebuilding from that mess, as no one had quake insurance down there. There was a bit of FEMA funds but not enough to repair significantly damaged buildings (mostly brick).

I recommend everyone get quake insurance. Mine's about 3 to 5 bucks a month.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Can you believe it? 49 states have snow on the ground. Florida is the only one left out of the fun.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Can you believe it? 49 states have snow on the ground. Florida is the only one left out of the fun.

They can have what's coming tonight, here.

* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES... WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ON THE MID COAST.

I love you, snow.

 

[ronott1]

Can you believe it? 49 states have snow on the ground. Florida is the only one left out of the fun.

There is always snow on the ground in California! Mt. Shasta has a growing Galcier! I could leave my house in July when it is 110 at my house, drive to the trail at Mt. Shasta and the hike up to the snow.

California is a Magical place.

 

[ronott1]

They can have what's coming tonight, here.

* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES... WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES ON THE MID COAST.

I love you, snow.

I hope it works and you get less snow!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Surprisingly Maine gets them, too. We had one about a year ago, BF thought it was the washing machine off kilter, I didn't feel or hear a thing, sitting 3 feet next to him.

My parents live in Mineral, Virginia, which had a quake a few years back that caused some damage. They're still rebuilding from that mess, as no one had quake insurance down there. There was a bit of FEMA funds but not enough to repair significantly damaged buildings (mostly brick).

I recommend everyone get quake insurance. Mine's about 3 to 5 bucks a month.

We get a lot of mild quakes in MO. Everyone I know has felt a quake here but me. I had to go to Costa Rica before I felt my first one. They get big jolts all the time. I was at the counter of a hardware store when one hit and at first I thought it was a big truck driving by but when the building didn't stop shaking I figured it out. Everybody was talking about it but it isn't unusual there.
The big New Madrid quake in 1811 was the biggest one to hit the Eastern US in recorded history. It changed the course of the Mississippi river. There were 4 quakes over the course of 3 months around an 8 on the Richter scale. It was so strong that church bells rang as far away as Boston and Toronto and sidewalks broke in Washington D.C..
We're long overdue for another. They claim a 40% chance for a 6 or higher in the next 50 years. I have a tall skinny 111 year old brick house that I'm sure wouldn't make it. I certainly hope I sell it before the next big one.

 

[pickitfarm]

Not much to worry on that, picket. All they usually do in the carolinas is just shake a little and make some noise. Charleston had considerable damage in their big one.....1880's?

I am about 20 miles north of Edgefield, up by Saluda.

He is in Johnston which is in Edgefield County. I know where Saluda is located. Did you feel anything last night?

 

[Hangtown Farms]

ChickenCanoe:
There are 8 NPIP breeders in MO that raise Buckeyes. Buckeyes are the only breed that 2 of them raise. One of the breeder's last name is Hatch, of all things.


I looked up the Hatch line you mentioned and they have Brown line crossed with the Urch line.

I will probably try to get another line for best blood later.
Thanks ChickenCanoe!

when your NPIP how do you get eggs from non NPIP? Can you? do you have to hatch them separately and then test them?
I am curious on the NPIP between the
testing , limitations on getting new blood and , worst part more government control it seems like a huge headache to me. I am trying to sort through it though

So DH called last night to say there had been an 4.1 earthquake in SC. The epicenter was just down the road from our farm. He had never been through one and he said he thought an extremely fast wind came in and it felt like everything was moved. Then he went outside to here what he described as a sonic boom. This an after shock for some people. I read that SC has 15 -20 quakes annually. Apparently there was of similar size in Charleston, SC not long ago.

We had one up by Mt. Lassen last year I felt it up here on my ridge. I think it was 4.6 or maybe 5.7can not remember. We get a lot of them in the bay area and southern California. Surprisingly not many that you fell here in the Mountains or Central Valley unless you are near Coalinga / southern San Joaquin valley or Oroville between Sacramento and Redding has had some in the past I remember

There is always snow on the ground in California! Mt. Shasta has a growing Galcier! I could leave my house in July when it is 110 at my house, drive to the trail at Mt. Shasta and the hike up to the snow.

California is a Magical place.

yes it is. The Highest and Lowest points in the continental U.S also the hottest and I remember hearing of Bocca by Truckee being at -45 years ago. can not remember the year but can look it up.

there are also so many separate Mountain Ranges here including the smallest one in the world. The Sutter Buttes which was actually a Volcano right in the middle of the Valley. numerous eruptions
left a handful of peaks.

 

[pickitfarm]

Surprisingly Maine gets them, too. We had one about a year ago, BF thought it was the washing machine off kilter, I didn't feel or hear a thing, sitting 3 feet next to him.

My parents live in Mineral, Virginia, which had a quake a few years back that caused some damage. They're still rebuilding from that mess, as no one had quake insurance down there. There was a bit of FEMA funds but not enough to repair significantly damaged buildings (mostly brick).

I recommend everyone get quake insurance. Mine's about 3 to 5 bucks a month.

I remember the quake in VA. We felt it in DE. The funny thing is, it was later in the afternoon and I had not had lunch. The window next me had vertical blinds and they were moving slightly, but I thought it was me because maybe my blood sugar took a nose dive. i was sitting down and finally I grabbed the arm of my office chair to steady myself and noted the blinds were still moving. After a few more seconds the building started to move and then I realized it was a earthquake. That was the second one in recent times where I am locate. The closest epicenter was in NJ. Because we are surrounded by Chemical plants and refineries, we thought that one was an explosion at one of the plants along the Delaware River. The one in VA was worse and strong for the east coast.