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[Imp]

Sorry, Double post.

I'll check out the supplies I have around as well.

Russ

 

[Rainwolf]

anyone going to the Premiere of th Revolution tomorrow (thursday)?

 

[Imp]

anyone going to the Premiere of th Revolution tomorrow (thursday)?

That would be fun, but alas I have to work.

btw- are you on your new schedule yet?

I've been hearing about a major shake up with Metro at the end of the month.

Russ- Hope it doesn't mess you up.

 

[Hinotori]

Jessica (FireWifeJess),

Do any of these critters look familiar to you? My husband said if the animal that is burrowing is using a tunnel to get into your run, putting a hardware cloth apron up probably won't keep it out because it will continue to burrow beneath the hardware cloth.

Vagrant Shrew:
See also: http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/moles.html#shrews

Pocket Gopher:
See also: http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/gophers.html#legal <==== listed as a candidate for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act

Vole (Meadow Mice or Field Mice):
See also: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ipm/manual/black/voles.html

What we have on the property here look to be Townsend's Voles. http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/tree012/tree012.htm




There are only a couple still anywhere near the house. My german shepherd dog has taken care of most of the population. She dug out a nest Monday when we moved the old coop out of the run. The chickens had a fight over the little pinkies, dashing in to grab them out before the dog could eat them herself.

The suckers tunnel everywhere. I've had them come up in the middle of the run. Annoying chicken food thieves.

 

[TerrorBird]

I was watching over my girls a bit before their bedtime when I noticed that George (black star pullet) was staring wide-eyed at something in the distance and stalking down the driveway. I followed her and kept looking around, and that's when I saw the deer passing through our field. She kept wandering in the direction it was moving for about fifteen more seconds until she suddenly remembered that it was time for bed. Her curiosity was just so adorable!

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

I will try and wander out to his stash pile and see whats left and get a measurement for you on Thursday When I asked hubby tonite he said "Why didnt you ask me about this 2 weeks ago when we were in that part of the job??" Gheesh men and timing LOL..... He said that after you guys know what you may need or want to let us know and if we have some extra to spare He will be happy to meet you guys one day after work.

See hubby works for a construction company... they do large build sites and bottom line there is a lot of waste. So my sweet other half is always bringing home stuff and sometimes Lots of it. He has brought home, Windows, Lumber of all kinds and sizes, Lighting, insulation, dented or scratched dishwashers, molding, boxes of nails, paint and other stuff. It drives him nuts to see stuff go into the dumpster because of a small defect or because it was the wrong size, color etc and couldn't be sent back..It drives me nuts to have it piling up around our place So Im always happy to see people that need it get the extras that we cant use. A few years ago he brought home 300 heavy fire doors.... They were interior doors from a hotel that upgraded for code reasons, I think... Anyways I was like. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH 300 INTERIOR DOORS ???? Are you nuts?? He just smiled and said "Babe they were free".. We stacked them out behind the barn and covered them and gave a few away. We joked about building coops and a garage with them. Then last year a neighbor of ours was telling us about another elderly neighbor that has large barns and the barn floors had rotted out.. he didnt have the funds to replace them Sooooo Geuss what the guys game up with.... Yep the hay barns now have new "DOOR" floors

So anyways after you get your plan made of what you want... Just PM me or something and we can see what we have that you need

Again, I really appreciate your generosity! If I were you I'd be SELLING as much of that stuff as I could.

I think my BF would probably be inclined to design our coop around what you have if he feels it's feasible. We're each at our respective houses tonight, so I just tried texting him to ask about this but he must be asleep already. He said we'd design the new coop together on our camping trip next week, which I think is going to be problematic as we will have no INTERWEBZ to reference, LOL! But it's not up to me. The new coop is a big gift to me as I'm the one who really wants more chickens.

And thanks to you too for offering, Imp! I couldn't get your post to quote properly.

I am very grateful to have found so many nice people here who don't hesitate to offer to help an impoverished chicken-freak out. I didn't even ask!

 

[Rainwolf]

anyone going to the Premiere of th Revolution tomorrow (thursday)?

That would be fun, but alas I have to work.

btw- are you on your new schedule yet? 

I've been hearing about a major shake up with Metro at the end of the month. 

Russ- Hope it doesn't mess you up.

New schedule starts on Monday....
End of month on the bus will be interesting. Now have to pay when you get on the bus always... which I think is a good idea anyhow.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Fell asleep early tonight (10!) and now I'm already up! Ugh gonna be a long night. 3 ibuprofen, a Vicodin and a muscle relaxer all helped tremendously and now they are wearing off early.

Thanks for the pics Renee and Hinotori !!! I think it's the Townsend vole if my memory serves me right, but I can't know for sure; we made the cat an indoor cat due to fleas so now he's not catching/killing them! I might consider a one night pass if I was certain he would get one! LOL Can those little voles get into a hangIng feeder? I might need to call Dave and beg him to expedite a tradle feeder! If they're taking enough food to matter, I will know in the mornIng since I leveled off the food last night before locking up the girls. Will those things harm chickens??

 

[Chicken Rustler]

27 chickens of mine or belonging to my 4Hers are at the Puyallup Fair and I am pooped! There are a ton of seramas there. Anyone who wants to see a real serama tabletop show should go Friday night. Judging of caged birds is Saturday then we pick them all up Sunday and do it all again for the Youth Show in 2 weeks. September is a busy time for us.

Best of luck to you and all your 4H er's

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Jessica (FireWifeJess),

Do any of these critters look familiar to you? My husband said if the animal that is burrowing is using a tunnel to get into your run, putting a hardware cloth apron up probably won't keep it out because it will continue to burrow beneath the hardware cloth.

While an apron won't prevent tunneling critters. From the looks of your post I wonder if the "apron" is being misunderstood. See you say putting the apron up. Just to clarify if anybody doesn't understand. The apron goes OUT onto the ground or even buried a few inches but extends out 1'-2' around the outside walls of the coop/run.