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[Cowgirlgrace]

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Wow, sorry !
Is there some way to net over & give you some peace of mind & chicken security ?
Birds of prey are terrified of being ensnarled in nets & wire...if at all possible they avoid it.
Quite a few times we have seen folks run 50# monofilament back & forth over a fish pond or bird run to scare off birds.
We called it the "no fly zone" and it quite clear so did not make the yard look so weird.
Hope you find a way to safety!
Yesterday we saw 2 adult baldies & 2 juveniles circling....so it is a matter of time here as long as I let my birds free range.
The big eagles usually buzz the place & move on...I am sure they see the nets.
Only birds with no nets is my turkeys, and there is no eagle that can pick one of them up.
At first sight of any over head bird, ALL the roosters sound the alarm and ALL the birds hide.
Hope you figure out a way!!

stupid hawk, we have a lot of juvenile ones here and they do not bother the chickens in the summer, its winter and game is scarce for them so I am sure that is the only reason he thought it a good idea to have chicken dinner. I will get the big netting, like fishing net stuff, and hang over the top of the outdoor run. they also have an indoor run that has a door so they are all locked in there right now. there is a guy in startup that sells used fishing nets, he makes hammocks and all sorts of stuff out of them. hopefully they are not an arm and a leg. otherwise I found a place on the net that sells them. you should have heard the ruckus this morning. Larry was screaming and my two oldest hens were also calling out loudly, everyone was hitting the dirt and hiding when he flew off the fence. Larry may be little but he is mighty lol. just ticks me off is all...

I scored on some fishing nets that were piled by the docks in Gig Harbor. There are some fishing vessels that dock there. They had a sign on them 'free' so I did a uee and went back and picked them up. Not many hoity toitys in Gig Harbor would recognize a good use for them. I'm sure 50 bazillion walked by them on their daily harbor walks thinking "Egads! why would anyone want those awful smelly things!' Thank God for hoity toitys! So maybe you can cruise local harbors and talk to the fishermen. Might have something for you.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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Now I am no designer and hate working with sticks (wood) but here is an idea ya may wanna think about. See the cupboard above the fridge? Now most people have that is it really very useful? Pretty high for most to reach. BUT think about use the same style but make it a drawer and put it UNDER the fridge. We did this in the neighbors house and it works well. Just an idea.

the only use I have ever found for a cupboard over the fridge...cram stuff in there you dont know what to do with then never look at it again lol. its kind of like a junk drawer

I put china and things I only use once a year at the Holidays in that cupboard! It's gotta go somewhere and I prefer not to look at it on a daily basis. Once the Holidays are gone I want them gone for a whole year.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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the only use I have ever found for a cupboard over the fridge...cram stuff in there you dont know what to do with then never look at it again lol. its kind of like a junk drawer

I keep all the emergency stuff there. Candles, flashlight(one the kids can't abscond) small propane burner, etc. I don't like to have to hunt that stuff down when the power goes out.

CR- So if you put the fridge on a drawer... do you have to be a giant to reach the back of the top shelf ???

Me too. I have the emergency stuff in the cupboards above the stove.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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Hope you don't get sick on wheat fumes! LOL

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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Sounds like the Paleo thing to me. Nothing wrong with MEAT!

I made a cole slaw the other day, first time in my life! Ha, veggies!

same here, no vegetarian diet for me either, life of pain if that were the only option!! although I can eat pasta and CL cant. tonight is home made mac and cheese, colby jack cheese, layered in the mac with melted jack sauce and then baked. ham steak on the side with some early june peas. I can eat peas, but I hate them unless they are paired with mac and cheese. yes I am strange.
on a happier note, said Hawk will not be bothering my chickens any more. he took care of my problem on his own accord.

How did that happen?

 

[Rainwolf]

These sound wonderful! Will add them to my 'Yet To Try Recipe' folder....

http://www.mnn.com/food/recipes/blo...okies-even-better-than-the-girl-scout-version

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

We have a new mushroom producer at the co op. nonsense and Oyster. I bought a few pounds this last week and thinking of ways to use them. Took some Brussel Sprouts from the garden and sauteed them with chopped nonsense, shallots and bacon bits in butter with a little lemon juice. Yum! Since no one in this house care much for veggies (even though they were raised on them) I get them all to myself! They can go make a bologna sandwich or something. DH had Cream of Wheat. But he's been sick with a chemo drug he's taking. Bummer. He's in bed already.

Who was it said they were in Hawaii and talked about the Kava? I just bought a tea with Kava in it and going to get that drank as soon as I get off here. Just wondering if the actual Kava drink they talked about was available in the continental USA.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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I have wondered about a BIG pot of boiling water and dunk them. I just don't know how much heat the plastic can take.
Again we just use sand blaster. But if ya don't have one that makes it hard.

Worked before...as I said, not boiling.
And I do not let them just sit in there.
Seems to me that sand blasting would rub out the little hexes....round them all off.

Not if you use a LIGHT DUTY sandblaster with fine media or glass spheres! Andas for the cell shapes. They will not be as pronounced when you re-wax no matter what but it doesn't matter. The bees know what to do it just helps keep them in order and make the best use of space.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

OK, I better got off here before I am censored! Except for Rainwolf I'm talking to myself, multiple times.

Rainwolf, I saved that recipe page. Thin mints is my favorite Girlscout cookie!

 

[Rainwolf]

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Nets of any sort are awesome scores!
use as:
run cover
garden trellis/ladder
hold down plastic on a greenhouse frame (over the plastic so it won't fly away)
and more!

Fishing nets, tennis, baseball, golf, soccer are all good!