Sunshine Flock
Crowing
Okay, big chicken. You go roost, but meanwhile I wanted to say it sounds like you've got yourself quite a fascinating chunk of land way over there in Alabama. So how far was the runway and hangars from your property?I only cleared about 5-6 acres around the house. This property used to be a huge trailer park that was made for soldiers going thru flight school and tank school and additional personnel at FtRucker back in WWII. I've had over 40 cement pads and gas, water, and electric hook ups just on this cleared area. My neighbor had 120 acres. The whole trailer park. And he sold me 20 where the Big House, Office, and an Olympic sized pool were. The pool had 60 ft tall pines growing in it, so I plan to make a storm shelter/root cellar and green house in it. After I had cleared this part and started redoing the house , the house and office burned to the ground. I had kicked out a Meth head bum that was squatting in the house about 2 weeks before the fire. I think he may have burned it. But any way, the driveway is several hundred yards long and shaped like a "J". Where it comes on to the property over by the creek, it goes about100 yards then makes a 90° curve then heads to the the pool where the office was. The chicken pen and coop are just around the roadside of the curve. Some one could pull down the drive without going around the curve, back up to the chickens and we'd never see our hear them from inside. I told the Lil Lady we needed to build the chicken quarters closer to the house but she didn't want the smell or to be awoken by roosters all the time. Sorry if I got a little off topic, it's past my bedtime and time for this big chicken to go to roost.![]()
I've long heard about chicken thieves, but I've never understood why they do that. Chickens?? We have a lovely local meth addict on our road. My compassion for him is there, but my patience and tolerance is short. They cannot be trusted. He threatened me several months ago, and I put my young flock under lockdown inside the house. Now I have two dead bolts on the chicken coop door, top and bottom. Good for predators (one latch isn't sufficient), and I added a keyed lock. I'll never feel like they're secure, though.
Your wife's idea of hot wire is a good one. I'm also liking the idea of a shotgun!!