yard birds and EMFs

[cacknballs]

so i bought a bigger 10 acre property on the edge of town that i'ma build a house on in the next year. gotsta get crackin' on the new bird coop/brooder/prison yard cuz it's gonna be lots bigger...

i'm thinkin' on putting the coop toward the back part of the land, not far from the pond they'll be watering on. only downside of the property is that along one back side there are some power transmission lines. the house will be located plenty away from the power lines so i'm not worried about us, but i got to wondering if it was a good idea to put the coop over closer toward the lines.

anybody have any experience with EMFs?

what possible negative effects if any could it have on the birds? how far away should their spread be?

thanks.

 

[paneubert]

None. No negative effects. There are no studies that I have ever seen that show any impact on humans. There are houses directly under high voltage lines all over the country.

 

[paneubert]

Read about decay of electromagnetic waves if you are worried. The "strength" of the waves drops A LOT with distance. So even a small change in distance from the source means a massive change in the amount of energy. Unless your birds are roosting on the wires, they are going to be fine.

The radiation propagates according to the inverse square law, which means that the intensity of the signal is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.

 

[paneubert]

Last comment from me. Consider this if you cant wrap your head around the inverse square law. That law means that if something was putting out 100 "bad waves" at a distance of 10 feet from the source, then at 20 feet it would only be pumping 25 "bad waves". And at 30 feet, only 11 waves. At 40 feet, only 6 waves. When you get to the 8th equal chunk of distance from the source, it is down to 2 "bad waves". From 100 originally. Think of it that way.

 

[Folly's place]

Ducks and geese will do well near a pond, but not chickens. they don't swim, and will pick up parasites eating pond critters. I'd have chickens away from a farm pond if possible.
Mary

 

[cacknballs]

None. No negative effects. There are no studies that I have ever seen that show any impact on humans. There are houses directly under high voltage lines all over the country.

that is what i assumed, but you know what happens when you assume...that's why i thought i'd ask.

i too could find no data suggesting harm to humans from power lines. and i spent a lot of time researching before i bought the place. fortunately the lines are only on one back side of the property, directly over the fence line/easement, and the numerous large oak trees do a great job of hiding them.

that you for confirming what i was thinking.

 

[cacknballs]

Ducks and geese will do well near a pond, but not chickens. they don't swim, and will pick up parasites eating pond critters. I'd have chickens away from a farm pond if possible.
Mary

i know they can't swim (even seen it first hand...one jumped in the pool once), but i didn't know about them picking up parasites from pond critters.

thanks for the heads up.

i was thinking about looking into a couple of ducks and maybe a goose, but need to study up on accommodations for them. can they be cooped at night with chickens? i'm about to start on a very large coop & prison yard for 20-25 birds (they'll free range during the day) so there will be plenty of room in both the coop and the yard. or will ducks/geese need separate housing at night?

 

[Folly's place]

Ducks and geese are very messy/ wet, and it's difficult to keep things dry enough for chickens housed together with them. Plan for separate housing, for sure!
Mary

 

[llombardo]

i know they can't swim (even seen it first hand...one jumped in the pool once), but i didn't know about them picking up parasites from pond critters.

thanks for the heads up.

i was thinking about looking into a couple of ducks and maybe a goose, but need to study up on accommodations for them. can they be cooped at night with chickens? i'm about to start on a very large coop & prison yard for 20-25 birds (they'll free range during the day) so there will be plenty of room in both the coop and the yard. or will ducks/geese need separate housing at night?

Chickens go high--ducks stay low. You also have to take into consideration that ducks may be wet when going in for the night. I have both and they are seperate but can see each other.

 

[cacknballs]

Ducks and geese are very messy/ wet, and it's difficult to keep things dry enough for chickens housed together with them. Plan for separate housing, for sure!
Mary

well, the wife just informed me there will be no domestic dux or geese. she says chickens, blackbuck, goats (ag exemption), and kids will be enough.

: (

may have to get me some fainting goats just for the entertainment value.


thanks for your advice though.