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rossfam06 said:
1) I moved her about 6 years ago from Alaska where I lived for 16 years. I grew up in Alaska and it was all I knew. I do have to say I had a major culture shock moving to Savannah, GA. But I love it. The warm sun, beaches and fun things to do. Everything is pretty close malls, and downtown. Now there is crime downtown but it's our historical section ...also there is crime everywhere.

2) Cost of living is pretty low. Gas is 1.60 per gallon. I feel it's lower than average.

3) Cost of land depends on where you look. Islands are more expensive and are older homes. The lots are smaller also. If you go out to say Pooler or Bloomingdale you could get a nice plot of land for decent and build your own house on it. However I think due to possible flood potential being so close to shore that we don't have basments. ;/

4) we also get hurricanes but we get lucky and it's been years since Savannah has been hit. So mainly we get thunderstorms and possible windstorms. Nothing really more than that.

I hope that helps you in determining where you want to live!!! Good luck!
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My brother lives in Anchorage, I keep trying to talk him into moving down to the lower 48, but him and his wife are worried about the heat/humidity
 
katsdar said:
My brother lives in Anchorage, I keep trying to talk him into moving down to the lower 48, but him and his wife are worried about the heat/humidity
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Hahahahaha!!!!! In all honest if I could go back I would. Lol!!! I mean don't get me wrong. I love it here too. I love the warmth. It's not so bad...I mean the air is thicker until your blood thins out but it's not a bad adjustment.
 
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Well, I've had a good run with it and almost scoffed at the nay-sayers.. But I woke up at 5:00 this morning to the sounds of screaming bantams. Opened the bathroom window and shined a light out.. to see a 100+lb white dog standing INSIDE the bantam run with his front feet in the doorway of the coop.
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Yelled for hubby and he grabbed his gun and we went out. There was a second, smaller dog off to the side, certainly the lookout, lol. Anyway the big dog of course panicked. At one point he was sitting square in front of hubby through the wire with the gun aimed at his big head. Hubby asked me what I wanted, so I started counting birds. All were high up on a ledge except for two which were near the dog but not hurt. So as I told hubby to just go get a leash instead, the dog made a run for it through the hole he came in.

I could just die. Had that been my Brahma pen, all would've been lost with those big clumsy things. Anyway, we moved all the bantams into a four-side wood coop (where the Brahmas usually lay) and locked the Brahmas out of it. Gave them a portable laying box and stacked stuff all around their run- trash can, wheelbarrow, cages.. Just junk to try and divert attention I guess.

I really don't think the dogs were after chickens, otherwise he could've HAD this two Banty hens.. However if he'd gotten a taste or if I hadn't gotten there sooner..

So. That's my day so far.
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Hubby is gonna go out after daylight and measure for hardware cloth. Do you guys think putting it on the bottom few feet should suffice? That's what I've read anyway. At least it'll be better for now and we can slowly work on the rest.

We will call AC when they open, and I told hubby he should call our neighbor and tell him if he's around today to listen for a fuss over here. Which, bless his heart, will likely bring him to every egg celebration the girls have.
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The pop door he was trying to get into. The ledge up top is where most of the birds roost except for one roo and two hens who sleep right inside that doorway. That roo was in a laying box inside and those two hens were the ones beside the dog. Underneath on that back wall of wire to the left is where he came in



The hole from inside


From outside. and there was another place he tried first. Didn't get a pic of it though.
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Half inch hardware cloth, then along the bottom use wood lattice you can get from Home Depot or Lowes. Have mine cut at 2ft wide, flush with ground and nailed over the wire. (Be careful and use correct nail when nailing lattice, otherwise it will split and break)
 
Anyone think their any good with guessing eggs? The two on the right is my frizzle cochin. It's definitely not the duck, not the black turken, not the frizzled turken, so that leaves the turkey, the two 7 month old showgirls, and i think it's too large to be the modern games. Any suggestions? It's the tan with brown splotches everywhere egg. Though the splotches may not be a permanent trait of the egg since it would be the first egg for two of the moderns and both of the showgirls.

 
CliffB said:
Anyone think their any good with guessing eggs? The two on the right is my frizzle cochin. It's definitely not the duck, not the black turken, not the frizzled turken, so that leaves the turkey, the two 7 month old showgirls, and i think it's too large to be the modern games. Any suggestions? It's the tan with brown splotches everywhere egg. Though the splotches may not be a permanent trait of the egg since it would be the first egg for two of the moderns and both of the showgirls.

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what makes you so sure it's not the duck?
I don't think it's big enough to be a turkey, but I could count the times I've actually seen turkey eggs on one hand. I think about some of the eggs I've gotten from my hens, so size differs with them occasionally, bantam or not. I've gotten eggs so big from my leghorns, I can't close a regular egg carton with it in there, then I've gotten a few that weren't much bigger than marbles. I'm gonna say it's the 7 month old, she's been savin up a while......
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what makes you so sure it's not the duck?
I don't think it's big enough to be a turkey, but I could count the times I've actually seen turkey eggs on one hand. I think about some of the eggs I've gotten from my hens, so size differs with them occasionally, bantam or not. I've gotten eggs so big from my leghorns, I can't close a regular egg carton with it in there, then I've gotten a few that weren't much bigger than marbles. I'm gonna say it's the 7 month old, she's been savin up a while......
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The duck eggs are oval and whitish grey.
 
Sunnysidechick said:
Half inch hardware cloth, then along the bottom use wood lattice you can get from Home Depot or Lowes. Have mine cut at 2ft wide, flush with ground and nailed over the wire. (Be careful and use correct nail when nailing lattice, otherwise it will split and break)
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That is quite a story!!! So glad you were able to intervene. My experience is that dogs will eat the heads off and leave the rest. Lots of other animals get the blame. After a snake got in and ate a chick I got hardwire. I've also got most of the property fenced in with 2 dog guards.
Good luck.
 

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