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Here is the new chicken coop / goat condo. The pen is covered entirely in bird netting supported by rope strung from the condo to the livestock panels. Hopefully the close-up shows the ropes.
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Gwyn,
Here are the screen door inserts on the chicken coop. One is attached with hooks and eye screws, the other is held in place with a child's rake. You could always put eye screws in your coop and secure the door in place with bungee cords.
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Here are some pics of our new chickens. They are between 3 and 4 months old.
Banty chicken that unfortunately ended up being a rooster....I was hoping it was going to be a hen. Still not decided whether he lives or not. He has VERY feathered legs and feet. Cool looking bird. The picture doesn't do him justice.
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More Banty pictures. We have 3 banties in total. The 2 bigger chickens are Rhode Island Reds. They are all the same age, about 4 months.
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Size doesn't matter.
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Cats...they swear they just want to "play"
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The Bantam roosters we had wanted to fight you , I turned my back one day and got the spurs in the back of the legs . So be careful as they get bigger , I had to kill both of them for being to aggressive .Comment
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Yum! Chicken and dumplings!DodeComment
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Not sure why this didn't occur to me the first time I looked at the photo with your bird netting - but you may want to go ahead and dig up the relevant phone numbers you'll want to call if some protected predator goes after some chicken dinner, and ends up tangled like a dolphin in a tuna net.
While you aren't doing anything wrong in having the net strung up, hungry birds just trying get a meal aren't doing anything wrong either.quam minimum credula posteroComment
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A few years ago, a small raptor hit my den window and died. I thought about calling an agency, but chose to bury it instead. I didn't need the headache.DodeComment
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Had a hawk or something play with me one afternoon. I pulled out of my neighborhood on my bike, going east on 29, guess they were done eating ... something. Took off and stayed by me for a while, if I carried my bo staff I could've just reached his wing-tip.
(That's a painful exercise by the way, hold staff by the bottom handful, pointing up, arm fully extended to front or side. Lower staff to horizontal - making a line with the arm, and hold. Arm still extended, wait for the burn, then a slow, controlled raise, and then do the other hand.)
It was just us out there, flying along. Very peaceful.quam minimum credula posteroComment
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The birds are looking good.Comment
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The one on the left is called 'Curry' the one on the right is called 'Kebab"...must get some mint sauce...mmmmmComment
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Nice goats! Are you planning to slaughter the bucklings, or just use them for brush control?
When will the eggs hatch? Btw, your black/white roosters might have some nice fly tying feathers. If you slaughter them, you might save the capes, etc. to sell for fly tying. Then again, it might be too much trouble.DodeComment
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