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Steve Thorn wrote:Has anyone grown large bushes in the paddocks or run, for overhead cover from predatory birds and for cover that they could get in to hide from other predators?
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I had a chicken tractor that I built last year but never used--it had skis on the bottom. I bet that would work as well.Gray Henon wrote:I lined the bottom of my chicken tractor with pvc conduit (uv resistant) then electrified the steel fencing on the tractor. It has worked well for many years.
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I don't think "free" chickens in the woods would necessarily be a bad thing. While that's not my goal, it's definitely something to think about for the future.Matt McSpadden wrote:Hi Lauren,
I think free range is a great concept, but I also don't know of anyone who does true free range chickens for long. Everyone always switches to something else due to the losses. I worry if you breed some chickens that are good enough to get away and live... you probably wouldn't find any eggs anymore :)
New location. Zone 6b, acid soil, 30+ inches of water per year.
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I don't think "free" chickens in the woods would necessarily be a bad thing. While that's not my goal, it's definitely something to think about for the future.
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis
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Rachel Jones wrote:I read somewhere about making a fishing line net, running/weaving fishing line above the field where you want to let your chickens range for hawk protection. My guinea hens kept the neighbors dog at bay the other day, 50 guinea hens can make enough noise to disturb almost anything.
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