Naia Ratte

Personally I love a good physical reward! It would be really fun to have little sew on patches or buttons showing everything we've accomplished like having one physical badge for every level of badge bit.

I don't plan to mob graze I think around 10 birds would be a good size for me. Knowing the foot space is very helpful! I'll keep that in mind. I don't have any sizing down for how big the pasture to building ratio would be I do want the pasture to be big enough they have a good amount of room. I've been keeping the plans very loose while I gather more information, thank you for your help!

Jay Angler wrote:From the look of the size of the pasture vs the size of the buildings, if I was designing this, I'd make twice as many much larger pastures. My chickens would eat every speck of green within a month at most. If you have extra runs, you can move the birds and start more plants for them. We're very dry in the summer, and have a portable shelter for out chickens which is currently being moved every 3 days. I would say that it takes a good two months for the patch to recover. Granted Hubby keeps 18-20 chickens in a 10x12 foot space, so it qualifies as "mob grazing" and you haven't mentioned what sort of density you're planning on. I don't have any ruminants - just geese, chickens and ducks.

That's so helpful thank you! Knowing more about the water is definitely important, I'll see if I can put it underground. Everything on my blue prints is a pretty loose idea so far so I can get down as many ideas as possible before honing in on one developed idea. I never even thought about the fact chickens are forest critters that's such a good point! I'll plant some shrubbery or trees for sure, maybe make a willow fence.

See Hes wrote:If you have got some measurements I could give you a little more details..

The drawing from you modified. Less stress for the soil due to shorter periods... (how big is the size of your free range in total?)

All you have to do is in the evening open one flap and close the other one when the paddock is at its limit..

Water Tanks (If you use these white cubes 1000 ltr) put them covered or even underground otherwise they will grow algaes inside and when they decompose you got ammoinia in the water (not good for chicks)

But as I said your drawing doesn't give enough info to go into further details..

Also some Trees/shrubs (edible stuff) are beneficial as chicken are actually forest animals (less stress looking out for predators)

I hope it helps...

This was my first time quick darning! My shirt has small holes in the armpit. I started off with using black and then wove in some red and blue. All my thread is cotton and so is my shirt. It's definitely not great but it's a start!

This is an old shirt I've had since I was probably 7 years old. It's starting to disintegrate and now has a hole in the elbow. I patched it with another piece of old shirt! It's my favorite so I I'm trying to keep it around as long as possible!
Both shirt and patch are cotton and so is the thread.

has anyone added peppermint oils, cinnamon, citronella, or other natural deterrents to their bales while building? It wouldn't keep them out completely of course, but maybe it would make the walls a little less appealing for a cozy nest.
For paper wasps I've heard you can leave an old nest up. The other wasps looking for new territory will not disturb you because it's already been "claimed" not sure what to do in the case of bumble bees but at least they're good for the garden! :')

Trace Oswald wrote:

Naia Ratte wrote:Marc Dube. (Sorry I'm new and don't know how to attach a person's previous message)

Naia, to attach the previous person's message, you just click that quote button in the upper right of their message.  It will open a reply box and you will see the person's message in html code.  You can just type under that like you normally would.  I took a picture and attached it so you can see what it looks like.

thank you I appreciate the help! 😊

Hello! I'm making blue prints for my rotation pasture and barns. any thoughts or advice?
Im not sure what materials to make the barn out of or how to insulate it. I was thinking eco friendly options like recycled wood, cob insulation, that sort of thing.
I would have the ruminants eat up all the grass/plant material (might add pigs for root eating as well) for a season then switch them out for the flock to loosen and scratch up the earth after both creatures had fertilized and stomped around for a season I'd use it to garden. my plan is to have two garden pastures every season. Hopefully with this plan I can waist as little as possible!
I was also thinking of keeping quail in a rabbit hutch in the flock's barn, would they bother one another or get diseases? thanks for reading!

Marc Dube. (Sorry I'm new and don't know how to attach a person's previous message) I have been studying dog behavior and have a border collie mix who's 2 and a half and I've been training her her whole life. (I've had 7 dogs so these are just my experiences so things may be different for you)
While tying the dog up outside a chicken coup for a couple days could desensitize the dog to chickens it could also create barrier frustration/aggression where the dog is pulling and pulling, really building up all that excitement!
so when you let the dog go it's like a wind up toy. I'd say tie the dog up for about 30 minutes every day(short high reward training sessions) and reward with a quick "YES!" and a treat anytime the dog disengages with the chickens. This all really depends on your dogs personality and getting to know your dog's disposition and your dog's values. I'd suggest listening to Susan garrett's podcast she's a little old fashioned but she's got amazing knowledge in dog behavior. Kat_the_dog_trainer on tik tok. Is also very good.