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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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04/30/12 02:29 PM
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We have 12 hens, our coop is 12'x5' and 7' tall we didn't have any real plans a life long friend and I designed and built it. The hens have access to a 50' run on the north side of our house so it's always in the shade. Let me know if you would like any pics
Look for my daughter and I in the June D Mag they're doing an article on Dallas coops
The day after catching a lot of fish is still a good day.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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04/30/12 06:50 PM
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Mr. Majestic
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Those berry's are nice. I love your coop. I got 27 RIR chicks and a garter snake got ten of them one night last week. I was pissed. The coons killed my flock last summer. I shot a coon a day for three weeks.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: AdvTX]
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04/30/12 06:51 PM
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We have 12 hens, our coop is 12'x5' and 7' tall we didn't have any real plans a life long friend and I designed and built it. The hens have access to a 50' run on the north side of our house so it's always in the shade. Let me know if you would like any pics
Look for my daughter and I in the June D Mag they're doing an article on Dallas coops
Thinking about a version for guineas . No run needed as they won't scratch up the garden but I need to keep them in the yard. I raised a dozen last year only to lose them to coyotes. Silly things would jump the fence then couldn't figure out how to get back into the yard. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Mr. Majestic]
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04/30/12 07:08 PM
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Those berry's are nice. I love your coop. I got 27 RIR chicks and a garter snake got ten of them one night last week. I was pissed. The coons killed my flock last summer. I shot a coon a day for three weeks.
My chicken-wire coop was attached to the tin barn and something dug into the barn then made an entrance into the chicken's area. I'm thinking a fox or bobcat as all I found were feathers. I won't be keeping any more until I can build a secure house for them. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Mr. Majestic]
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04/30/12 07:10 PM
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And btw, coon is excellent BBQ ( just cut the head and hands off). 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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04/30/12 09:29 PM
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Mr. Majestic
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The first time they got them in the run and killed 12 of them. Feathers, feet and body parts everywhere. The next time they killed 10 of them I penned in the coop. Same scenario with blood on the walls and ceiling. They pushed the run door in and still clawed their way out.
I put tin in about a foot deep around the run. Then reenforced the front and back doors. The snake got in through a gap in the front door. I put moth balls around the coop and doubled it at the doors. I'm going to get some sulfur from the feed store.
I used to have the skunks eat the heads off all the birds I have. Until I got the chocolate lab, he's a skunk killing machine. He caught over twenty of them last year.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/30/12 09:36 PM
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We have 12 hens, our coop is 12'x5' and 7' tall we didn't have any real plans a life long friend and I designed and built it. The hens have access to a 50' run on the north side of our house so it's always in the shade. Let me know if you would like any pics
Look for my daughter and I in the June D Mag they're doing an article on Dallas coops
Thinking about a version for guineas . No run needed as they won't scratch up the garden but I need to keep them in the yard. I raised a dozen last year only to lose them to coyotes. Silly things would jump the fence then couldn't figure out how to get back into the yard. I think Damon's issue was protecting the hens from hawks.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/01/12 01:23 AM
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One morning I was watering and looked in the coop and it looked like someone had a sacrifice with feathers everywhere I walked in and about the time I got all the way in and the door closed I heard a loud hiss and hit the deck and looked up to see a huge opossum staring at me from the ceiling(lets just say he then had a bad day) and Toto was replaced without the daughter noticing. another time I heard all the chickens going crazy and ran out back to find a red tail ripping all the feathers out of Casper but she was saved, before we built the coop we lost one to a fox. It's crazy farming in the city!
The day after catching a lot of fish is still a good day.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Mr. Majestic]
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05/01/12 10:32 PM
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The first time they got them in the run and killed 12 of them. Feathers, feet and body parts everywhere. The next time they killed 10 of them I penned in the coop. Same scenario with blood on the walls and ceiling. They pushed the run door in and still clawed their way out. Yeah, coons are little bandits. They're far different from the Disney characters. I suspect they've picked a few locks here.
I put tin in about a foot deep around the run. Then reenforced the front and back doors. The snake got in through a gap in the front door. I put moth balls around the coop and doubled it at the doors. I'm going to get some sulfur from the feed store. I was raising some young birds in rabbit cages in the carport one year. Had a 5' ratsnake get his head through the mesh and grab a youg pullet. I don't know what he thought he was going to do with her since he could only get about 6" of his body through there. She survived. I used to have the skunks eat the heads off all the birds I have. Until I got the chocolate lab, he's a skunk killing machine. He caught over twenty of them last year. Mothballs are good for skunks. How many times has your Lab been sprayed ? I had a Husky that was a varmit-killing machine but he only got hold of a skunk one time. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: skeeter22]
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05/01/12 10:38 PM
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I think Damon's issue was protecting the hens from hawks.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/01/12 10:42 PM
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Mr. Majestic
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Mothballs are good for skunks. How many times has your Lab been sprayed ? I had a Husky that was a varmit-killing machine but he only got hold of a skunk one time. I've lost count way more then ten, I buy hydrogen peroxide by the case. Mix a quart of HP, a half a cup or so of baking soda and some liquid dish washing liquid in a bucket. Lather the dog with the mixture let him/her sit for ten minutes or so then rinse with water. They are good to go after that. Keep up with the rabies shots for your dogs and you should be good to go. if you haven't the vet will give the dog a shot the same day then another a week later then another three weeks after the second shot.  
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Mr. Majestic]
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05/02/12 12:03 AM
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bill oxner
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Hey Payne, I had my first green beans for dinner awhile ago. Try this. Boil them for 8 minutes, strain, then stir fry them in butter, and add limon juice. Do enough for several days. They reheat fine. Try squash fritters. I posted a thread about them on the cooking forum.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Mr. Majestic]
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05/02/12 12:44 AM
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"Keep up with the rabies shots for your dogs and you should be good to go." Absolutely ( as well as the tick/flea meds and Parvo shots ) ! Never heard of the HP / baking soda thing but it certainly sounds cheaper than V-8.
Nice squash. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/05/12 08:38 PM
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It looks like carp and it's small. I do add about 2 plants a week. We didn't grow anything from seed this year. I'm terrible at gardening but I'm trying. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/05/12 08:40 PM
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It was just a thought/idea when I started. 
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