It's me FireTiger, I've been away since ... um... was my kid born? two servers ago?
I'm in Jax, participated in Hens for Jax
Was breeding Project Urban Rooster (PUR)
Um... just got gifted a half-blind roo so Here I am.
Get a kiddy pool and fill it with water, dehydration kills quicker than starvation, that would be in addition to all other water sources.
They make dog feeders that plug in and feed a metered amount of food each day... try one out before you leave then keep it if it works, they hold between 5-7...
Is that run going to have a roof?
What's your climate?
I have a 3*5 coop attached to an enclosed area of the run that's 8*16 that just switches to hardware cloth for the rest of the 20 feet (so 12 more feet).
As I am in FL there's no snow but the heat is a killer (literally) so they use the...
coop with run access and possible range time- 10+ sqft per bird (this is with no closing door between the coop/run so all space 'could' be used
coop only WITH automatic door (and humans checking for malfunction)- 4 sqft per bird in coop
coop/run as only safety depending (due to predator load...
I have 2/3 unroofed and 1/3 roofed- the roofed side is the side that's gets 5 of 6 'walls' (floor, roof and N,E, and W -walls) It works well- in rain they go under cover and they still get sun throughout the day in different spots (heavy tree cover) .
I'm in FL so no snow expected.
I'm trying to be self-sufficient, a weather doesn't help me at this time- how well do goats ship?
I never even considered that would be possible! I guess overnight, guaranteed by morning.
Could you indulge me in answering some questions?
What are your high, low and average producers -...
Anyone interested:
Jacksonville, FL Duval county
AMENDED-Council Member Public Meeting - Pet Chicken Hens
March 26, 2013
2:30 p.m.
City Hall
117 W. Duval St., 1st Floor
Lynwood Roberts Room
This is (supposed to be) with the councilman, wear business appropriate clothes if possible and come...
Anyone interested:
Jacksonville, FL Duval county
AMENDED-Council Member Public Meeting - Pet Chicken Hens
March 26, 2013
2:30 p.m.
City Hall
117 W. Duval St., 1st Floor
Lynwood Roberts Room
Anyone interested:
Jacksonville, FL Duval county
AMENDED-Council Member Public Meeting - Pet Chicken Hens
March 26, 2013
2:30 p.m.
City Hall
117 W. Duval St., 1st Floor
Lynwood Roberts Room
My 9 year old hen- Production Red. - yes the same one that got stolen then returned. She's is in my poultry album many times to see her w/o Forco and with... (she survived, she wasn't out that day- and one of the ducks survived)