tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post8819604708629301599..comments2024-03-29T00:53:18.760-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Warm, Cozy Bed and RaccoonLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-85856955870501140862014-02-08T16:51:16.195-06:002014-02-08T16:51:16.195-06:00Barb,
When someone mows the yard, I keep the hens ...Barb,<br />When someone mows the yard, I keep the hens in their pen. Afterwards, I throw fresh, green grass in the next day. They love to go through the cut grass for bugs.<br /><br />The dried grass gets raked for their pen. Thanks. I try to protect them and keep them free of any fear. Of course, a few have been gotten by raccoons, but I do my best.<br /><br />So, with roosts, some hens just don't roost. I have wondered about this and hens.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-30132967486061197802014-02-08T13:55:25.803-06:002014-02-08T13:55:25.803-06:00Hmmm...it wouldn't hurt to ask. :-)Hmmm...it wouldn't hurt to ask. :-)Sue Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150735651127251014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-22993980414291555852014-02-08T07:14:52.458-06:002014-02-08T07:14:52.458-06:00Most of my chooks roost. I use bought hay or drie...Most of my chooks roost. I use bought hay or dried grass from here in their nesting boxes. Your chooks are lucky they have you to protect them.<br /><br />Barb.Barb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-58256279637692203512014-02-07T19:26:15.694-06:002014-02-07T19:26:15.694-06:00Sue,
Fresh bedding? That is great he gives them aw...Sue,<br />Fresh bedding? That is great he gives them away. Now, I have a sawmill n the neighborhood.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-10367049840371246132014-02-07T19:24:26.207-06:002014-02-07T19:24:26.207-06:00Furry,
I cam through for them. I think the raccoon...Furry,<br />I cam through for them. I think the raccoon just wanted to rip out a chicken chest! Raccoons live right over my den, so they sleep in great comfort. My getting between them and the raccoons made them confidant...for a secondLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-38133511684613299822014-02-07T09:58:36.801-06:002014-02-07T09:58:36.801-06:00We get wood shavings from a locally owner sawmill....We get wood shavings from a locally owner sawmill. The owner is open every Saturday morning to anyone who would like to get as many shavings as they can carry. We fill used feed bags with wood chips, tie them closed with baling twine and stuff them into the back seat of the car. :-)Sue Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150735651127251014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-55213393258389261832014-02-07T09:41:52.937-06:002014-02-07T09:41:52.937-06:00Oh those hens needed their batwoman! That raccoon ...Oh those hens needed their batwoman! That raccoon scared them. I wonder if they found or got any eggs that might have been in there. Or were just looking for a warm place. Hmmmm. I am so glad you came to their rescue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-77863825585964553112014-02-07T09:12:57.294-06:002014-02-07T09:12:57.294-06:00Sissy,
If you have the 10'x10'x6' encl...Sissy,<br />If you have the 10'x10'x6' enclosure, you have what I have.Thankfully, you don't need much skill and moderate strength when it comes to manly strength. Is that the same pen you have?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-84157943139476721132014-02-07T08:14:04.557-06:002014-02-07T08:14:04.557-06:00Not having chickens but wishing I did, I still hav...Not having chickens but wishing I did, I still haven't figured how I could keep them safe from predators. I'm assuming an enclosure would definitey need protective wire all around, including the top. I bought a 10 ft. dog enclosure, which the dogs refuse to go in and have often pondered keeping some laying hens there if I can make it predator proof. First though, I need some manly strength for the actual work to accomplish this project. Finding the help though is like searching for hens' teeth.Caddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575600935524610154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-26425195457498261772014-02-07T01:46:03.546-06:002014-02-07T01:46:03.546-06:00Snowbrush,
Thanks. I am too. I would have been so ...Snowbrush,<br />Thanks. I am too. I would have been so upset. I doubt they would have gone out there even if it got dark. They would probably decided to roost on the porch rail, just as close to the door as they could. I have to be more vigilant. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-13512539034259412902014-02-07T01:44:34.517-06:002014-02-07T01:44:34.517-06:00Jason and Michelle,
Mine were never provided with ...Jason and Michelle,<br />Mine were never provided with anything to roost on, ever. So, I know why they don't roost. Well, they still don't have a roost. But, I have often wondered why chickens, given the same opportunity, roost and some don't roost. I use what I have so I don't have to buy stuff. I cannot afford to buy chips and straw. It hasn't seemed to hurt them so far. Thanks for the comment.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-68476776705190790462014-02-07T01:22:10.248-06:002014-02-07T01:22:10.248-06:00I'm so glad it didn't get them.I'm so glad it didn't get them.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-21633509177058259642014-02-07T00:48:28.763-06:002014-02-07T00:48:28.763-06:00Some of my hens roost, some sleep in their nest bo...Some of my hens roost, some sleep in their nest boxes. I use straw and white wood chips for themJason and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860762982914983418noreply@blogger.com