A raised platform for the coop on a hill sloping in two directions.
We’ve been talking about keeping chickens since we moved to Greenville, back to Greenville in my husband’s case, about four years ago. But I really don’t know much about keeping chickens. I started reading a few books a few years ago, and I surfed around the internet a bit, to learn what I can. But I know that if I haven’t done it before then I really don’t know anything. Practical experience is what I lack. My husband remembers his Big Daddy’s chicken coop, and he’s been “talking to people” who know something.
A solid frame will last for years to come.
One thing I keep hearing from folks around our neighborhood is “we used to have chickens but” after which they will lament their loss to a coyote or weasel. There are also foxes, raccoons, possibly bobcats, not to mention our own two cats, three dogs, and the red tail hawks nesting overhead. With all that to think about, this won’t be a free relationship. We don’t need a chicken shack; we need a chicken fortress. Continue reading
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Why till instead of pay a grocery bill? I had a neighbor in California who laughed at my gardening efforts from the other side of his fence. He used to say “I just go to the grocery store for that stuff”. He preferred to grow exotic flowers. Other people prefer computers to hoes, fast food to slow food, airplane aisles and the latest styles to eating greens and picking green beans. Personally, I prefer a garden hose to panty hose, and my own vacation playground year round. I like to be part of a general effort to make or keep my environment beautiful and productive, not just take pictures or wish I was there.