A raccoon (or two) got 2 more of my hens. I had a total melt down in the barn. Followed by that? Thoughts in my head "I'm never doing this again!" "I'm done with this homesteading life" and on and on.
I put an SOS out on social media asking for friends and family to come help build a coop. One person answered. My best friend from high school, who was also kind enough to come to our daughter's grad gift drop off.
She sent photos and offered a price of $75.00 for her chicken coop. Getting it here and off the trailer will be a job though. We have a trailer and we also now have a person with a skid steer to load and unload.
It will take a few tweeks to ready it before moving them into their new home. It needs windows or a fan. It has no ventilation. They have to unhook their electric to it. They had a fan system, so we'll have to either put it near the barn or house to hook up electric, or invest in solar operated fans, but windows for sure (of course covered with wire and 2 x 4's to keep the critters out).
As for the coons, let just say we fed a few to the vultures. There are more. I saw a very large one out about 4pm, but couldn't get it before it ran into the pasture.
I put an SOS out on social media asking for friends and family to come help build a coop. One person answered. My best friend from high school, who was also kind enough to come to our daughter's grad gift drop off.
She sent photos and offered a price of $75.00 for her chicken coop. Getting it here and off the trailer will be a job though. We have a trailer and we also now have a person with a skid steer to load and unload.
It will take a few tweeks to ready it before moving them into their new home. It needs windows or a fan. It has no ventilation. They have to unhook their electric to it. They had a fan system, so we'll have to either put it near the barn or house to hook up electric, or invest in solar operated fans, but windows for sure (of course covered with wire and 2 x 4's to keep the critters out).
As for the coons, let just say we fed a few to the vultures. There are more. I saw a very large one out about 4pm, but couldn't get it before it ran into the pasture.
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You've been going through a really hard period for a while now. Sure hope things take a turn for the better for you soon. Sending homesteading hugs to you, Kristina.