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I am so happy for you! That is awesome!!!!!!!!!! 
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Just got home a bit ago from a cattle meeting and have been catching up on posts.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
I am so very happy for you. You obviously will be pushing it to get going ASAP... don't know if you will make Christmas.... but shortly after that so a GREAT NEW YEAR"S PRESENT. So very glad.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
I am so very happy for you. You obviously will be pushing it to get going ASAP... don't know if you will make Christmas.... but shortly after that so a GREAT NEW YEAR"S PRESENT. So very glad.
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So happy to have good news from you Fred! That's fantastic! I know there are still things that need to be cleared... hurdles if you will, but taken in stride I just believe that you folks can get 'er done. What a great start to the new year this will be for y'all.
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Congrats and hoping for a smooth closing! 
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CntryBoy777
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A few things to update ya on....1st thing is the earnest money has been overnighted to the escrow attorney, so they should get that tomorrow..........2nd is we will probably be able to use the outbuildings to store our stuff in until closing....this will sure help us, because we will be able to make a trip back to Mississippi and get our stuff from storage and can have it already on the property while waiting for the closing.....of course a release of liability will be required. I will be fixing the fairly minor issue with the pickup and if it takes care of the problem that I've been having....we will take it back up with us and it will aid us in getting things back down here.....mainly the riding mower and tools. Otherwise, we will have to spend money to rent a car to drive up and back and try to pack those things in the Uhaul to get them down here. The 3rd thing is Joyce was saying today that I could get her some chicks and ducklings for her b'day....which would be in June.....tho, she said she wanted to keep the numbers down to start with until we see about the egg market in the area.....
.....she said maybe 5 of each. I will have to give some consideration to protecting them from the air much more than where we were....many more hawks and eagles here and being between the 2 refuges, more of the 4 legged predators too....especially panthers and gators.....
......2nd is we will probably be able to use the outbuildings to store our stuff in until closing....this will sure help us, because we will be able to make a trip back to Mississippi and get our stuff from storage and can have it already on the property while waiting for the closing.....of course a release of liability will be required. I will be fixing the fairly minor issue with the pickup and if it takes care of the problem that I've been having....we will take it back up with us and it will aid us in getting things back down here.....mainly the riding mower and tools. Otherwise, we will have to spend money to rent a car to drive up and back and try to pack those things in the Uhaul to get them down here. The 3rd thing is Joyce was saying today that I could get her some chicks and ducklings for her b'day....which would be in June.....tho, she said she wanted to keep the numbers down to start with until we see about the egg market in the area..........she said maybe 5 of each. I will have to give some consideration to protecting them from the air much more than where we were....many more hawks and eagles here and being between the 2 refuges, more of the 4 legged predators too....especially panthers and gators.....farmerjan
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Fred, I really feel so good for you and Joyce. I can't give you a fool proof way to protect the animals down the road, especially the gators, but an electrified netting surrounding the animals will keep many of the predators at bay. Not the ones in the air, and I don't think that an electric jolt would stop a gator... I have no experience with them and honestly, don't think I would want to.
You might want to look into some "bird netting" to put over the top of whatever type of pens you construct. It doesn't need to be so rigid, as to discourage any bird of prey from diving down into the pen. You would naturally be locking them up at night, so it is more of a visible barrier for a bird of prey that wants to "dive" down on them.
Don't think that panthers would be around during the daylight hours much.... will have to see if I know of anyone that has similiar conditions to ask.
You might want to look into some "bird netting" to put over the top of whatever type of pens you construct. It doesn't need to be so rigid, as to discourage any bird of prey from diving down into the pen. You would naturally be locking them up at night, so it is more of a visible barrier for a bird of prey that wants to "dive" down on them.
Don't think that panthers would be around during the daylight hours much.... will have to see if I know of anyone that has similiar conditions to ask.
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Hey, something I just thought of, if you can get on the internet and see if you can find any purebred chicken breeders, or the Florida Sunshine Classic show.... you could at least talk to some fellow poultry people and what they do. Don't have to have purebred birds.... most of us that have purebreds are not "breed snobs" and can share experiences with ANYONE who likes chickens. I think the show is in January.
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Remember, get the chicks and ducklings then start on the coop. You know the birds grow slowly and you have PLENTY of time!
Glad things are progressing!
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Thanks @farmerjan that is a very good suggestion and will check on date and place. I have had a few ideas that I brought with me and it entails using the orange construction netting and pvc pipe....I have read that orange is a color that is highly recognized by birds of prey and is seen from a distance....by using some carabiners I can attach it to the kntted wire fence and lift it some with pvc pipe....I'm 6'2" and Joyce is 5'9" so to be able to walk around withput doing the limbo it has to be pushed up with supports.....it can be easily taken down and moved for mowing or rotational free ranging....I'm considering using some hardware cloth or boards around the bottom of the fence to keep gators and snakes at bay....also, to keep Gabbie from digging under the fence.....this sand isn't too hard for her to move ground in a short period of time....nothing like the clay we came from....
.....I also have had the thoughts of installing hotwire, but will just have to see exactly how things will be after paying bills. @Bruce don't forget we already have a barn on the property, a metal carport that has 3 sides, and a storage building....this is Florida and chickens really only need a roost and protection....also, there is always CPs....the closest big town has a Tractor Supply....even tho the population is only around 2,500....lots of feed stores too.....
.....I also have had the thoughts of installing hotwire, but will just have to see exactly how things will be after paying bills. @Bruce don't forget we already have a barn on the property, a metal carport that has 3 sides, and a storage building....this is Florida and chickens really only need a roost and protection....also, there is always CPs....the closest big town has a Tractor Supply....even tho the population is only around 2,500....lots of feed stores too.....
