tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post7692442017609571048..comments2024-03-25T03:33:28.829-04:00Comments on Small Measure: Chicken Chatashley englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13762972337222302012noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-1739862290190000262010-07-01T15:51:50.750-04:002010-07-01T15:51:50.750-04:00We have this chicken problem too! My friend has a...We have this chicken problem too! My friend has a nice solution at her place, though-- her coop's door is on an automatic timer! It is light-sensitive, which is how it knows to close at dusk, and it beeps characteristically before closing, so that the chickens know to go inside, if they haven't already. I'm not quite sure how she trained them to know what the beeping meant, or if skhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646543485376178222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-40695034415487205532010-07-01T13:18:46.383-04:002010-07-01T13:18:46.383-04:00Add in the awful heat here in AZ, and putting the ...Add in the awful heat here in AZ, and putting the chickens to bed determines what goes on here too. 20 acres next to the Gila River bed, where most of the predators left here reside, means that we are constantly upgrading our fencing and routines. Fruit tree netting over the chicken runs freed us from worrying about the flyers. It comes in a huge size and lasts a long time too.Luvkukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515603379240021111noreply@blogger.com