Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
HI DACE!!
Glad to have you back!! Also good to hear you found a house.
Glad to have you back!! Also good to hear you found a house.
I am back :)
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Yaaaaaay Dace
I was so worried about you. I felt so bad that you left. You are full of good advise and I watch for your posts so don't leave again.
Now about that yard...Mine is really small compared to the other people's in town and I do fine. My neighbors like to see what new experiments I have going and are very supportive. I hope you find the same where you are living. Thank God for your option to buy on your place. That is a great place to start out. I know you can make it work so don't worry.
Nice to have you back.
Sharene
I was so worried about you. I felt so bad that you left. You are full of good advise and I watch for your posts so don't leave again.
Now about that yard...Mine is really small compared to the other people's in town and I do fine. My neighbors like to see what new experiments I have going and are very supportive. I hope you find the same where you are living. Thank God for your option to buy on your place.
That is a great place to start out. I know you can make it work so don't worry.Nice to have you back.
Sharene
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
Glad to hear from you Dace!
These folks have some great ideas for "homesteading in the city".
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/
These folks have some great ideas for "homesteading in the city".
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/
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Dace
Revolution in Progress
Thank you for the warm welcome back and all of the inspirational input
I know that I can do A LOT with this little hunk of land! I really hope that it all works out and we become the owners...in many ways it is just perfect. In fact, the kitchen is really great and I am going to star teaching cooking lessons here. That is something that I toyed with doing for a while at our last house but this kitchen really just works better.....so I am really excited about that.
ETR...thanks for the book suggestion, I will look for it
Keljonma....I love the Dervaes family. I cam across one of their YouTube videos, one that explained what they were all about ( Home Grown Revolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q ) and it made a profound impact on me. They are an amazing inspiration!
I know that I can do A LOT with this little hunk of land! I really hope that it all works out and we become the owners...in many ways it is just perfect. In fact, the kitchen is really great and I am going to star teaching cooking lessons here. That is something that I toyed with doing for a while at our last house but this kitchen really just works better.....so I am really excited about that.
ETR...thanks for the book suggestion, I will look for it
Keljonma....I love the Dervaes family. I cam across one of their YouTube videos, one that explained what they were all about ( Home Grown Revolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q ) and it made a profound impact on me. They are an amazing inspiration!
Henrietta23
Yard Farmer
WElcome back!
My yard is about 3/4 acre total. The part that is fenced is about 1/2 acre. My 13 chickens, 4 ducks and 3 dogs have plenty of space. I have room for a couple of small goats. I would love to get some this spring but DH is not convinced that we have the time. I also worry that our neighbors are a little close. That is more of a concern for us rather than the size of the yard.
We have coyotes in this area. We've seen what is probably a coyote/dog mixed breed within a quarter mile of the house. We are careful to lock everybody up when it starts getting dark. The yard is fenced but not in any way that would keep a coyote out. Our three dogs do their business around the perimeter and I bet the scent helps deter some animals from getting under or over the fence.
My yard is about 3/4 acre total. The part that is fenced is about 1/2 acre. My 13 chickens, 4 ducks and 3 dogs have plenty of space. I have room for a couple of small goats. I would love to get some this spring but DH is not convinced that we have the time. I also worry that our neighbors are a little close. That is more of a concern for us rather than the size of the yard.
We have coyotes in this area. We've seen what is probably a coyote/dog mixed breed within a quarter mile of the house. We are careful to lock everybody up when it starts getting dark. The yard is fenced but not in any way that would keep a coyote out. Our three dogs do their business around the perimeter and I bet the scent helps deter some animals from getting under or over the fence.
Have your hubby and kids pee around the perimeter of the yard and near the coop. I had my husband and son do that and it seems to keep the coyotes away. We have them living right outside of town. We also have a mountain lion or cougar that wondered by this fall.
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Dace
Revolution in Progress
I am sure that my son would get a kick out of that LOL! Not so sure hubby would want to though...shareneh said:
Same here!! My boys would in a heartbeat but I am not sure DH would! We have coyotes in the area but so far we have not had any problems with them.Dace said:I am sure that my son would get a kick out of that LOL! Not so sure hubby would want to though...shareneh said:
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Dace
Revolution in Progress
PP, that is my concern..I do not want to have any problems! Once they figure out that food is available on your property you become part of their regular search area. It will be a little while before I get any chickies, gotta but the place first! Hopefully by Spring.PamsPride said:Same here!! My boys would in a heartbeat but I am not sure DH would! We have coyotes in the area but so far we have not had any problems with them.Dace said:I am sure that my son would get a kick out of that LOL! Not so sure hubby would want to though...shareneh said:
