Re: electric fences for chooks?


"Ginny" <glvl88ATyahooDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
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> PammyT wrote:
>
> > You don't 'lose' any. Your chickens may be loose, yout sis-in-law may
be a
> > loose woman (hope not :-) ) but I also hope you don't lose her i.e. she
gets
> > lost.
> >
> >
> Sorry for the grammatical errors but yes, that's
> what I meant.
>
please don't apologise. I wasn't being crabby I was trying to be of
assistance for future reference.

> Have you tried hanging old cd's around? Put a
> small hole in one edge and
> > thread some thread through and tie it to a branch or something. As a
slight
> > breeze catches it, it sort of flicks the light about and birds really
hate
> > it. Might help keep the crows away for a while.
>
> I will try this as I always have old CDs around. I
> would really love to cover the whole yard with
> wire netting but as the yard was already in place
> when we moved here DH has decided an orchard at
> the back of the house would be a good idea, then
> net it in so I may move the fowls into the
> orchard. Hopefully they will clean up fallen fruit
> to deter fruitfly and pests. It is still some time
> down the track at this stage.
>
SOmebody here used my CD tip some time ago and swears it works. Can't
remember who it was though. I know it works for me. If you can get hold of
some fishing line this never rots like cotton thread does so they won't fall
off. You might also try wind chimes.


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