Fleece Auction 2024
6 months ago
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is a self-sufficient life possible? Hello, My name is Jean Marie. I live in a small western Ny town in the country. I am married with 4 children. I have a small farm with about 40 chickens, 50 fruit trees, some nut trees, large veggie gardens, assorted fruits, and a bee hive. I would like to have discusions with others on how to become self-sufficient, how much self-sufficiency can be achieved in this world, and how to live off the land.
3 comments:
The floor of the coop (wood boards)needs to be above the ground - with an air space under them. The coop will still have to be cleaned out of course, but ground wetness won't get in.
I'm trying to talk my husband into a raised floor. He doesn't want to spend the money, and he is afraid the rats will use this space. All I've read on this says the rats will only make tunnels with a hard surface above them. They will run under the raised floor, but not live there.
I agree with you, and if the building is propped up on blocks or something that is not a solid footing (intermittent, or has spaces that are open), it won't be enclosed enough for anything to want to live there.
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