"Kathleen" wrote in message
...
Know where you're at. The Dollar General is right across the street from
the high school. If you want to see tame deer and turkey, head into town
just before sunup. Turn right on 12 at the Ozona Bank on River Road.
Take
the first street on the right (Lange Rd). The seniors in the area feed
both. All this may go away soon as an alcoholic treatment facility is
due
to go up on the big vacant lot out there.

I've seen those turkeys! I have a friend who lives on Rhodes who would
just
as soon shoot them.
I hadn't heard about the alcoholic treatment facility.


Son-in-law, daughter, and 2 grandsons live across the street from the lot
where they intend to build this treatment facility. Guess Wimberley city
council is waiting till last minute to let folks know about it. Seems
common about Wimberley city officials and letting people know about stuff.

Son-in-law says there's 2 squads of people in the area. Some like the
"tame" turkey. Others run out of their houses to chase them off. Kinda
like people and cats. You love em or hate em.

Not suggesting you use my method, just relating. Planters are easiest to
maintain. Not alot of work compared to making the rocky ground out here
compatible with a garden. Reasonably high garden fence is mandatory due
to
whitetail deer.

I've been considering raising chickens. Have heard red-tailed hawks are
a
problem as they like chicks and chickens for dinner. You got any
topcover
over the chicken coop area?
--
Jonny

We made a 'coop' out of PVC pipe and chicken wire. A coon or possum could
get in there if they wanted to, but we trap predators and have 2 big dogs.
The dogs sleep inside at night so I'm not sure if having them helps or
not.
We have lost 1 out of 7 chicks so far, but it looked sickly and one day
just
didn't come home.

Chickens are great entertainment! We have 1 rooster, 4 hens and 5 babies
that will be given away when they get bigger. 5 is a good number for this
family.
With hope and heart,
Kathleen



When I was young, my dad raised a dozen chickens at a time, Rhode Island
Reds. He rotated the chicken yard area between the garden area every two
years. He fed them standard chicken feed, food scraps, and finely ground
chicken egg shells. The egg shell thing prevented soft eggshells, always
firm. The ground was originally bright white caliche. Those chickens
really fertilize well!

You got me thinking about the chicken raising more seriously. Will put the
coop out next to the garden, same idea of rotation my dad used. The PVC
frame caging sounds easy to move to boot. They will need some shade
however.
--
Jonny