[Homestead] Moats?

eureka at hctc.net eureka at hctc.net
Thu Jul 3 17:45:39 EDT 2008


Love it! Thanks for sharing Gene. Too bad our garden went 
in long before the chickens came. But I may be able to use 
this idea somewhere on the land.

On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:36:46 -0500
  Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
> 
> On Jul 3, 2008, at 1:02 PM, Warren wrote:
> 
>> I think as used on this list, a moat is just a spatial 
>>barrier. If I  
>> recall
>> correctly, Gene's "chicken moat" is just double fencing 
>>your garden  
>> allowing
>> chickens to patrol the perimeter. The "chicken moat" 
>>keeps the bugs  
>> out.
> 
> Well, it helps keep the bugs out. Also usually keeps out 
>deer and  
> rabbits and helps keep weeds from migrating into the 
>garden. My  
> chicken moat article is the first writing for which I 
>received real  
> money. You may read it here:
> 
> http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1988-05-01/The-Chicken-Moat-Enclosure.aspx
> 
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