[Homestead] Chickens
paxamicus at earthlink.net
paxamicus at earthlink.net
Wed May 21 12:55:39 EDT 2008
I knew getting Roy and Gene together could be fun and interesting.
Automatic self powered chicken swatters. : -D
On May 21, 2008, at 9:59 AM, Gene GeRue wrote:
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> I stopped focussing on it when I considered that sometimes hens, or
> more especially pullets, will sometimes sit on the threshold as it is
> getting dark. If the door came down and she went in, all would be
> fine, but if she backed out or just squatted, which is more
> predictable from chicken brains, then she could be injured. So I guess
> there needs to be a sweep that first swats her behind before the door
> comes down.
>
> I wonder how much time and money one could invest in perfecting such a
> system. Of course the world would then beat a path to our door holding
> out wads of money. Right?
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