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Date Posted: 21:16:56 01/06/10 Wed
Author: Tony O
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Re: I wrote ...
In reply to: Tony O 's message, "I Want ..." on 14:36:25 12/27/09 Sun

More of a hobby that is getting out of hand. Not really a sanctuary, but I'm working on it. I started my interest with a trio of bantys at 8 years old, and got my 1st unwanted chickens at about 10. (Long time ago LOL) I've been giving, or finding homes for them from then on.

Within the last few years I've been getting serious about protecting better from varments. After a lot of study, I think I'll have just about the most predator proof, simi, free range yard that can be had.

I start3ed by laying a 1 x 1 inch welded wire fence flat on the ground. This will keep anything from digging under. The upright fence is 1/2 x 1 inch graduated to 1 x 2 inch welded wire. Atached above that is 2 x 4 inch welded wire reaching up to 7 1/2 feet. Almost have that done except for about 75 feet, having a temporary one there for now. Around the top will be a poultry netting that will go another 6 inches to a foot, and hanging out from the top for another 8 to 12 inches and them hang down. That should stop anything that may want to climb over. I'm thinking about a solar hot wire as well later on. I still need to trim or cut some tree branches to make sure nothing can climb up and over that way.

As far as shelter, they have areas and places to keep out of the weather. At night, they decide where they want to go. Most of the water fowl stay on the pond at night, but some of the ducks come in with the chickens. Some of the poultry roost behind our bedroom window under a 8 x 20 foot roof over hang, mostly closed in. Some go inside rooms that I close the doors over night, and some fly up in the rafters with the guineas.

If you come to or toward OK sometimes, that would be great. I thought I'd have to drive all the way to KC to pick them up. I really wouldn't want to do that right now as cold as it is. I don't have a closed in trailer to carry them all in. It's just a 16 ft utility flat bed with cages. I may be wrong, but I think driving 3 hours in the open like that would be to much for them.

I haven't contacted James about the goats yet, but will later if you think you'll need a place for them.

Getten tired, gotta go.
Tony O.

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Thanks for getting back to me. It sounds like you have a little sanctuary
> down there. My husband actually has a 918 area code from when he lived in
> Oklahoma, so it would be no problem for us to transport down to you.
>
> I don't know the first thing about checking how dogs do with birds. I'm
> sorry to hear someone stole your dog. Was he always outside?
>
> Do your birds have any shelter, housing, or anything that will keep
> predators out besides a dog? I know it gets cold up here, are they
> outside all the time?
>
> The goats might be staying where they are, I think the lady housing them
> might end up keeping the rest. I'm not sure yet, but I would like to
> still have a plan in the event that she decides not to keep them. So if
> you know anyone, please let me know.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Anna
>
> > Hello Anna;
> >
> > Sorry it took till now to answer, but I've been busy and just now opened
> > my email. Sounds like you really have your hands full up there. I'll try
> > to answer any questions you may have. My name is Tony Occhuzzo. I have xx
> > acres about x miles east of xxx, xx. & about xx miles south of xxxxx, xx. That's aprox 150+ miles south of you. I'm just an individual
> > rescuer of poultry, waterfowl etc., and sometimes 4 legged animals as
> > well. I'm not set up for them yet, so if it isn't an emergency, those I
> > try not to take untill I know what home they're going to. I may find a box
> > on my step when I come home with ducks, or something in it that someone
> > didn't want and left them there. I've find homes for the more likeable
> > ones, keep the older, the cripples or de-formed ones, and some that were
> > given to me to live out there lives here. Most of my birds stay in a 7 1/2
> > foot tall welded wire fenced in area of aprox. 6 acres and a pond, and
> > they get along great with each other. There's a dog running free inside to
> > keep the preditors outside at bay. There a few in pens for those that need
> > to be in them. Like those that are blind, or have special needs. In the
> > big yard live anywhere from quale to swans that I rescued as babies 2
> > years ago from OK.City, and lots of other type poultry too. Like little
> > tiny OE chickens, to Jersey Giant chickens, all size ducks, geese,
> > guineas, turkeys, phesants, one pea fowl, and a couple of rabbits. I had
> > some good pictures of it on my computer, but it crashed in early Dec and I
> > lost them. I'm on an old out dated one for now.
> >
> > Anyway, I can care for all your birds, and Have a friend that may be
> > interested in the goats. What else is needing a home? I can't promise
> > anything, but I can make a couple of phone calls. I'm not real good at
> > finding homes for dogs or cats, but I have found a few. BTW, do you have
> > any dogs that would get along good with poultry & ducks? I could use
> > another good one. Someone stold my Great Pearinese New years day.
> >
> > If you need to know anything else, just ask.
> > My phone # is - (xxx) xxx-xxxx if you need to call.
> > Gotta go, Have a great day.
> > Tony O.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >> Hello there,
> >>
> >> We are in Kansas City, so I'm not sure how far from xx xx you are, but
> >> it
> >> has to be closer than North Carolina :)

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