{"id":1441,"date":"2011-07-13T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2011-07-13T03:00:03","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T07:00:03","slug":"q-and-a-chicken-coops-on-leach-field-and-rust-on-jar-lids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2011\/07\/13\/q-and-a-chicken-coops-on-leach-field-and-rust-on-jar-lids\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Chicken coops on leach field and Rust on jar lids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicken coops on leach fields<\/strong><\/p>\n

How do you feel about chicken coops and yards on leach fields? Secondly, are you familiar with specific hardy egg layers that do well in the desert heat? I think I had some from a neighbor during the Y2K scare that were Egyptian something or other that were hardy and self-sufficient in harsh desert climates, but I can’t seem to find info on such a breed.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pamalyn Peterson<\/em>
\nNelson, Nevada<\/em><\/p>\n

Chickens can free range on a leach field, but you shouldn’t build a chicken coop or yard on one, as it does compact the soil a lot. I’ve tilled several chicken yards and it takes a while to fluff up the soil. You wouldn’t think a flock of chickens roaming on a leach field would compact the soil (they have such little feet). But it does.<\/p>\n

I think the chickens you are referring to are Egyptian Fayoumis. They are a medium-sized bird that is very active and hardy. Murray McMurray Hatchery has them, as well as many other breeds. I’ve had luck with White Rocks and Silver Spangled Hamburgs in New Mexico, although we were on the high plains, not in the desert. But it did get hot there! — Jackie<\/p>\n

Rust on jar lids<\/strong><\/p>\n

I use glass gallon jars to store dry goods, rice, beans, noodles and the such. Some of my lids are showing signs of wear and rust from use. I have been unable to find replacement lids and wonder if you have any suggestions. I don’t want to throw away my jars.<\/em><\/p>\n

Alecia<\/em>
\nWashington CH, Ohio<\/em><\/p>\n

Light surface rust won’t hurt a thing. If it gets too cruddy, use steel wool and scrub the lids. I don’t have a source of replacement lids, either. Do any readers have a source? — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chicken coops on leach fields How do you feel about chicken coops and yards on leach fields? Secondly, are you familiar with specific hardy egg layers that do well in the desert heat? I think I had some from a neighbor during the Y2K scare that were Egyptian something or other that were hardy and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}