Oh and I forgot to say that was a real ad on craigslist. I got lots of responses. seems like there are 2 magic numbers with beater trucks. $700 and $1600. all the responses had the same prices. here are 2 of the many Responses: I have a 1992 ford f150.The radiator hose broke the other night and went next day to fix and sure enough someone stoll the battery broke out the side windows and tried to break out the windshield and stole the spare tire.I used it to haul garbage to dump and to part time job.It has 245,000 miles transmission is rebuilt new water pump.Asking 700.00 or best offer. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I have a 1979 Chevolet longbed truck it has a 350 motor auto. trans. camouflage in color it runs and drives great I am asking 700.00 for it if you are interested let me know I can be reached at xxxxxxxxxxxxx My boss told me to check out the last one because the year of the truck means it does not have strict emmissions (we have to have inspections), they made zillions of these trucks so the parts are easy to find and fairly inexpensive, it has a long bed which means I can haul more and this will come in handy if I need to haul full sheets of plywood PLUS it runs. downside is that it is a gas guzzler and the color. uggh I feel like CRAP so I got off work early. If I feel better this weekend I will go check it out.

you may wish to look up a farm in north east Georgia for tips on free range birds and nesting. The short answer is yes, depending on how/if they roost the same place or not--- & it will take them a few days to adjust but they will. NATURE'S HARMONY FARM in elberton Georgia, is a sustainable farm which i have lent a hand on on occasion. They have a wounder blog about their farm and how they do things. They have generally about 300- 400 laying hens and around 200- to 300 broilers--- all free range, truly free range. they also raise sheep, pigs, cattle and heritage ducks & turkeys. the turkeys are the coolest to me as they actually roost way up in the trees :P the way they move the cows everyday & then the chickens to the paddock the cows were in just dose wounders for their fields which looked quite bad just 3 years ago when they started :) hope this helps a lil

Diana, Hens are notorious for redecorating their nest boxes. Mine have tossed out shavings, hay, grass clippings and are now considering what to do with sawdust! A retaining bar at the front of the box will slow them down, but not completely discourage them. Don't worry about it--just replenish the bedding material every once in a while. At five months your hens are just starting to lay, aren't they? They have to get the idea of nest boxes, which they will on their own. Meanwhile, watch where you step because they will lay eggs wherever the urge takes them. I found eggs in the strangest places until my girls decided nest boxes were nice. Enjoy your hens--they can be funny and frustrating, but mostly funny!

Awwww..so sorry to hear of this. That storm came through my yard too, and took one of my Bradford Pears down. It landed across my driveway, and luckily did not hit the house or our basketball goal. Gosh, it came through really fast. If you are not seeing them back at the house at all, then they have abandoned the nest. You don't need to wait the 2 weeks to remove the nest. Give it a few days, and when you are sure that they have abandoned, go ahead and remove the nest. Maybe they will build there again. There is still plenty of time.~~Angie