We used cedar sawdust from a mill down the road from my place. It's fairly absorbent and CHEAP. I can get a large truckload for about 16 bucks. In my opinion, it also has the perk of keeping parasites away. The chickens are able to scratch through it fairly easily for worms and entertainment.
We've thought about that, but all we have for GPS is a Sprint Broadband modem. I imagine that would quite funny watching a guy walking around the woods with a laptop and a modem going from tree to tree.:lol: My wife suggested that we just get all of her country boy uncles over here with...
Your local extension office would probably know and would be more than happy to help identify it if you sent an email with quality pictures. Your local university would probably be helpful as well.
Good luck.
I've searched all over the internet and can't find any advice on how I set a straight fence in a wooded area. I have two 1000 foot runs of fence to put up. I know the typical advice is to set corner posts and then pull the guide (bottom) wire tight, but my wife and I don't see how this is...