Bird netting materials can prevent owls from getting into your chicken coop. Netting is typically placed over structural openings on your coop and can be attached with bird netting mounting clips. You can also use a tarp sheet if you want to give your chickens some shade.  Local hardware or garden stores should stock all of these materials. Be sure to get some measurements from your coop so that you purchase something that is big enough.  Use orange netting if possible, as both owls and hawks see this color well. Larger coops usually provide adequate protection for your chickens, making netting unnecessary. Areas with plenty of bushes and shrubs can provide natural cover from predatory birds like owls and make it more difficult for them to attack.  If you plant your own ground cover plants, make sure they are varieties that chickens can eat like lavender, rosemary, sage, wormwood, fennel, thyme, nasturtium, and comfrey. Double-check that they are suited to your climate zone. Purchase pH papers online to check if your soil matches optimal pH levels. If it's outside of the recommended range of the plant you're going to grow, use an appropriate adjustment technique. Ground cover also provides shade for your chickens during the hot summer months. Prune branches and remove any trees that make ideal perching spots. Before you conduct any removal services, make sure that any tree or structure you're removing is on your property.  Hire an arborist for anything you are uncomfortable doing on your own. If there are trees on neighboring property that are giving you owl problems, discuss the possibility of removal with your neighbor before taking any action. Roosting spike strips have vertically-positioned spikes that make it impossible for owls and birds to land on them. Owls typically perch in high spots to observe your chickens and plan their method of attack. Take note of any regions that could be used for roosting in proximity of your chicken coop and place roosting spikes on them, such as near rain gutters.  Roosting spikes can be purchased online or at local home hardware stores, and are also called "pigeon spikes." Use non-silicone-based outdoor construction glue to apply spikes to steel.  You'll need at least 4 number #8 wood screws for every 0.61 m (2-foot) section of spikes installed. with at least 15.24 metres (50.0 ft) between each post. For free range chickens, electric fences are fairly cheap and not too tough to install. Although they are more effective for defending from ground prey, these fences can also prevent owls from attacking. You can attach electric fences to pole shockers, which can prevent owls from perching on any poles close to your chickens.
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One-sentence summary -- Cover your chicken coop with protective material. Raise your chickens in regions with ample ground cover. Remove perching sites within 91 metres (299 ft) of your chickens. Place roosting spikes on perching areas 91 metres (299 ft) past your coop. Install an electric fence


If you need to insert the SD card, you may need to remove the back from your Android.  Tablets and phones use microSD cards, which are miniature versions of the SD cards found in cameras and such. In some cases, you'll need to remove the battery from your Android as well before you can access the SD slot. It's a gear-shaped app in your Android's App Drawer. You'll find this option about halfway down the Settings page. On a Samsung device, tap Device maintenance. It should be below the "Portable storage" heading. This option is in the top-right corner of the screen. It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. If you want to set up your SD card as an internal storage option, tap Format as internal. If you're simply attempting to erase your SD card, tap Format. You may first have to tap Storage at the bottom of the page on a Samsung device. It's at the bottom of the page. Doing so will begin formatting your SD card for your Android device. This process should only take a few seconds. Once it's complete, your SD card has successfully been reformatted.
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One-sentence summary -- Make sure your Android's SD card is in place. Open your Android's Settings . Scroll down and tap Storage. Tap your microSD card's name. Tap ⋮. Tap Storage settings. Tap Format or Format as internal. Tap ERASE & FORMAT.


It's always a good idea to give the students some idea of how they'll be graded and what they'll be graded on. You should probably emphasize the specific assignment sheet, depending on the type of assignment, but it's still helpful for the student to have some sense of the different things you'll be looking for and to be able to use the rubric as a checklist before turning the assignment in. Brainstorm different values for the grade on the board and let the students come up with the rubric themselves. Typically, they'll weight things exactly as you would, and it gives them some sense that the grading will be fair and that they've got a stake in their own success. This is a highly recommended exercise in getting students to engage with the process of their own learning.  You're still the teacher. If students are united in wanting to assign 99 points to grammar, you can end the exercise without completing it. Use it as a teachable moment, though. Pick on students with bad spelling and ask if they'll really want the bulk of their grade to come from sentence-level nitpicking. They'll get the picture. If you're in the middle of a big batch of essays and you realize it's somewhat unbalanced, maybe weighting too much and giving what you think might be skewed-positive grades, it's not the right time to switch things up and go subjective-rogue on the grading. Stick to the rubric and revise it for next time. Assign points to each category, tabulate the grade at the end, and share the finished product with the student. Save a copy for your records, and return the table with the individual grade breakdown to each student. Make time to speak with students about their grades if they desire a consultation.
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One-sentence summary -- Share the rubric with your students before they complete the assignment. Consider allowing students to have input on the rubric. Grade the assignments and stick to the rubric. Tabulate the grades and show the students the completed rubric.


Most cotton mattress pads can go right in the washing machine, but you should check the care label first to make sure. The tag will tell you if there are special care needs for your mattress pad. Pour a mild laundry detergent into the washing machine. You should use whatever amount is listed on your laundry detergent for a medium/large load. Set the water temperature to warm or cool and add the mattress pad. If you can dry your mattress pad in the dryer, throw a few tennis or rubber balls to the dryer. Letting them bounce around the dryer with your mattress pad will maintain the fluffiness of the pad.
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Check the care label. Put the mattress pad in the washing machine. Dry in the dryer.