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  1. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Perfect-if memory serves, your garden is awesome!
  2. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Can I get a raincheck? My in-laws are coming up from NC for a week, staying with us, and my schedule is too full already :( !
  3. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Missed the coup tour -in fact, didn'r know it mwas more than a rumor until it was over :( I'm still up for a small BYC coop tour of our own though!
  4. BirdsinBethel

    Sick hen

    Jill so sorry to hear that....I have no experience to help out, but my thoughts are with you! Was this Bobby???
  5. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Sorry to hear that....my broody is perfectly happy to sit on no eggs at all! So I haven't used organic fertilizer...the hubby is usually in charge of the lawn but has put me in charge of it since they are my chickens... what's the best stuff to use? I will be corraling themgirls while seeds...
  6. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Moss isn't a problem-at least it's green and under control. The 'weeds' are dandelions (which I can pull if I have to), creeping Charlie (at least that's what my mother called it; kinds of a round leafed vine that weaves through the grass) and the ubiquitous maple seedlings which I've been...
  7. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    I was hoping insticts would keep the chickens from eating the lawn chemicals, and minimal foraging time on the lawn would mean minimal exposure...darn it.. I have a whole forest of maple seedlings that the mower beheaded but are stll visible...:(
  8. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Hey, any one have advice on lawn weed & feed type stuff and chickens? We need to feed the lawn and kill some weeds, and the organic stuff can be pricey...while I am trying to keep the girls in their area until my perennials get a head start, they do escape to the lawn sometimes. And I don;t want...
  9. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Hey I'd love to be included in that tour! I have 5 chickens in a chicken tractor with an 8X5 footprint (pics on my page). The girls pretty much have the run of my fenced back yard, which also has enough landscaping to give them cover from the hawks, which so far are the only predators in the...
  10. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Hi Achiever, welcome! I'm next door to you in Bethel. I'm 1 year into my chicken adventure but there are lots of great experienced chicken keepers here to help :) -Jen
  11. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Well hopefully the broodiness will go away in a couple of weeks when she sees she's not having any success hatching chicks out of the empty air ... if she's still broody when we get back from April vacation then maybe I can talk my husband into letting her 'foster' a few chicks for someone else...
  12. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    My Marshmallow is bent on being broody...I've evicted her probably a dozen times today and she acts a little confused, shakes it off, then heads right back to the nest box. Muttering to herself the whole time... she doesn't seem to be losing weight (yet) but her keel bone is bare. Do chickens...
  13. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    Hey there, I know there is a wealth of information about every topic imaginable if you search long enough on BYC, but can anyone give me quick tips on breaking a broody? I have a small chicken tractor with 2 nest boxes and 5 girls, who will be a year old next month. My light brahma has been in...
  14. BirdsinBethel

    Connecticut!

    I have more eggs right now than takers for them...any favorite recipes featuring eggs? I need to increase my repertoire. This morning I hollowed out dinner rolls. Put some cheese in there, and cracked in an egg..then baked until the egg was set. Delish!
  15. BirdsinBethel

    Comment by 'BirdsinBethel' in article 'Birdsinbethels Chicken Coop Tractor'

    Funkyfarm studio-the pop door is separate from the ramp; when I unlatch the pop door it rests on the ramp though. When I need to move the tractor, the ramp is hinged and I just lift up the end and hook it to the 'ceiling' there. AyeUpCHuck, I can try to talk the hubby into a cut list, but he...
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