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    Different sounds chicken make and what they mean

    So yesterday something odd happened - I was doing some gardening near the coop and the hens were all out in the run, looking at me and sometimes complaining that I wasn't tossing them treats (it seemed). Then the hens started making very angry noises, and I looked up, and a bird was hopping...
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    Poisonous plants

    The bottom picture isn't very clear, but I'd check to make sure that isn't Giant Hogsweed before I went anywhere near it. But I can't figure out if Giant Hogsweed is actually poisonous, whether to humans or animals. It's terribly invasive and causes horrid blisters, and that's that. But I...
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    How much can (or should) I forage for the chickens?

    I'd have to ask FIL the exact measurements, I'm really bad at estimating, especially outdoors. So, just guessing, maybe 8' x 12'? There's more than enough space to make it bigger, so I don't know what made FIL choose this design for 11 chickens. My husband agrees that it's too small, but even if...
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    How much can (or should) I forage for the chickens?

    I'll have to ask FIL about his provision of grit. That's more his department. Good point about freshness and size. Though the "mixed salad" I pull from the yard are nearly all baby greens, so already small. And since I'm trying to get rid of the things between the patio stones, I pull them out...
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    How much can (or should) I forage for the chickens?

    Hi, new member here, though I've read BYC off and on over the years. Well, I've finally got some chickens. Actually, my FIL got them, but it's fallen to me to make sure they're happy and healthy. But I still have him do all the dirty work! We have 10 hens (and a rooster) who stay in a coop and...
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