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    Blog post on chickens/toddler/garden

    Thanks so much everyone! I definitely enjoy it. I've been fortunate to stay home since 2005 and I've used the garden as my source for stress relief and relaxation.
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    Human-aggressive rooster

    Nearly a year later, and I'm so happy I can let my now toddler play with the chickens. I don't allow him to harm them or scare them, but he definitely engages in behaviors Mr. Rooster wouldn't Iike. My older kids want us to get a rooster so we can have babies, but I've told them I'm not willing...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I kept the toddler from destroying my bean seedlings! Pictures in blog in signature.
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    Planting a veggie garden in chicken run

    I would add in soil too. If you wanted to wait until fall to plant, adding in the hay and leaves would be fine, but if you want to plant now, the composting process would take away from the nutrients.
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    Blog post on chickens/toddler/garden

    Hi, I haven't updated my blog in a couple of years, due to said toddler, but I thought you might enjoy pictures of my gardens and chickens plus toddler. He loves them!http://maryannscountrygarden.blogspot.com/
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    Blog post on my garden/chickens

    http://maryannscountrygarden.blogspot.com/ I haven't updated my blog in two years but here it is, including pictures of my toddler and my chickens.
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    Best time of year to raise meat birds where it's hot? (South Carolina)

    I just saw this post again and wanted to reply. I ended up ordering a batch of chicks in late feb or early march, and harvested in late April. All went well. I ordered some egg layers in June or July, details have escaped me, but in the summer. It was very hot, and heat was not a problem for...
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    Human-aggressive rooster

    Rip mr rooster. We waited until dark and were fast. Any ideas on avoiding this problem in the future or is it mostly luck?
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    Human-aggressive rooster

    Thank you for your responses. I really hate to do it, I know it's not his fault. I would say I'd put him in a stew pot, but, realistically, there's not much meat on him. We've raised meat birds and my children already said we can't eat him because we'll know which one he is. The prospective...
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    Human-aggressive rooster

    Hi, I got a bantam rooster last spring accidentally in a batch of chicks. Sadly, he's the only one who survived out of the batch, and all my other hens are standard-sized. I don't see much if any mating happening. I had a baby last October, and was quite ill and then had a c-section, so I...
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    What non-noisy fowl can protect my flock?

    From what predator are you protecting your flock? If it's dogs, coyotes, etc., consider electronet fencing. Premier fencing supplies has them. If you have a city lot, any sturdy fence should do it. If you have Hawks, you'll need a wire covering. I have a rooster and a Guinea, (noisy) and...
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    Collapsible Salatin-style pen for broilers?

    You are absolutely correct on the hubby thing ... He built a bookshelf for my daughter and we had to hire professional movers to get it up the stairs!! We have a significant predator problem, but I have electronet fencing to surround the chicken pens. I've also thought about using stakes to...
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    How many of you FULLY Free Range your Cornish X Meaties? Tractors do not count.

    As for the original question, I have s problem with Hawks. I put them out in tractor-type situations, with a cover over them, as early as the weather allows, but as a hawk came and sat in the pine tree above the chicks 5 minutes (or less) after they were outside cheeping, I can't let them free...
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    How many of you FULLY Free Range your Cornish X Meaties? Tractors do not count.

    They are meant to eat, not for egg laying. I'm not sure if they actually can lay eggs, but if they do they are bad at it. As I understand it, they will die if they aren't butchered. You probably see by now that they do not move around the same as the other chickens.
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    Collapsible Salatin-style pen for broilers?

    We actually already have a chicken tractor, which they are in now. (12), and 12 in the pen. (Ha autocorrect changed pen to oven!). Anyway, I'm looking for something bigger than that--mine is 4x8. Using it as a cold frame is a thought, but as my garden is fenced with dog wire to keep out the...
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