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We certainly have hawks (mostly red shouldered) around here, but haven't had trouble with them wanting the chickens. Guess we have enough rodents to keep them happy. They leave our cats/kittens alone too. Other friends in our town have not been so fortunate. We do have a lot of very...
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Yes. We have more than we can count (?80+?). My 12 yo daughter has been selling eggs since she was 4 years old. We started, I am sure like most others, with just a few and now the flock has really grown. We seem to have a nursing home for chickens as we don't get rid of the old ones...
Thanks for responding. I am not sure just how high we will have to go. We used to allow our chickens out of their coop every day, but then when they decided to destroy the garden, they had to stay locked up. (They have a huge outdoor area, but it is not the same as having access to 2 acres)...
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We are new to the forum............but know exactly where Escondido is. We are just north of you, in what used to be a very rural part of San Diego. It is now being overrun with casinos. I am pleasantly surprised by all the locals.
This should be fun....
Jacci
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Hi--I have sales for about 15 dozen per week, probably up to 30 dozen this fall. Unfortunately, some of my customers pay as they go, some pre-pay and some post-pay.
I'd like to let them keep their own systems for payment since they have their own reasons for preferring it this...
Do you have any suggestions for fencing around a vegetable garden to keep the free-range chickens from totally destroying/eating all our seedlings, new sprouts, and even the mature plants? I don't mind sharing a little, but they clearly think they are pigs and not chickens. I was hoping they...