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Got a odd question for you all! Does anyone know the history of the mason jar chick feeder? Who invented it and when it appeared on the market?? Any info or links to info would be great!

Thanks for the responses!--Love the photos I think I will put a fence around my garden next spring. I'm going to try a decorative fence about 3 feet tall, but I'm afraid that they'll end up flying over it... Who knows, maybe my garden will end up being a chicken run like the photo above!

Any experienced gardener/chicken keepers have any secrets for keeping their chickens from eating tomatoes/vegetables/plants (other than a fence)? Has anyone tried an organic spray--pepper/garlic...

Does anyone have a living roof chicken coop? I wanted to post photos of the coops on my Community Chickens blog...

Quote: What a great Mama!

Thanks for the replies! I wanted to put a separate coop for the guineas near my flower garden, but in the winter it would be simpler to keep them with the chickens. Also, if we are out of town, leaving them in the coop/run would be easier than having someone put them up in their coop every...

Another question... I read that guinea fowl will eat bees. Does anyone that has honeybees and guinea fowl find that to be a problem?

I was thinking about adding a few Guinea fowl to my flock and was wondering if they would be OK in the same coop with my Buffs or if they needed their own separate coop... Anyone have any experience with this?

Quote: That is such a great photo! I love the chicken path I visited your page also--great photos and I love your coop and dust-bathing "tub"...

Quote: I'm missing the warm days too... The girls will have to settle for snow baths for now!

I caught the girls taking a bath-thought I'd share the video Dust Bath Video

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Am I the only one? Christmas cards and lights on the coop--a little chicken crazy don't you think! Merry Christmas! [img