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    Climbing plants for run.

    Whoah, that looks fun to try. Did the chickens like them too? How do they taste?
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    Climbing plants for run.

    Mine didn't take that long to grow into a good vine cover. More like 100 days. But if you want to grow the fruits to a large size and harvest the sponges, they need dry on the vine and that takes an additional chunk of time. But for just the vine, the pretty yellow flowers and some small...
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    Climbing plants for run.

    Last summer was my first year with chickens. For the Florida summer, I tried growing Loofah on my coop and it worked out great. It started with mainly vines (that provided shade), then vines with pretty yellow flowers, then the loofah fruit started to grow. I had 3 plants, and it was vigorous...
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    Summer heat

    Yes it was. And delicious!
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    Summer heat

    We got our first 2 eggs this morning!! Small, lovely eggs with good shells. I'm so proud of them.😁
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    Summer heat

    THAT sounds dreamy! I was such a francophile as a teenager. I would love to live in lovely cottage in the French countryside, eating amazing French food. Although here in North FL we do have some excellent BBQ😋, but I have yet to find a real croissant or pate. But alas, moving to the French...
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    Summer heat

    Bonjour! Thanks for the info about the wattles and the crouching. I have one girl that I want to test for crouching because her wattle is fully developed. But overall, I know... I must be patient. As for the temperature in FL, I've lived here 15 years and the interesting thing about northern...
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    Summer heat

    Hello everyone! This is my first question in the forum. I've used this website as my #1 source. It's great. My question: Can heat impact chicken laying the way that the cold does? I am not completely new to chickens, but this is my first flock of my own. I think their birthdays are March...
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    Can I mow my lawn and use the grass clippings in the run??

    I'm new to chickens, and have been doing a ton of research since starting this adventure- and so much is conflicting. At first I added fresh grass clipping in the run, since we have plenty, but then stopped because I read about the crop impaction issue. But one day I was watching them and a...
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