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I made a crustless asparagus, bacon, onion cheddar quiche. Well, I used canned asparagus and I don't really like the taste. Can I feed this quiche to my chickens? Do I just throw them out the quiche in the pie pan or crumble it up? Thoughts? (Silly, I know!)

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I'm sure there are a TON of these posts, but...I found my first egg!! My Ancona hens are 21 weeks and today I found my first egg in the coop! Yay! From one these lovely ladies:

Sadly can't have any roosters. Being in a subdivision etc, not sure if after this attack it's worth it to free range right now. Maybe I should take up sprouting and give that a go. Argh! The chickens really loved getting out for that hour (and they were quite vocal that it was time for me to...

We're raising 5 Ancona hens (20 weeks now) in a suburban subdivision of sorts that is surrounded by woods. My husband was out working in the garage ~15 ft. from the free ranging chickens (I let them out for 1-2 hours before sunset). He said a small hawk swooped in on the flock. (We have 10...

Hello from the Barrington area! Check out Yellow House Farm for started pullets. May not have any now though. They raise heritage breeds.

My pullets will be 20 weeks on Friday...anxiously awaiting the first eggs!

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Very pretty doe! Congrats on the GC!

Well today marks 32 days after we bred Sally. We thought we got a good breeding, but now I'm not so sure. She hasn't pulled any fur yet either. We'll see what is or isn't in the nesting box in the morning and proceed from there...

I honestly don't know how these compare to other meat rabbit breads. I appreciate the creme for their coloring and their heritage breed status. They grew fast for me and were very meaty and tasty once on the table! Good luck in your search!

Is there any tricks to get these Ancona to roost? They currently sit in their coop at night instead of roosting! I have to check how old they are.

BarbK- simply curious, what was your reasoning for silvers over creams? I raise creams because they're what my other rabbit friends have in my area and we are strengthening the breed for meat. Akane - we're in NH, sorry too far!

Picked up my flock of five Ancona hens. They've been fun so far!