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    what flowers won't my chickens eat?

    Quote: haha! I have alot of wild morning glories in my yard, and it seems to be the one thing my chickens don't like. It's a pretty weed at least...
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    what flowers won't my chickens eat?

    I would like to do some landscaping around my yard with flowers, but I don't know what my free-range chickens and turkeys will leave alone. I like peonies and lupines, but will they work? Any suggestions?
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    new (to me) hens, when will they lay?

    Quote: I have had them for almost 3 weeks now, does it really take that long?
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    new (to me) hens, when will they lay?

    Hello! About 3 weeks ago I aquired 5 hens and a rooster that were already laying (well, the rooster wasn't laying, hehe). I was hoping to start getting some eggs a few days after I got them settled into my coop, but I havn't gotten one egg yet. They are barnyard mutts, but I think they have...
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    50 Free Meat Birds !

    I'm so jealous!!!
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    Can I put my barred rocks outside now?

    Thanks for the advise! We have been putting them outside during the day and bringing them in when it starts to get dark out for the past week or so. I was all excited to get the chicks out for the night tonight after reading your posts, and then I woke up this morning and the ground was...
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    Any New Yorkers out there?

    I'm up in NNY, Watertown area (Jefferson county)
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    Hello from northern NY state

    I'm up near Watertown
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    Can I put my barred rocks outside now?

    I apologize if this is a stupid or repeat question, but I'm a newbie to "chickening". I live in NNY and it is around 40-50 deg during the day (but usually rainy and windy), and 30-40 deg at night. My barred rocks are 8 wks old and fully feathered. I have been keeping them in the garage in a...
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    Hello from northern NY state

    Hello! I'm excited to have found this forum, a place where I can ask the chicken questions that I just can't find the answers to anywhere else . My husband and I bought 17 two day old barred rock chicks this past valentines day. They were sold to us as all females, but it looks like at least...
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