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    Hello all you chicken lovers!

    Ha! Thanks!! So glad to be here!
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    Hello all you chicken lovers!

    Great reply, I think a "buffet for the eyes" essential for a good book! (you can tell I like cookbooks, of course...) and amazing that you mention apple cider vinegar in their water, that tip found online has helped my chickens perk up considerably, I pop a little thyme and oregano essential oil...
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    Hello all you chicken lovers!

    Good info, thanks so much!
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    Hello all you chicken lovers!

    Yes, I free range - they have a nice enclosed big grassy yard, some trees to shade under. My Dads place has vast land and many predators, so I wonder about a mobile coop with a large enclosed area, and letting them range during the day with fingers crossed! Thanks a lot for the book reference :)
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    Hello all you chicken lovers!

    Hi DobieLover, thanks so much for your good advice, much appreciated. What kind of chickens do you have?
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    Hello all you chicken lovers!

    Nice to meet y'all. I live in the sunny south of France where I keep a mixed flock of nine hens and one (happy) rooster. Silkies, Buff Orpingtons, Suffolks and bantams. Aside from looking after them, I am a private chef and a painter. I love the water, mountain biking, foraging, fishing and...
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