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    Wild flower seed safe?

    Just about to sow a wild flower meadow patch in our garden, but our chickens free roam and I'm worried they will eat the seeds or destroy the young plants. Any suggestions, apart from locking up the chickens for a few weeks?
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Sussex

    It finally stopped raining, so I nipped out and took some just now:
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Sussex

    Beautiful birds. Where about are you? I'm in the North.
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    Robber

    Thanks for the welcome, we went right around the world pretty quickly there. Brewster is indeed a Bantam. We have young kids and the Bantams are a bit less intimidating to handle. They're all very well behaved. They have a good sized run, but our coop is quite small and better suited for...
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    Robber

    Hi, Based in Northern Ireland near the big Lough. 2x New Hampshire Red Bantams + 1 NHR Rooster (Brewster) + 3x Light Sussex Bantams. Robert
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    Discoloured feathers

    Two of my three Light Sussex Bantams exhibit a brown discolouration on their backs. Could it just be mud? My red hens are clean and bright, as is the other (larger) LSB, who is a nice pure white. Perhaps I should try washing it off!? Pic attached.
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