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    How do I free range and have a garden too?

    So far they ate leaving the perennials alone. Just nibbling the phlox. Got edibles under netting. L
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Polish

    My Golden often leads these raids onto the back porch.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Polish

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    All these different numbers!!

    They are so cute! Congrats on a fine new herd.
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    All these different numbers!!

    Cant wait to see pictures.!
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    How do I free range and have a garden too?

    The "threat from above" is alarming....our town is very proud of the small bald eagle population that fly between the two ponds..and quite close to my house! I am sure we have hawks as well but hopefully all the flying predators are well fed with the fish. We've only had one loss to a dog...
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    How do I free range and have a garden too?

    My little herd of 5 chickens will have their first spring and summer soon and, while not a daily thing, I started letting them out of the run this winter. This snow-less VT winter was quite novel and the chickens even spent New Years Day in the garden. But now that the growing season is coming...
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    All these different numbers!!

    How did week 2 go? It is so funny reading about all the issues with humidity,rotation and such. My Liverpudlian grandmother hatched eggs turning them by a wood stove...
  9. It's a raid!

    It's a raid!

  10. Finally first eggs!

    Finally first eggs!

  11. 2016

    2016

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    Flock sleeping on nest box roof and not roost

    Are they young? Some need time to learn to roost. But yes, use round pole - not square - think of a tree limb, a birds natural roost.
  13. All my flock, Anne, Penns, Eileen and the twins.

    All my flock, Anne, Penns, Eileen and the twins.

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    chicks on layer food

    After one helpful son of mine offered to pick up starter but got layer by mistake - I mixed the two which actually helped them adjust. So yeah, mix em. Can't believe your store ran out of starter...maybe some large farmer picked them clean.
  15. Fall

    Fall

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