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I have 17 total: 1 rooster 6 hens 3 pullets 8 chicks (about 1 month old) All are indigenous mixed breeds here in Ecuador. 2875+17 = 2892

No need to remove the leaves, but you can occasionally harvest soil from the run for mulching around trees or in the garden. I like to get all the work out of my chickens that I can. And they think they are playing!

Greetings to everyone, and a huge thank you to this community for all the great information I have gotten from you all while starting my journey into chicken keeping! My wife and I are Peace Corps volunteers serving in eastern Ecuador. We are taking advantage of the opportunity to start...

I live in Ecuador where there are commercial (brown) eggs or "campo" (mixed color) eggs available. People will pay more than twice as much for the multi-colored eggs, never asking any questions about the chickens' environment or diet. Quite a frustration for a friend of mine who has free-ranged...

Quote: I have a pullet (no idea on the breed) who just started laying a few days ago. She laid one egg the first day, and ate an entire snake she found while free ranging. The next day she laid two perfect eggs.