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    What's the best breed to let run semi-feral?

    We let our chickens free range without fencing and the breeds that have survived at least 3 years, whether by luck or ability and also continue laying in the coop are australorp, Easter egger, and white leghorn. We had a small flock previously that was free range, no fences. When we moved the...
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    Do roosters accept ducklings?

    Thank you, I will introduce them again. I think their brooder is secure but just got nervous. We have roosters but they are only about 6 mo old, crowing and mating. Do you ducks and chickens mingle in the large run or is that also separated?
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    Do roosters accept ducklings?

    We have had chickens for several years. Right now, we have two maturing roosters in our flock. We just got ducklings for the first time and had planned to keep them with the chickens after reading up on keeping a mixed flock. However, our roosters got very tense when we put the duckling brooder...
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    Is this too much ventilation?

    This is similar to the ventilation we had in our last coop, also in the Chicago area. We did have an overhang that helped reduce drafts in winter. All our girls made it through the polar vortex in winter of 2017. We did cover the holes for the few days where it was -10 to -20. Not sure if that...
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    Is this too much ventilation?

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    Official BYC Poll: What other animals do you have besides chickens?

    How do you like them? (I assume a lot or you wouldn't plan to breed) My husband plans to get some Katahdin sheep in the next year. He's been debating between these and goats.
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    Loss of barbs on feathers

    One of my hens has been looking progressively worse from spring until now. She was a beautiful 2 year old buff orpington, but she started looking ragged last spring. At first I thought it was mites. I read that some breeds are more susceptible than others and figured this is why she was the only...
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    Change Ordinance In Lemont, IL

    Yes, that's all I found, too. What a shame they are not letting you do this anymore at school! It is so amazing to witness and study (I used to do research on chicken development and behavior). I think every school should have a flock to learn general biology, where food comes from and...
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    Plants chickens avoid?

    I'm in Illinois near Chicago.
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    Finally a BYC member!

    Thank you! I'm happy to be joining!
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    Finally a BYC member!

    Too many! I'll put it with the original post.
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    Plants chickens avoid?

    Does anyone have recommendations on landscaping plants that chickens won't mess with? My husband is I'm the landscaping industry and often beings home beautiful plants only to have them surrounded by eye sore fencing or ripped apart or dug up by the girls. If love to find something they'll...
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    Change Ordinance In Lemont, IL

    Where is the ordinance for this? I could not find anything on chickens, fowl, or poultry in the village ordinance. We are thinking of moving there down the road so I looked into it but all I could find on it was your post.
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    Finally a BYC member!

    Hi, all! I am a long time viewer of Back Yard Chickens but never took the time to be a member. I have nine lovely ladies in Naperville, IL. We previously had a flock of hens and three roosters in Rhode Island. I let my girls free range, so we have all kinds of fun and frustration with the...
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