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I'm in Sacramento California so I have a long growing season and can grow greens in the winter like chard and lettuce. Right now I have cukes, corn, crenshaw melons, zucchini, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and a bunch of other stuff. My lot is inside the Sacramento city limits so I can't have...

I am planning a garden and chickens at my new home for my peepers and I want to grow a few things that chickens like that are easy to grow and make a nice supplement for feed. In the past I always give squash and grass clippings . Comfrey was easy and made the yolks deep orange. What else is...

I love my scooter. I used to use a bike but I prefer the scooter because the center of gravity is lower which makes it much safer. Here is a youtube clip of my team near Truckee CA. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=""></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...

I like to make a small platform to place the waterer on a few feet above the ground. I make a perch in front of the waterer. This setup keeps the water cleaner than it would be on the ground. With four hens I might only change the water once a week.

I use a 2" x 4" welded wire ring too. I like it to be about 5 feet in diameter and about four feet high. My chickens when I had them live in an enclosed run that I keep a thick layer of straw in. The chickens constantly get garden waste and kitchen scraps that make a really rich substrate for...

You have to tell us if there is an ordinance that prohibits chickens in your neighborhood. Is there a limit on the number of roosters? If chickens and roosters are allowed, then you don't have much of a case. I am not trying to defend your lame-o neighbor. I personally would not have...

I already want to change my username because I see there are already a lot of chicken whisperers here. The handle is a little pretentious anyway but Oh Well. I haven't had chickens for about 20 years now and now I live in a place where I would like to start a little flock of hens. I want...