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  1. Appalachickens

    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    Yeah, I wouldn’t do that either. Mine free range only when I’m not working so I can check on them periodically. But they’ve got 168 SF of coop/run with lots of places to scratch and perch so they seem pretty content on days they can’t range.
  2. Appalachickens

    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    Thanksgiving will be a mini trial run for my chickens being on their own. Just two nights, but I’ll fill the treadle feeder full, top off the two 10-gallon waterer and put a big bowl of wet mash and fruit out. I’m sure they won’t like the disruption in routine, but we live in a place that isn’t...
  3. Appalachickens

    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    I agree about the indoor chickens. And I get what you’re saying - the Covid lockdown was a bit of a relief for this introvert! But my homebodyness is in competition with my wanderlust.
  4. Appalachickens

    Did I get dealt a crap hand or….?

    Makes sense. Guess you fall into the vet camp or the stewpot camp.
  5. Appalachickens

    Did I get dealt a crap hand or….?

    Oh, so like Norplant. Thanks. Still a little confused - I guess that would only make sense if your chicken is completely a pet and not livestock?
  6. Appalachickens

    enrichment/enclosure for indoor setup (plants,toys, etc)

    I’ve recently started letting mine have free range time and they are having a blast running around and stretching their wings. When they are in the coop, their favorite thing (aside from fruit) is when I bring in a big bag of leaves and dump it and they get to spread it around for me. I also...
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    Did I get dealt a crap hand or….?

    I'm very new to this and my girls have not yet laid any eggs (although I've spoken sternly to the 18-week olds to get on the stick) but I have to ask - what in the world is an implant?
  8. Appalachickens

    Neighbour complaing about the 'thud' noise of my treadle feeder. I'm thinking of ...

    Whoa - notes on a pole? Yeah, that's not crazy at all. I tell you what, you are making me glad I have no neighbors that I can see from my house!
  9. Appalachickens

    Warning: Chickens got squashed/died by treadle feeder

    That's really sad. My treadle feeder is low and wide, so I don't think it could tip. I've got it on patio pavers and under a shelter to help contain it. I know it's been a couple of months, so I hope you have found a way to make yours work.
  10. Appalachickens

    Just wanted other's speculation on the breed of this "mystery " chick.

    My Easter Egger and my barred rock look nearly identical (and like yours) except for the small crest on the EE's head.
  11. Appalachickens

    First free-range for the girls.

    I'm glad the cats now have a healthy fear of the chickens!
  12. Appalachickens

    How to Recall Free Range Chickens

    I've been struggling with this, since they are indifferent to meal worms. I spent a ridiculous amount of time chasing one of the warier ones yesterday. Even their favorite, grapes, didn't convince them to go inside. They do love wet mash, which I usually give them in the mornings. Maybe I'll...
  13. Appalachickens

    Has anyone ever witnessed paranormal activity regarding passed chickens or had an old chicken come back through reincarnation.

    No disrespect to anyone's belief systems, but how can we possibly know if animals are reincarnated or if they have an individual or collective soul? My feeling is they each are who they are, and you love/care for them while they are alive.
  14. Appalachickens

    First free-range for the girls.

    Well, you don't have to ask me twice! Yesterday I lead them into a fenced in area I call the mini-orchard (over-optimistically, since it's so shady in there), and they had a blast, taking long low flights and sampling all the greenery. But the funny part was they got to meet Cowboy, the cat who...
  15. Appalachickens

    First free-range for the girls.

    Thank you - they sure seem to love the freedom!
  16. Appalachickens

    First free-range for the girls.

    The chickens range from 12 1/2 weeks to 18 1/2 weeks so it was time they get to explore the larger world. Unfortunately, with the way the door of the coop is set, it’s really difficult to get the chickens in and out that way, so we decided to build in a chicken-sized door at the back of the run...
  17. Appalachickens

    We did it....Eggs!!!!!

    I had to drag my husband kicking and screaming and now he goes out to the coop and plays guitar for them.
  18. Appalachickens

    We did it....Eggs!!!!!

    That’s great! My oldest are 17 weeks and I’m eagerly awaiting my first egg.
  19. Appalachickens

    ranting about terrible neighbors.

    Good news!
  20. Appalachickens

    Someone laid an egg!

    I had one of those plexiglass birdfeeders that would not stay stuck to the window, so I attached it to the wall in the run and put the ouster shell in that. They cant tip it over. I already had another one with grit so there are two side by side now, but this is the one with grit in it.
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