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  1. Luca Bree

    do chickens talk back ?

    I have always talked with my chickens but the three Silkie bantams I have now are the chattiest I have owned. I say Good morning when I open the run and Good night as I shut it and they always answer. Kiri is the loudest, ‘my bum feels weird’ when she is going to lay and demanding treats when I...
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    Comment by 'Luca Bree' in article '"Hentirement"'

    Beautifully written article and I agree with every word. Bantams lay fewer eggs but for a very long time. Some years ago my matriarch pekin bantams, Sybil and Betty, incredibly lived to 12 years. Betty had a stroke and walked in circles for her last year but still appeared to enjoy food and...
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    Selling my chickens with Scaly leg mites

    I had a recurring problem with mites some years ago, at a time when it had become difficult for me to care for them properly. I offered the chickens free on a Poultry lovers website, and explained I had treated but suspected the old coop was a problem so would be dismantling it. I chose genuine...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Kia Ora from Aotearoa New Zealand! I have been an out and proud member of the LGBTQI community since 1978, and a chicken Dad since 1995. I am really sorry about all the challenges you face there. I’m a trans guy, and live with three cis gay guys. We’re very lucky with our supportive government. 💜
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    Comment by 'Luca Bree' in article 'Raising Free-Range Chickens'

    My Silkie bantams free range in our fully fenced backyard. We are lucky not to have predators in New Zealand and my Sheltie is very protective. The girls like the lawn but their favourite place is the border, which is planted with durable shrubs and mulched with bark. My vegetables and herbs are...
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    What are your opinions on free ranging?

    Kia Ora from Aotearoa New Zealand! Luckily we have few predators so my girls are able to safely free range in our fully fenced back yard. Our cat and dog deal with the occasional rat or interested other cat.
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    My silkie bantam Kiri laid her first eggs and became broody after a month. I tried the usual...

    My silkie bantam Kiri laid her first eggs and became broody after a month. I tried the usual cold bottom tricks and remove her several times a day to eat and drink but six weeks later she is still there!
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    Will my Silkie bantams be heavy enough to open a platform feeder? The garden birds are going...

    Will my Silkie bantams be heavy enough to open a platform feeder? The garden birds are going into the coop and eating their feed.
  9. Luca Bree

    WARNING to walk-in coop owners

    I locked myself in the garden shed when I was in there looking after a sick chicken. Had to break the window to get out!
  10. Luca Bree

    So happy to have busy little bantams in our garden again!

    We had a small flock of bantams for twenty years while the children were young. Now I’m retired and so happy to have three little Silkies chatting away while I garden. Peaceful hours spent in the open air are particularly important in these challenging times. I am Luca Bree and live in Auckland...
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