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[Little Miss Oli]

Here are some pics of our lone hen Cleo. She is the sweetest chicken. Totally warmed up now that the roosters are gone. She just hops up and lays down in your lap for snuggles. and she lets the baby pet her. Doesnt even get upset when Olivia pulls her feathers a little bit. Haha. Looking forward to picking up some more girls on sunday.

 

[sol2go]

Because everyone loves baby chick pics.... We've gone crazy and hatched a bunch...

oh right, it's our fault?! =)

(super cute! thanks!)

 

[sol2go]

Here are some pics of our lone hen Cleo. She is the sweetest chicken. Totally warmed up now that the roosters are gone. She just hops up and lays down in your lap for snuggles. and she lets the baby pet her. Doesnt even get upset when Olivia pulls her feathers a little bit. Haha. Looking forward to picking up some more girls on sunday.

More cute baby and chick pics!

I got chickens for "practical" reasons, as my husband didn't want any more "pets".
Who knew they are actually great pets?!

 

[UrbanFarmOC]

oh right, it's our fault?! =)

(super cute!  thanks!)

Yes it is!! Haha! Fellow enablers unite!!

 

[shahtir101]

Are any of you going to the Wild West Serama club show in Ramona on the 4th?

 

[RanchRichey]

The girls enjoying some flat leaf Italian parsley from our prolific overgrown plant.

 

[Sylvester017]

The girls enjoying some flat leaf Italian parsley from our prolific overgrown plant.

Penned chickens will eat anything given to them when nothing else is available so we have to be judicious in our feeding them. Parsley is a close relative of hemlock and cilantro a close relative of parsley so I don't offer either to our chickens -- my chickens won't eat parsley, smart girls! The long stems of parsley/cilantros (or any stringy greens) can cause impaction in the crop -- that's why you notice chickens just lopping off little bits and pieces when foraging on grass/weeds. My girls wouldn't eat large dark leafy greens until I started chopping up in little bitty pieces and scattering on the ground for them to pick and choose the little pieces they liked best. I sprout seeds for them and they go crazy for the tender short shoots.

 

[perchie.girl]

Be careful classifying things with a broad brush as to what is or is not poisonous.... There are over 3000 species that are in the same family as hemlock. Many of them are edible. and too its a matter of quantity

Carrots and Parsnips and Celery are also in the same family....

deb

 

[RanchRichey]

Penned chickens will eat anything given to them when nothing else is available so we have to be judicious in our feeding them.  Parsley is a close relative of hemlock and cilantro a close relative of parsley so I don't offer either to our chickens -- my chickens won't eat parsley, smart girls!  The long stems of parsley/cilantros (or any stringy greens) can cause impaction in the crop -- that's why you notice chickens just lopping off little bits and pieces when foraging on grass/weeds.  My girls wouldn't eat large dark leafy greens until I started chopping up in little bitty pieces and scattering on the ground for them to pick and choose the little pieces they liked best.  I sprout seeds for them and they go crazy for the tender short shoots.

Thanks for the warning. We planted this ourselves, so know that it is parsley. Also they have an enclosure for night time, but they free range during the day. They were not closed in at the time I gave them this. Also I did a little reading on the subject before I gave it to them. But I hear your point about the long stems. I will chop it more from now on.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Kale is also a good choice for planting for chicken consumption. you can plant it right next to their fence and they will harvest what they want.

deb