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[Armyvet2013]

My family and I just recently acquired a couple of chicks we plan to grow and breed. They are supposed to be some sort of red sex linked chicks and seem to be about a week to a couple of weeks old.

Primarily I am a plant guy. I love growing fruit trees, nut trees, flowers, berry bushes, vegetable crops, and etc...

I plan on feeding the chickens store bought feed for now until I can get my berry and grain production running smoothly for them. I'm thinking some blackberry, beautyberry, gooseberry, autumn olive, and some amaranth grain to round out their diet once I've got the bushes grown. It's definitely a project that will take several years as my hedgerows won't be grown in a day. Suggestions are welcome.

Thanks.

 

[Kiki]

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[007Sean]

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[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. You'll find a few threads on gardening and ditto for threads on making your own feed. Just use the search function.

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie