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Luffpuff

Luffpuff

In the Brooder
Dec 10, 2017
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Fresno, CA
Hi Folks!

I am an amateur permaculture gardener and newbie chicken lover from Fresno, CA. Here is my intro...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I got my first chickens about a year ago after I settled in to my new house. I have since got a few more since a few died of sad/dumb circumstances (egg yolk peritonitis and getting her head stuck in a fence).

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have two hens, three pullets and one cockerel.

(3) What breeds do you have?
An Easter Egger hen named The Harbinger because of how she always teaches the others how to destroy everything, two Silver Laced Wyandottes, a hen named Betty and a pullet named BamBam, a Barred Rock pullet named RBF based on her angry eybrows, a Sebright pullet named Ziggy Stardust, and a White Crested Black Polish formerly called Foxy Cleopatra until she turned out to be a rooster... now named Mr. Fox.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
The interwebs led me here.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Permaculture, music, riding bikes, teaching...

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I am a music teacher with crazy yard full of wild vegetables and birds who follow me around all the time... some of them are chickens... others are the random birds I feed the seeds from my crazy overgrown veggies.
 
Hello from Redding!

This is my first year with chickens, too. I started a huge compost area for them to wander over to and level and mash around for me. I've never used compost before and have done little gardening, but this year I'm building large garden areas and look forward to learning about permaculture and alternative ways to grow veggies.

Do you have any hugelkultur beds? There are some good permaculture forums I'd like to join for some guidance on building beds this way.

Do you blend your vegetables in with your landscaping for a more natural way to grow veggies? I'd love to learn about your permaculture gardens and methods.
 
CarolinaSunshineFlock said:
Hello from Redding!

This is my first year with chickens, too. I started a huge compost area for them to wander over to and level and mash around for me. I've never used compost before and have done little gardening, but this year I'm building large garden areas and look forward to learning about permaculture and alternative ways to grow veggies.

Do you have any hugelkultur beds? There are some good permaculture forums I'd like to join for some guidance on building beds this way.

Do you blend your vegetables in with your landscaping for a more natural way to grow veggies? I'd love to learn about your permaculture gardens and methods.
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That sounds awesome! My chickens have settled in a tree and I have decided to put my compost pile right underneath! It should make for some good fertilizer.

In my climate, hugelkultur beds have not been particularly effective. They tend to just end up being big gopher and mouse havens in my back yard. It's like a big whack-a-mole game for the chickens but hasn't really been productive.

Since my climate is reaaaaaally hot and dry, I have been trying to establish some cover with trees and in the meantime have been doing some odd things to try and grow food. I have been doing part throw-sowing with just about anything I can get my hands on and partly doing planned planting in the most protected areas as I can. Until I get some shade to protect from the sun, it has been rough sledding.

Redding is probably a bit more gentle of a climate? I really like throw sow for annuals and establishing little guilds with annuals... Eventually it is nice to put annual throw-sow areas between perennial guilds to have all of the protection and diversity to keep everything productive.

In any case, I think it is best to start with cowpeas and amaranth in the summer, then field peas and brassicas in the winter (rugged jack kale and mustard are my go tos).
 
Hello:frow
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!:wee​
 
G’Day from down under Luffpuff :frow Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out ;)
 
Hi and welcome to BYC

Including your general location, under your avatar will help other members to give the best advice possible for any future input / questions that you may have.

Best wishes

Pork Pie
 

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