San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[ozexpat]

Actually it's Sixhix!

i get my mords wixed

sorry

 

[Amarisus]

Happy to officially announce....

Our next MEETUP will be held in three weeks on Sunday, April 28th from 1pm-? At our little homestead in Valley Center. (Please pm me for address as this is a public forum).

Potluck lunch

I will provide a table with cups/plates/utensils, etc. And chips/salsas/ salad. Please bring enough for your family and a bit more

You are welcome to bring your chickens, arts, crafts, other wares to sell.

Please bring your lawn chairs, pop ups, and other tail gating accessories I have a few picnic tables and seating for about 20.

I'd like to have a raffle too

please pm me with prize donations!

Very kid friendly, have a big playground and sports equipment

Can't wait to meet you all!

Me and the hubby are definantly going to try to make this one! I haven't been able to make it to any of the meet ups yet, it always seems like I have chicks due to hatch whenever they're scheduled

I don't have anything in the bator this time so we should be good to go

I'm going to try to bring some fresh avacados, lemons and oranges from our grove for trade

 

[hillfloweranch]

She is recovering!

 

[All-American-Chick]

yeah,very glad to hear and see.hope to see you both on the 28th

She is recovering!

 

[aaajjss1]

yeah,very glad to hear and see.hope to see you botn the 28th

yay glad she its doing better!

 

[aaajjss1]

i have hatching eggs available now and hopefully goslings on the 10th from my Sebastopol geese. pm me if interested

 

[vannaHaines]

I have successfully found two plants that my chickens will not touch!!!! I'm sure there are others, but hey, one step at a time. The two I've found and currently have growing happily in my garden? Rosemary and lavender! I figure the bitter nature of those two plants may be what makes them less appealing than others, but they are the first two I've found that my chickens go out of their way to avoid nibbling. They'll eat everything else though, the leaves off rose bushes, falling rose petals, ripe rose hips, banana leaves, goji berry, blackberry, raspberry and blueberry leaves plus the fruit from each, Grape leaves, and the grapes. They try to grab the leaves off my almond and peach trees, but those are a bit too high up for them to reach. They try to jump, but still to high, but definitely hilarious to watch!

Oh, they haven't tried to eat my dragonfruit, but I think the reason for avoiding that cactus is pretty obvious hehe.....All my garden veggies I keep safely in a greehouse. Every now and again I'll opening up the greenhouse and let them in to nibble here and there, but that's never for very long. By the time I open up the greenhouse I have an excess of greens that I am more than happy to share and boy do my peeps love Love LOVE chard!!!! hehe

What other plants have ya'll found that your chickens seem to avoid like the plague?

 

[lisa760]

This isn't chicken news, but I received a Happy Monday gift this morning... babies. Now counting the 6 chicks in the bator, one more is a question mark.

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[perchie.girl]

This isn't chicken news, but I received a Happy Monday gift this morning... babies. Now counting the 6 chicks in the bator, one more is a question mark.


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Oh Momma goat looks like she has a skull for a face..... sooo cute.... are they Nigerian Dwarfs?

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

I have successfully found two plants that my chickens will not touch!!!! I'm sure there are others, but hey, one step at a time. The two I've found and currently have growing happily in my garden? Rosemary and lavender! I figure the bitter nature of those two plants may be what makes them less appealing than others, but they are the first two I've found that my chickens go out of their way to avoid nibbling. They'll eat everything else though, the leaves off rose bushes, falling rose petals, ripe rose hips, banana leaves, goji berry, blackberry, raspberry and blueberry leaves plus the fruit from each, Grape leaves, and the grapes. They try to grab the leaves off my almond and peach trees, but those are a bit too high up for them to reach. They try to jump, but still to high, but definitely hilarious to watch!

Oh, they haven't tried to eat my dragonfruit, but I think the reason for avoiding that cactus is pretty obvious hehe.....All my garden veggies I keep safely in a greehouse. Every now and again I'll opening up the greenhouse and let them in to nibble here and there, but that's never for very long. By the time I open up the greenhouse I have an excess of greens that I am more than happy to share and boy do my peeps love Love LOVE chard!!!! hehe

What other plants have ya'll found that your chickens seem to avoid like the plague?

My hens used to brood chicks under a rosemary bush..... LOL.

deb