Tony: Our rule here is no chooks in the veggie patch ever.
Sorry to confuse - I meant that chickens are a useful stage in preparing new
ground or working over beds which have already been harvested. I once
fantasised about offering a garden makeover service using a succession of
animals -
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Subject: Re: chickens
Thanks for the chicken info. I am ordering books and
catalogs today.
These chickens make me laugh every time I see them.
Several are very serious and others coo and cluck.
They are all important and dignified
Subject: Re: chickens
I found that there is a serious drawback to over-friendly chickens in the
garden: digging a bed with a fork, thus revealing many juicy worms, I've
several times almost slipped a disc by having to violently abort a thrust
as
a head and neck appeared in the target area
Thanks for the chicken info. I am ordering books and
catalogs today.
These chickens make me laugh every time I see them.
Several are very serious and others coo and cluck.
They are all important and dignified.
Has anyone tried feeding flax seed? I understand that
this feed will yield
: Sunday, November 24, 2002 1:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: chickens
Thanks for the chicken info. I am ordering books and
catalogs today.
These chickens make me laugh every time I see them.
Several are very serious and others coo and cluck.
They are all important and dignified
Answer, eradicate animal protectionists and bring back the fur trade.
Leigh Hauter wrote:
Allan wrote-
I'd love to find a cure for foxes!
The answer -a Great Pyrenees
I also concur that chickens are the greatest.
How the old blues song go.
c is how you begin
h is for what you've heard
i the next letter in
c is for the bird
k is the filling in
e is near the
n
and that's the way you spell chicken
Yes the reds are great birds. Friendly moderate intelligence.
Good
:18 AM
Subject: Re: chickens
What breed of chickens would the group recommend? Any
other tips for feeding and care?
I've started with a few layers and am really enjoying
the fresh eggs. I am feeding these hybrids
(Leghorn/Black something crosses) primarily organic
barley. If I add soybeans
Can I put in a word for the Maran? Quite a large bird, mottled grey and
white plumage, intelligent and friendly, laying beautiful brown eggs. A
Maran/Rhode Island Red cross is also a good choice. Tony N-S.
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Allan wrote-
I'd love to find a cure for foxes!
The answer -a Great Pyrenees
What breed of chickens would the group recommend? Any
other tips for feeding and care?
I've started with a few layers and am really enjoying
the fresh eggs. I am feeding these hybrids
(Leghorn/Black something crosses) primarily organic
barley. If I add soybeans to the mix, do I need to
cook
After experimenting with several heirloom breeds, I've been most
satisfied with Rhode Island Reds or for the variety of bird that
passes for Rhode Island in this country currently.
Like Joel Salatin, I buy my feed from a local mill and augment it
liberally from the garden, the table, and the
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