tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post3468284090302239811..comments2024-03-27T00:22:15.703-07:00Comments on tend: chickensJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01710106273998131443noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-63481756155009582322011-06-24T10:53:31.592-07:002011-06-24T10:53:31.592-07:00ours have their own separatet outdoor space to dus...ours have their own separatet outdoor space to dust bathe and to scratch on the lawn. We have a large yard, and while I thought it would be romantically lovely to see them frisk about in the garden, it hasn't been practical!! So I love giving them their own space and as I value pastured eggs and don't feed them as much grain feed, it is a great balance. With the roo, he keeps them where they are supposed to stay and they only jump the fence when they want to lay.<br /><br />Occasionally they get into the garden, but they only come into the main yard when we can closely supervise them. The poop I don't care about (I know exactly what's in it, no disease pathogens, that is from battery hens and not back yard hens for the most part).<br /><br />I love my flock, 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, 2 Easter Eggers, (often marketed as Americaunas, but not the recognized breeds...there are only 7 I think, but lay green eggs for us ) and 2 Black Australorps...oh, and the roo is a BLRW too :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671726791773046278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-14229472741411785502011-06-23T05:13:36.193-07:002011-06-23T05:13:36.193-07:00We love our Ameraucanas! Such beautiful eggs...
We...We love our Ameraucanas! Such beautiful eggs...<br />We have Plymouth Barred Rocks too - but I love your "Partridge" breed, just lovely. I think our Rhode Island Reds have been our most consistent & prolific layers throughout the year.<br /><br />Our girls turned 2 yrs old this spring and some don't lay every day... Did you just let your old flock die out naturally or did you re-home them...or eat them? We've lost a few to hawks (and we ate a couple of roosters), but I think we want to wait to get new chicks once our current flock has gone.<br /><br />Oh! And we tried having them in the garden but they dug everything up - including the strawberry plants!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200324718067598383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-53545807109232967952011-06-20T12:05:39.582-07:002011-06-20T12:05:39.582-07:00ok let me answer a few questions here.
yes our gir...ok let me answer a few questions here.<br />yes our girls do poop alot too. i have to squirt our back porch and patio off quite a bit. but i don't mind.<br />also for the most part the hens do hang in their run which is an enclosed area off of the coop. when i do let them out i am nearby usually gardening or sitting on the back porch. when i see them head for the greens and such i just scoot them away. <br />yes they can do quite a bit of damage to a garden by eating and scratching.<br />but i like to let them out to get a bit more exercise and feel that a little bit of poop and a few nibbled leaves is worth it. if you do not have a large space for them to roam it can get tricky but i guess it is all about balance.<br />0h and my sandals are salt waters:)amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506343461680456282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-32940063434208926962011-06-20T08:52:09.376-07:002011-06-20T08:52:09.376-07:00What a beautiful, diverse flock you have.
Our chi...What a beautiful, diverse flock you have.<br /><br />Our chickens (we have 7) will dig the life out of any plant that isn't very, rootily established and are banned from the garden in all months except winter. Do you not have that problem?6512 and growinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992480917176737462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-18190886091934883692011-06-17T19:40:40.686-07:002011-06-17T19:40:40.686-07:00your girls are so cute!
p.s. where did you get ...your girls are so cute! <br />p.s. where did you get your sandals?Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642079355916414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-37719058317598763972011-06-17T13:41:29.973-07:002011-06-17T13:41:29.973-07:00Such nice photographs. Chickens always look so mu...Such nice photographs. Chickens always look so much more beautiful out and about with the green stuff than in a confined space. We used to let our chickens go everywhere, and we loved to watch them out the kitchen window, playing chicken basketball. Gradually, though, our garden started to take priority, and our baby girl started coming in with chicken poop all over her hands. I couldn't figure out how to let the chickens free range and still have a. anything left to eat in the garden b. any grass at all by the end of winter c. enough fencing to keep them in the yard. I write all this because we are planning to build a tall coop behind our garage, and while it will be big enough and we will keep it nice and clean, it seems sad to me that I won't even be able to see them from the house. Looking at these photos, it seems like the chickens just leave your garden alone - and don't even poop on the bench! Any secrets?devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963727929715852730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260968183070856893.post-87739051877593470512011-06-17T08:38:47.543-07:002011-06-17T08:38:47.543-07:00I love your bantam and may just have to get a few ...I love your bantam and may just have to get a few to go with our flock. Have a beautiful weekend.Tracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.com