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Monthly Archives: April 2015
New Plan for Chickens Part III
In order to get off the hatchery treadmill, I need at least three good-sized flocks. I figure 12 hens and a rooster in each flock. Although I might get by with eight hens, you invariably lose some before or after … Continue reading
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Tagged broody box, chickens, chicks, coops, eggs, hen, nest boxes, roost, rooster
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A New Plan for Chickens Part II
Continued from 4/13/15 post: My chicken-raising goals limit my choices to Australorps, Buckeyes, Delawares, Dominiques, Dorkings, New Hampshire Reds, Plymouth Rocks, Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds and the Sussex. Although there are individual differences, all are dual-purpose birds with reasonable egg … Continue reading
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Tagged Australorp, chicken, Delaware, dominique, dorking, new hampshire red, orpington, plymouth rock, rhode island red, sussex
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A New Plan for Chickens
Chickens are often the first thing people want when they move to the country — fresh eggs, chicken soup and cute baby birds. And chickens do make good sense on even a small operation. They eat food scraps, supply you … Continue reading
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Tagged Australorp, Barred Rock, chickens, Cornish, Delaware, eggs, hens, rooster
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