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I keep my scratch and crumble in the metal trash cans to keep the mice out. It’s kept right outside the coop so I have easy access.

Grapes, lettuce. I hang cabbage for the girls. Fridays is “clean out the frig” and they get any leftovers (mostly meat). I’ll also bring home “chicken” bags when we eat out. :)

Happy New Year! I'm not out on this site very often and just found your group - I was looking for advice on frostbit combs - and got lost in all the recipes. I haven't baked in a while but used to do a lot of breads using sourdough starter. How do I become a member of your group?

My girls get straw bales several times a year to combat the mud they’ve made.

I take extras to work, to the fire dept., the police dept., my hairdresser. As long as I don’t have to pay for cartons, I’ll share.

I actually give them away to the fire dept down the street, the police dept, and I take them to work (a hospital). I will also give them to family and friends and our pastor at church. I have 19 girls in full production mode right now so everyone is very happy!

If it wasn’t good, I wouldn’t have mentioned it. I usually buy 2 bags every couple of months for my girls. And they recognize the bag and come running when I head out to the coop. Lol.

Amazon is cheaper than tractor supply - I was talking to my TSC guy when pricing on amazon and he was impressed with the pricing. :)

My girls are like teenagers - they’ll eat whatever they see. They get pizza once in a blue moon. More apt to get fajitas or such instead tho. :)

My mom used bobcat urine to keep critters away. In her case they were destroying her crawl space, but I would think they’d be a predator to the fox and it could scare them away. She got it from the feed store.

We have 24 - 6 are babies and 3 are not quite ready to lay. Half the others are molting. I’m getting about 6-10 eggs a day. I give them to the local police Dept and the fire Dept. Since the pandemic, I also take some to work. And we still have enough for the 7 of us.

We have 2 prefab combined so it’s supposed to be good for 6-10 birds. It’s our “baby” coop and I have 6 in there that aren’t quite big enough to move to the big coop - and it’s too small for the babies. I’m hoping to move them out in the next couple of weeks - then the “baby” coop reverts to the...

I feed mine mealworms, pears, apples, tomatoes, grapes, dog food (special treat), leftovers, watermelon - took 2 tries before they liked it, avocado. My girls will eat almost anything. I just make sure it’s in moderation. :)

But my neighbor’s 2 dogs attacked my girls, killing one. Some dogs can be a problem. :) our 3 are not.

Leg charms ???

My daughter started us with 8. And then she ate some. 😧 So I got more. My goal is to have 20 but when I get close, I lose one or two. Currently we have 18 that includes 3 babies that just went into the big coop. Most of them are named. :)

When my neighbors dogs came and killed one of mine, I told them if the dogs ever come back, I’ll shoot them. Protecting my property... dogs have been contained since then.

I give them to the fire station and police Dept near the house. With the pandemic, I’ve been taking them to work too. Just ask for cartons in return. :)

We’ve had our birds for almost 2 years. Started with about 16 chickens and 4 Cornish game hens. The Cornish game hens are gone - lost 2 to the Ga heat and my daughters family ate 2. They ate a couple of hens. 😳. We’ve lost one hen to the neighbors dog. Took the 3 grand babies shopping for one...

Not a weirdo. My daughter ate some of our birds when we first got them. I tried it but would rather save the girls and buy chicken from the store. Lol.