Chickens and Compost; A Match Made in Heaven

...s! They love eating fruit – pomegranates, figs, peaches, even oranges. The chickens make contributions to the compost with their poop, of course, but the real fun is when you turn it. Chickens are very curious- I’d say they are much more curious than my cats, who have disappointingly little interest in compost. I have to be careful where I plunge the pitchfork into the compost pile because the bird brained Peckerella (pictured) likes to be right i...

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Will We Keep Keeping Chickens?

...d of . . . chicken poo. Cage free and free range supermarket eggs are from chickens crammed in huge sheds. These chickens never see the light of day and live in appalling conditions. You might be able to get eggs from chickens that live outdoors at a local farmer’s market, but beware of unscrupulous vendors. A number of companies, such as Vital Farms and Red Hill Farms, have responded to consumer concerns and are marketing eggs raised on pasture....

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013 Keeping Chickens with Terry Golson of Hencam.com

...Terry mentions: Her blog post on why she does not go to a Vet to treat her chickens. Keeping antibiotics on hand as well as other things you should have in your chicken first aid kit. Terry’s “spa treatment” she uses to deal with egg binding. Doing a chicken necropsy. Why Terry doesn’t keep roosters. Where to source chicks and pullets. When and how to euthanize a sick chicken. I mention free necropsies provided by the University of California Exte...

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Meet My Chickens: the continuing story of Chickenzilla

...y lazy broiler hen– a corporate agribusiness chicken. Eventually the other chickens showed her how good bugs and greens are and she started scratching around in the dirt and eating worms. Now she eats all her greens like a good girl. She has more kale and less corn in her diet these days. And she is very active. Despite her heft she can outrun all the other chickens when I throw a choice grub or beetle into their enclosure. She can even jump/fly t...

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Poultry Outlaws: Chicken Laws Around the U.S.

...ndred (100) feet to any street or lot line. Raleigh: No limit on number of chickens kept. San Francisco: You may keep any combination of four small animals on your property (dogs, chickens, etc.) without permit Seattle: Three domestic fowl may be kept on any lot. Even if you follow the laws above to the letter, you can still have problems with the neighbors. See the excellent Hen Waller blog for their Portland poultry saga (and some snappy vélocou...

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