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Taipei Prison raises chickens
Interesting article about a prison in Taipei raising free range chickens: here.
Urban Chickens in Chicago
Nice article in the Chicago Tribune about urban chickens. Probably not much new information for most of you, but a good read anyway.
Broody Hen
Not a great video, but this is what a broody hen sounds like....
Under Weight Chickens?
I'm probably worrying about nothing, but I weighed my chickens and they are at least 25% under the weight that My Pet Çhicken and several hatchery websites list as their full grown weight. The two Australorps are a little over a year old, the other two just under a year.
The Black Australorps are just about 4.5 pounds, all sites say should be 6-8lbs.
The Silver Laced Wyandotte is about the same and should be 6-8 lbs. too
The Easter Egger is smaller at 4lbs 2oz. she should be 5.5 -7 according to the sites.
They get H&B Organic Layer Crumble in their always full hopper. Free choice oyster shell, free range of the yard, which includes a series of unavoidable steps. I throw out a bit of scratch or cracked corn every day. They get kitchen scraps, although they're very picky about those.
No sign of worms and I worm them with Verm-X once every couple of months. I use DE and they appear parasite free.
They're laying well, The Easter Egger averaging 5.7 eggs/week, the Wyandotte 5.6, one Australorp 5 & the last one 4.5/week.
I guess the stairs are their version of exercise and keeping them trim?
Oprah Winfrey is a Chicken Keeper's Neighbor
Imagine having Oprah lean over the fence to talk about your chickens: story here.
Alameda Chicken Coop Tour
There is an upcoming tour of Chicken Coops in Alameda: information.
Yuba City, CA woman tries to help with feral chickens
Yuba City, CA woman tries to help with feral chickens. Read More.
Nick Rupiper, Sonoma’s “Chicken Guy”
Nick Rupiper, Sonoma’s “Chicken Guy”
Raising chickens in the back yard has become wildly popular across...
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Oakley, CA newly passed law
Welcome Oakley, CA to the list of places it's legal to keep chickens: Oakley
Beautiful Photos of Chickens
Another article about photographer Tamara Staples and her impressive chicken photos: Tamara Staples
