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I do indeed, we're at 7 ladies and two chicks who may soon be pullets. One of the chicks however may be a rooster, so a chick name Susan may soon be a boy named Sue.
Our rooster got huge last fall, watched him stare down a hawk with his brood behind him, I was mighty proud till he started attacking my 2 year old (Jack). He has gone to live on a local permaculture farm with a promise that he will not end up in the stew pot.
- our ladies are good down to about -15c, after that they come in the house.
- scraps are a supplement, definitely not a substitute. Oatmeal soaked in bacon grease is a favorite. Brussels, strawberry greens, and peanut butter toast are all favorites.
- if you put bricks around any plants they are destroying it will generally help.
- hold them as much as possible to aclimatise them to human contact, Elsa has gotten so used to me she will nap with me in the sun.
- our ladies are good down to about -15c, after that they come in the house.
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Doesn't @Eeyorecore have chickens?
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