The Pecking Order

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Comment by RawZi on November 4, 2009 at 4:48am

Still in the researching stage. How much pasture do chickens need if exclusively fed on pasture? I will have a small yard, and don't plan on them visiting neighbors' yards, as the houses are close together.

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Comment by Glenn Fletcher on October 28, 2009 at 3:11am

Hi Lydia
Thanks for your reply. Our cat is not a farm cat but it is not a lap cat either. It is aloof.
I think we will be OK. All i have to do now is to persuade my wife.

Comment by Lydia Riedel-Tramsek on October 27, 2009 at 9:47pm

Is your cat well domesticated, loving her humans? Then it's no problem. The cat will not hurt living beings fed by her humans. You even can let cat and chicks alone. But not, if the cat is a rather wild farmers' cat! In this case you have to raise your chicks in a cage without any possibility of contact.

Comment by Glenn Fletcher on October 27, 2009 at 4:28pm

Hi Everyone
I,ve been toying with the idea of getting a few chickens, but we have a cat.
The cat used to kill things when it was younger, but has been OK this summer.
Is it a problem to have chickens when you have a cat?

Comment by Clarence on October 16, 2009 at 7:54pm

Sandra,

I am glad to hear that life is looking rosey for Rose. I also share your thoughts on using drugs, but sometimes they do help.

Is Rose laying again?

Comment by sandra anderson on October 16, 2009 at 11:41am

Rose the chicken update:
It's been about three weeks since we started the antibiotics and she seems to be doing great!! Although I'm not a big fan of drugs...I'm glad I decided to do it. She is well on her way to full recovery!

Comment by RawZi on September 13, 2009 at 4:31am

Yeah, I never went to your page, except to comment you back now. Thanks for making the link

Comment by Joy Williams on September 13, 2009 at 1:06am

ok I got the explanation. welcome Rawzi and I'm sorry there was this misunderstanding.That was truly weird.

Comment by Joy Williams on September 13, 2009 at 12:58am

here's rawzi's link

That way you can click on it. Why is it so hard for people to use this image to link?

btw, Rawzi, why do you have MY pictures on YOUR page? It's puzzling everyone.

Comment by Michelle W. Flannery on August 4, 2009 at 5:06am

We got our first egg three days ago, and another one yesterday. Tiny dark brown eggs, almost round, and smaller than a golf ball! How exciting to see it start, our own eggs, furthering our self-sufficiency. I hope everyone in this group who has chickens but no eggs yet will soon have this same, wonderful feeling of success, and know that you are making the right choices for your families. Good luck!

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