Part 3: 8-13 Weeks of Age (As Adventurers)
Part 2: 4-8 Weeks of Age (As Kids)
Part 1: 0-4 Weeks of Age (As Chicks)
Original Objective: Raise some chickens for food and to also help with insect, grass and weed control in our 2-acre organic community orchard…!!!
New Objective: Keep our birds alive so that we will have some sort of chicken harvest. Ouch!
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Over the last 5 weeks we have been stretched to learn more about the habits and characteristics of these inquisitive and entertaining birds. They have been doing a fine job of keeping the orchard grass under control (we have only mowed once this year) and as a result, the amount that we have paid for chicken feed is significantly less than if they were confined to a small area. This was working really well. |
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