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Okay, I am putting together a list for next spring of bushes for my chicken run. What are you favorite bushes to have in runs? Or even plants in general that are robust enough to add shade and come back each spring... I'm in Central Indiana, so obvious tropical plants are really gonna work...

I have extra space outside of my chicken coop/run. thinking of dedicating a patch about 18'x18' to growing plants just for chickens. Not to harvest, but for them to literally scratch around in and eat as they wish. They will not have 24/7 access, but rather access at my discretion. I will...

There are a ton of recipes on here and online. My head is spinning. I can't tell which recipes are actually being used or just being shared for info purposes. Could you post what homemade egg layer recipes that you actually currently use? and have great luck with? The proof is in the pudding...

We eat a lot of eggs. We are new to chickens. We have a small flock of seven chickens that are soon to be egg layers. Their run is 12x18, floor is currently grass, will add dye free mulch this fall when grass is gone. My wife wants the healthiest eggs (and chickens)... She reads and watches...

Have an uncovered run, right now it's just grass, but I know that will not last. I have heard great things about sand, but my wife worries that it will get too hot in the summer. She has heard great things about mulch, but I am not sure how that will fair in the wetter months (mold, etc.) What...

So there is a band of three to four muts that get out and run the block (in the country) We think we know the owners, but aren't sure. They mainly just run up and down the road. the run through yards and I am not sure if they have done any damage anywhere, not mean, but just not right, all...

I have heard people saying that they want to build a chicken tractor to cut down on feed costs... But I have also heard people discuss how impossible it is to grow enough food to feed your chicken due to specific nutrients being missing, etc. So, I would love to hear some of the pros and cons on...

Chicken us about 8 weeks or so, had a hard time getting on a nesting bar. Now she holds her wing out a bit. At first she seemed to have some pain, mouth open making little honking sounds, but walking around fine. Today she seems fine aside from wing being held out a bit. I can post a pic in...

Getting ready to put the new chicks outside. They are now around 6+ weeks old, getting too big for the brooder. Fully feathered, have been for a few weeks. My run is not done, but the coop is. Plenty of air flow and light (north facing windows and east/west vents). The next couple days will be...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yup, new, got some birds almost ready for a coop and a coop almost ready fro some birds. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 7 (3) What breeds do you have? Barred rock, Black Sex-link, Easter Egger and ISA brown (4)...