laying hens (black jersey giants, NH reds, and dominicks) scarify pine litter before direct seeding grasses.

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Comment by CJ Sloane on May 22, 2014 at 9:13am

Heh, looks like my set-up! I didn't remember posting a pic of my chickens here!

Comment by Peter Smallidge on May 22, 2014 at 10:02am

Hi CJ, nope, this is my layer flock in the eastern Adirondacks.

Pete

Comment by CJ Sloane on May 22, 2014 at 10:45am

I'm in Southwestern Vermont.

I have a bunch of mongrel roosters that look like the one on the bottom left. I've switched to dark Cornish because I couldn't contain my Chanteclers who used to fly over the netting even with a clipped wing. I hope the hens grow bigger because they can squeeze through the electronetting making me reluctant to turn it on.

Comment by Peter Smallidge on May 23, 2014 at 7:35am

We have (now) mostly Rhode Island Reds, and a few of the heritage breeds mentioned above.  We haven't had any trouble with them flying over the net.

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