How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Double Yolk Eggs & Citrus

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Double Yolk Eggs & Citrus

oh cool we have had problems with iguanas but we caught and sold her as a pet to a guy for breeding. i give the chickens alot of citrus. theu love the citrus and all that we grow locally here. i just joined the csa which is the community supports agriculture and we may be starting to breed feeder pigs and raise them and also rabbits for meat.

heather

--- On Wed, 12/29/10, feral4ever@aol.com <feral4ever@aol.com> wrote:

From: feral4ever@aol.com <feral4ever@aol.com>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Double Yolk Eggs & Citrus
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 6:49 PM

Heather ... we're in Naples.

Gators ... haven't had any yet ... though we are near 2 canals, so it could happen.

A couple years ago we had 2 - 4 ft. iguanas come to our yard and stayed about 6 months. No one would come remove them either. (I didn't have chickens then.) One eventually died in the back yard, during winter. The dog found it before we did, and rolled in it. Nasty, horrible smell and we had to bathe her.

I'm just waiting cause I know it's a matter of time till we get the huge pythons. They're breeding good in the Everglades so ...

A couple years ago, in the summer, we had several cotton mouths on our front porch.

Citrus ... we grow oranges, grapefruit & lemons (no limes yet, but have the trees), that's why I wondered about giving them to the chickens.

In April/May we should have Mulberries again ... the chickens loved those.

A woman I met, 10 miles east of us, has had trouble with bobcats getting her chickens. We've not seen any yet.

Our little feather footed bantam hen finally laid an egg today! Her first egg since Nov. 5th.

Ruth