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"seen many backyard farms in the tropics with jicama and chickens raised together without having to separate them.
only reason a chicken might want to eat jicama leaves(in large amounts) is if the chicken is starving and has nothing else to peck on."
only reason a chicken might want to eat jicama leaves(in large amounts) is if the chicken is starving and has nothing else to peck on."
"Hi Caren,
Like you I could not find any specific info on toxicity to chickens, however the main poison is rotenone and is used as an insecticide even on chickens to combat mites. The list of animals which the leaves etc are toxic to include…"
Like you I could not find any specific info on toxicity to chickens, however the main poison is rotenone and is used as an insecticide even on chickens to combat mites. The list of animals which the leaves etc are toxic to include…"
I have received some Jicama seeds (Pachyrhizus erosus) and thought they would be beautiful for shading the girls coop. My research shows the leaves, flowers and pods are poisonous to humans, but I have not been able to determine if they are for…
"I would try the lower light veggies - mostly types of leafy plants. A good summer crop might be sweet potatos, they do well in low light conditions. What I did in my shady garden is plant lots of things and see what does best. For me it was the…"
"I have a strip of flowers. Half is under the fringe of the mesquite and other half gets full sun. The flowers do better in full sun, most of the flowers under the tree have died. The edibles under the tree are peppermint and sunchokes. The…"
"I do container veggie gardening (large pots) under a vitex and lysiloma tree. Both of these are quite small trees in comparison to a mesquite and the pot placement is near the edges of the shade canopy. The vitex makes quite dense shade while the…"
Has anyone had any luck at growing edibles under mesquite tree? If so, what? I'm looking at possibly adding a mesquite on the west side of my chicken coop. I have a passion fruit vine trailing up it currently, but it isn't looking so good. The tree…
"Laura,
I had to worry about my own dogs getting into the newest members of the house (9 girls)...I housed them in a chain link dog run that I reinforced with chicken wire and then dug down 18 inches and attached panel wire secured with chunks of…"
I had to worry about my own dogs getting into the newest members of the house (9 girls)...I housed them in a chain link dog run that I reinforced with chicken wire and then dug down 18 inches and attached panel wire secured with chunks of…"
"We haven't met as of yet, but our youngest son, Collin, has been to your place. I would love to visit and see everything when it is convenient for you! We are in the very beginning stages of things (fruit trees, edible landscape, and chickens...and…"
"Rachel, Thanks for the information! You speak about boredom...how can I change this up, especially for one aggressive 9 wk ole RIR. I have the appropriate space for them. One americauna is down to 2 tail feathers this morning."
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Caren,
Your son is a delight! I had been thinking about telling him there is a new 2 week old kid and 3 baby Maras, and maybe ducklings soon. Such fun! You are welcome to come and see, of course. Mornings and evenings are better and I have a commitment this Friday, but other than that suggest what works for you. Ask Colin to give you my phone # if you want to not write this schedule checking ;-)
I look forward to meeting you,
Lisette