Problems with chicken pastures
Our new generation of
Australorp layers is turning out to be a difficult flock.
We're debating on ways to
scale it back for easier management.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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I'm kind of curious what your problems are with these. Other than going broody at the drop of a hat, I've always found them to be easy and reliable. Don't get me started on my current flock of Rhode Island Reds, though. Not only do they peck at at you, they hang on. 
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Julie Whitmore
— Sat Sep 10 13:47:04 2016
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Oh boy! I've had troublesome flocks before and I bet you have too. Seems like once they get a bad idea going, the whole flock gets a whiff of it and all bets are off, like hopping fences or eating eggs. Hope you get it figured out.
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Jennifer g
— Sat Sep 10 22:56:17 2016
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Yes, what kinds of problems are you having? I love my Icelandics, but they are flighty, so you need a way to keep them out of the garden. They're excellent foragers, though, good at evading predators, and some are good broodies, too.
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Jennifer Quinn
— Sun Sep 11 16:13:51 2016
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