tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post6775098567905670336..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Chickens and ApplesSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-27126425491326634952016-09-17T10:25:50.060+01:002016-09-17T10:25:50.060+01:00Ours hear our door open and come clustering to the...Ours hear our door open and come clustering to the fence to see if we'll feed them snacks or let them out to free range. I feel quite guilty if I don't. :DT.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-44374471637214650972016-09-15T16:05:50.465+01:002016-09-15T16:05:50.465+01:00It's a DEFRA ruling and is mostly aimed at sto...It's a DEFRA ruling and is mostly aimed at stopping any outbreaks of disease amongst poultry or livestock. It was proven that feeding like to like can be a cause/contributory factor in diseases like foot and mouth. <br /><br />If you can prove that your kitchen has always been, is, and always will be completely vegan I think you can get a licence to take your chickens the vegetable scraps from your kitchen, otherwise they can only go to the chickens if they have not been in the house. <br /><br />This is why I have a sink over at the Veggie Patch so I can trim and rinse our vegetables there and then on the way back to the house feed any trimmings straight to the birds.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-58077338566182945752016-09-15T14:39:49.392+01:002016-09-15T14:39:49.392+01:00The light in that picture is wonderful. I didn'...The light in that picture is wonderful. I didn't know about the scraps/illegality issue, is it because of bugs that might be present in the food? rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-19689823894996352282016-09-15T00:54:47.123+01:002016-09-15T00:54:47.123+01:00I miss being able to pick apples...live here in Fl...I miss being able to pick apples...live here in Fla. where we harvest citrus in about Nov. from Ct where apples grow...my favorite is the Macoun apples. Your chickens are so lucky! They look amazing...happy Fall to you Lisa@ Sweet Tea N' Salty Air Sweet Tea N ' Salty Airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976096133975594473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-61093712448447097422016-09-14T19:25:17.666+01:002016-09-14T19:25:17.666+01:00Blackbirds will enjoy my family's fallen apple...Blackbirds will enjoy my family's fallen applesSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-3282625034213011262016-09-14T17:19:55.866+01:002016-09-14T17:19:55.866+01:00There are very few things more amusing or heart li...There are very few things more amusing or heart lifting as seeing a load of chooks running like the clappers towards you is there? Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191036562913935116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-27651905635316325102016-09-14T15:02:37.397+01:002016-09-14T15:02:37.397+01:00Yes they love leftovers, and I give them all the t...Yes they love leftovers, and I give them all the trimmings from the veggie patch. But it's actually illegal to feed them leftovers or scraps from the house in this country ... mores the pity, because they would love them.<br /><br />Thus applies whether you sell the eggs or simply keep them for your own consumption. I think it's all madness personally, but we have to go along with it. ☹ Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-44896309133501984912016-09-14T09:01:53.177+01:002016-09-14T09:01:53.177+01:00I have kept hens for years and I would say those h...I have kept hens for years and I would say those hens are not so much looking at what you are doing and saying 'hello' as wondering whether you have anything to eat for them. We always give our hens any left-overs and they tear up to them and gobble them down as though there is no tomorrow, even though their feed trough is still full of pellets and there is corn scattered among the straw on the floor.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com