Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good?

Re:Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good? by foxhop on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:02PM (#28341902)

Chickens like to be in flocks, I would say 6 hens would be good for two people, yields 6 eggs per day, you'll never buy eggs again (assuming you continue the process). They can be picky so my recommendation is to also maintain a compost area they may access. The soil life breaks it down into other forms which the birds may use. Good luck!

One last video for you to get pumped up: https://youtu.be/fydmrz5EThw

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Re:Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good? by moistly on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:39PM (#28342157)

Oeuf! That’s four more eggs than I’d need! Maybe my neighbour would like to share.

Is it practical to let them free-range in an urbanish neighbourhood? We have deer, raccoons, cats, the occasional coyote, osprey and eagles, etc—we are not far from open range and open wildlands. I assume they’d need some sort of enclosure at night, but during the day?

I’ve checked and we are allowed a coop…

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Re:Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good? by mrspeaker on Saturday August 28, 2021 @09:10PM (#28343119)

("Oeuf!" made me do a snort-coffee-out-my-nose laugh. Genius.)

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Re:Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good? by moistly on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @12:25AM (#28363970)

I am no genius, my dear Mrs. Peaker, for were you to call me a wit it would be too kind by half.

But I do like to think that I have my moments.

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