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    Help me decide which rooster to keep!

    In my dreams I will win the lottery and have lots of space for chickens with a bachelor coop! But for now, I can only have one coop. We aren’t especially looking the breed them, but you have a good point about egg colors if we do decide to. We have some Americaunas. I think we’re mostly...
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    Help me decide which rooster to keep!

    😆 I’m sure I’m going to have doubts either way. Thank you! This sounds like a good thing to try.
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    Help me decide which rooster to keep!

    Yes, the roosters are t challenging each other, so I think I have some time. I just get worried they’ll hurt each other. I guess as long as I figure it out before they get physical it will be okay.
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    Help me decide which rooster to keep!

    I have two roosters and only space for one. I’m leaning toward keeping the OE, but I’m not sure if I’m making the right choice. Profiles: BCM: + 1.5 years old + pretty coloring + softer crow + gentle - over mated all the hens last year - not a great defender of the girls - feathers on feet...
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    Abdominal swellings in 1.5 year old hen

    I checked her crop this morning and it felt normal and small. I don’t think it feels like air. I’m not totally sure what an abscess feels like, but it feels firm (but not hard). It doesn’t feel like what I suspect fluid would feel like.
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    Abdominal swellings in 1.5 year old hen

    It’s the thigh/belly/rump. Her left leg is down and her right leg is held up in the towel. We trimmed some of the feathers under her vent since they were getting poop on them. We noticed feather loss from a rooster earlier this year, but that seems to be getting better. I didn’t see any...
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    Abdominal swellings in 1.5 year old hen

    It doesn’t feel sloshy but it does have some give to it. It’s not hard. They get all flock and have access to oyster shells and eggshells. They gets various treats (spinach, sprouted lentils, Fly Fiesta, scratch [corn, oats, sunflower seeds, flax millet]. We mixed a big batch of scratch and now...
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    Abdominal swellings in 1.5 year old hen

    I have a 1.5ish year old RIR hen that has developed swellings. I was wondering about as it’s, but she’s so young. Also, it almost seems that there are two swellings with one of them being the smaller, redder area. She seems normal otherwise. Red combs, normal stance. She hasn’t been laying...
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    How long til the chicks know their new home?

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    How long til the chicks know their new home?

    Hello, I have four 9-week old chicks I’m integrating into a flock of 6 1-year-olds (including 1 rooster). We built a separate compartment for the chicks so that they could be in the run but separated. For the past week, we’ve been putting them out during the day and bringing them in at night...
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    Darkish spots on eggs?

    Hmm that could be causing it. I’ll keep watching them closely and try to get them before it freezes. Thanks!
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    Darkish spots on eggs?

    It’s been going on for several weeks now and from different hens. These pictures give me some leads though. Thanks!
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    Darkish spots on eggs?

    I’ve noticed several of my hens are laying eggs that have some darker spots on them. It almost looks like the marks are inside the shell. I noticed this seemed to start around when the weather got colder. Could it have something to do with condensation maybe? The eggs seem normal when I open...
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    Is my rooster a coward?

    Thanks everyone! I’m going to look into alternative hawk protection solutions.
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    wacky waving arm inflatable tube man....effictive?

    Any updates on how well the inflatable tube wiggle men worked?
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