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    Big enough coop?

    I have 5 chicken houses with runs. Two of them are chicken tractors that can be moved as the grass gets eaten and trampled on. One is 4 x 12ft. and the other is 4 x10ft. The houses are about 3 to 4 ft. above ground so the chickens have more running space. I keep them in the pens until for...
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    Aggressive Rooster? Can he be tamed?

    I think it depends on the breed of the rooster. I have a black Jersey Giant and he used to attack me when ever I went in the coop. I would grab him and hold his body down while holding his head to the ground, much like he does a hen when mounting her. I held him for a couple minutes after he...
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    Are these eggs worth incubating?

    nothing ventured nothing gained. I would put them in the incubator. Mark when you put them in and leave them at least till the time they were suppose to hatch. The bantom eggs I put in the incubator were in for abt. 7 to 10 days after mother hen gave up. So far one has hatched.If the eggs start...
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    Hi ,been doing chickens for abt. 50 years, but always seem to be something new to learn. I always check you site for information.Need some help.

    I have a bantom who just hatched out 2 chicks about a week ago and three eggs were left in the next. She is preoccupied with the new chicks so I put the eggs in the incubator to see if they will hatch. One of those eggs hatched out three days ago. It doesn't want to eat so I found a very tiny...
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