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    whats gotten into my rooster? he keeps attacking my leg

    "Talk"to your chickens (make a unique sound) so they know who you are, and can identify you. All of my animals know my sounds that i make to them. I can have the entire yard piled up against my legs just by making a tic and a cluck! Someday I'll get someone to record it on video, it's crazy to...
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    Deer Eatin Chickens?

    Mix the venison 50-50% with Ground Beef and feed it to your family, Or just add beef tallow to the venison, it is so lean that it needs that tallow from beef. If you do that your family will all enjoy it. It Worked for me. We Loved it.
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    How do i make my chickens eat marigolds?

    Do you free range? Be Carefull what you wish for. Next year they may spend everyday terrorizing your flower patch.
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    What to scatter for free ranging.

    My hens and roosters don't leave my mowed yard. That gives them about 3 acres. They stop where the grass gets tall. For some reason my chickens don't cross the road either! They also don't like Snow! They stay in the coop if the ground is white. I do give them scratch in front of the coop...
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    how high is to high for roosts

    I have stair stepped roosts. I you have an old junk wooden ladder lean it up against your roost. They will climb it all the way to the top then spread out on the roost. Some will even stay on the ladder. An Upside down 5 gallon pail in front of the roost may be all you need too.
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    What breed are these girls?

    The first Photo reminded me of our New Hampshire Red's. They are wonderfull Hens. Same Gene pool i'm sure.
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    Buff Orpington Pullet or Cockerel???

    Looks like my Hens. They are wonderfull.
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    Rooster or Hen?

    Yup He Looks Just Like My Roo's I have 2 I had 3 But one was way too ornery, Kept going after the kids and mom. had to eat him. I kept my other 2 around just to keep my eggs fertile. No need for it, but those who know how to tell a fertile egg always comment "You have a Rooster!"
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    3 Month Americana Pullet or Roo?

    I Agree, Looks Like a Pullet. But it is harder to tell with EE's. I only had on EE roo out of my 8 and they all look different but still the same.
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    Chick just hatched, what next?

    I'm From Northern Iowa. I gave our broody hen Eggs on a whim Basically not thinking too hard about it. I had tried to break her for a month without putting her in a cage, then caved in and gave her some eggs. Very Few of our eggs had the tiny red spot indicating they were fertile. I expected one...
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    Chick just hatched, what next?

    I Had a Broody hen too, i gave her 8 eggs 3 weeks ago. Today We have at least 4 chicks already. My concern is that they are in one of the nest boxes where the other hens lay, and the nest box is Two Feet off the floor. Will all the chicks jump out at the same time to be with momma. Do I need to...
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    dimming chicken coop timer??

    Based Only on What i have read, and i have read alot to make up for my complete lack of experience, You want to add hours of daylight in the morning, not the evening. That Being said they installed a store bought poultry timer in 1956 to probably do what you are after today. My Coop as built...
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    dimming chicken coop timer??

    I Just tore out a timer that was in my chicken coop that did almost exactly what you describe, it looked like it shut off 6 of the 8 lights then the last 2 later. It actually controlled 2 lighting circuits. It had a date saying it was installed in 1956! I didn't check to see if it was still...
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