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    Oldest Hen Age and Breed

    My oldest was an old English Game Bantam hen who died 1 week short of 15 years old. She was also my first chicken to lay an egg. A friend had a 17 year old hen.
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    Aerial protection idea

    Even with fishing line being very thin, snow or ice have accumulated on it at times, and it looks like this. Never breaks though.
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    Aerial protection idea

    Unfortunately I cannot use netting because of the number of trees in my runs. Netting would be a lot easier for sure.
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    Aerial protection idea

    30 lb fishing line in a 12x12 in grid has worked for me! It is attached to 6 ft fences.
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    Can't identify these worms...PLEASE HELP!

    Roundworms can live outside the host, at least for a while, when expelled in the poop. Unfortunately, they make tasty treats for the chickens to reingest.
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    17 Years In The Making!

    How wonderful! I want to meet Terrie too! I also need to go West again and get another book signed by Rob and April and Alana.
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    Hoop Coop in TX, I think it might have been a bad idea

    In hotter climates, you build for the heat, and adapt for the cold. This photo is of my hoop coops in “winter“ mode. Tarps on the tops only. Opaque plastic on the back (north) side and below the tarps, screwed down with wood strips. Open on the front (south) side. When Texas froze in...
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    Five nesting boxes, only using one, multiple chickens in box at the same time

    Remove the dividers from your nest boxes and let them have all of the room. They will still crowd together some, but they will not get as hot, and eggs will have a better chance of not getting broken. You can still scatter some fake eggs in other parts of the bigger nest box to encourage them...
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    🚨Wanted: Tips for Raising Hormonal Bad Boys

    You need to get her out of the pen or the boys will kill her. Best solution is to take all the boys out and put them in a separate pen.
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    Need Help Sexing/Gendering Appenzeller, Barnevelder, and white crested Polish bantams

    Based on the already developing wattles, the Spitzhauben is probably a cockerel. Pullets wattles and combs develop much later.
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    🚨Wanted: Tips for Raising Hormonal Bad Boys

    I separated all my hormonal boys from the pullets. The girls and I appreciated it, but now the boys are fighting among themselves. I know which boys I want to keep, but it is too hot to ship my “seconds” or take them to the feed store to sell. I do not need 17 Spitzhauben roosters!
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    Doing what needed to be done- first euthanasia

    It sounds awful, but we chop the head off. With a chick, you can even use a pair of shears or scissors. It is fast and painless. When we first had chickens, I read about using engine starter fluid because it has ether in it. Soak a rag in starter fluid, put it in a bucket, put the chick in...
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    Doing what needed to be done- first euthanasia

    I do not post as often as I used to, but I do follow posts that are close to my heart (or are about Spitzhaubens). I am very sorry for your loss, and I understand how hard it is. Several years ago I posted this on another forum. I go back and read it to myself every once in a while as a...
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    I have a waiting list right now, but I believe there are some Spitzhauben breeders in your area...

    I have a waiting list right now, but I believe there are some Spitzhauben breeders in your area on the Appenzeller Spitzhaubens Around the World Facebook group. Ask to join, and I will approve your membership. What is your FB name?
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    Sometimes, where are you located?

    Sometimes, where are you located?
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