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    Do I want a rooster?

    I think you'll find lots of varying opinions on this forum as to whether it's good to keep roos. Because I have two little kids, (children, not goats), I felt compelled to say that you should do some research on keeping a rooster if children will have access to the run and/or coop. If that...
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    "Crowing" pullet - can she be fixed?

    Update: well, I ended up just treating her like I would a roo. I picked her up, held her under my arm for a while, etc. After two days of that, she's been acting more like a hen. No crowing this morning, no pecking others, but she's still not laying (at least I think she's not laying). I'll...
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    "Crowing" pullet - can she be fixed?

    Could be broody, I guess, but she's not sitting on the nest and she's not laying. She's definitely crowing too. I just don't know how to get her to start laying again. She's only nine months old. Hmmmmm. I guess I'll be the active rooster?
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    "Crowing" pullet - can she be fixed?

    Hi all - one of my three RIR pullets - all around 9 months old - thinks she's a cockerel. Her comb and wattles have increased in size and color. She's stopped laying and is now crowing - or at least is attempting to. She's generally acting like a roo too. She's more aggressive, alerts the...
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    Feeding tomatoes?

    Super duper. Thanks everyone for your help!
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    Feeding tomatoes?

    Can chickens eat tomatoes? I searched and saw that the leaves are bad, and I think someone posted that seeds don't digest well. Are tomatoes OK to feed as snacks/treats? Is the skin hard to digest for chickens? I have a bunch of cherry tomatoes that are extremely ripe and ready to be eaten...
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    Dog killed my only roo...........

    I appreciate how angry and upset you feel. My dog, who I love very much, killed my favorite hen about a year ago. I came home and was furious, but after about an hour or so of reflection, I realized that it was my fault, not my dog's. I cried because I should have done a better job of...
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    Gimpy has a butt problem now... Photo included. Help please.

    I had a young BO cockerel whose butt looked just like that from about the time he was four-weeks old until he was about 10-weeks old. He picked at it a lot, and it looked like he was having a hard time pooping. In fact, he even picked at his vent while he was pooping sometimes, as though it...
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    When do roo's start to crow?

    I had two cockerels for a while. One EE started crowing at 16 weeks, and the other (a BO roo) crowed at 17 weeks, the day after I gave him away to a flock without a roo. So I think it's individual to the roo and situational as well.
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    Do I need food/water in the coop and the pen

    I used to have food and water inside and out, but it was a lot of work. As I live in the desert, my girls spend most of the time outside (maybe this is true no matter where you live?). Anyway, I now have food outside (yes, the wild birds also eat it), and water inside and out. I open their...
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    Layers now or day olds later?

    I'm an instant gratification type guy, but I'd probably wait and get the day-olds in June, and I'd get twice as many as you think you want. If you get eight sexed chicks, you might end up with two boys, and even if they're all girls (and you only want to keep four), you'll be able to sell four...
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    Contest - How Many Members On 5/6/2009 - Winner Announced - BellLisamo

    On 5/6/09 BYC will have 31,654 members!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    After bragging yesterday that I got 7 from 7 (layers), I am compelled to report that today the girls gave up only 4. That's what I get, I suppose...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Seven from seven (layers) for the first time!
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    What alarm call does a rooster make to scream - HAWK! ?

    I wonder how much of it is flock specific. I don't have a roo, but I have two very jittery BOs and two very alert (and noisy) RIRs (along with the rest of the girls). The jittery BOs will make a call that sounds a lot like the "ground predator" call when they're separated from the rest of the...
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