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    Mystery chicken

    We bought a few adult hens and all but one were identified to us. Does anyone know what type bird she may be? He did have 1 Ayam Camani but said she was not one. She has a grey head with black eyes, cone, waddle, feet, and body. She has not laid an egg yet so don't know what color they may be.
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    Can I get some coop advice?

    My coop and run are on the smaller size as well but I free range, so the coop is only used as a hotel of sorts. Every night after they put themselves to bed I go out to lock them up and do a head count. They are all smooshed together so tight I feel like they are only using up about a quarter to...
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    Why do my Chickens Roost on the Nesting Box?

    Could the nesting roosts bars be a different size than the tall roost? Just wondering if they prefer the feel of that shape on their feet vs the regular roost. It could also just be easier to rooster there instead of trying to fight off the higher ups in the pecking order and now it has become a...
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    Best rooster breed with small children

    I have been wondering the same thing. Not really which breeds are best with children, but if I got a docile roo would he be a good protector/provider to my hens? We got ten hens last October and one turned out to be a roo. He is a Rhode island red or production red. Most times he is very sweet...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    We do have tents and even hammocks. Some of the guys have to use them while working on cutting trails up the mountain. That way they don't have to hike all the way back down everyday. It is a brutal climb, but hopefully once they are done it will be a better hike. I have not even made it all...
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    Aloha Ya'll

    Luckychick105, thank you... We had a whole list of really old names that fell out of favor, well, basically because they are horrible. We wanted something you just don't hear much anymore. I had a wild chicken adopt us when we first moved here and for some reason I felt her name was Susan. So...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Audie is going to find us chicken orphans at her doorstep lol. Hana is dreamy. Speaking of off the grid. Fairly affordable acreage in Kapaa because no infrastructure happening... yet? We are looking into. Waiting on call from realtor. Interesting... ;) I am totally up for off the grid living. We...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    808momof4, It does feel like living a dream at times. So much so, I wonder how the heck we ever even landed here with this amazing opportunity. I love pygmy goats. Had lots of breeder friends back in Texas through my chinchilla connections that also had pygmies. Such fun animals. You saw...
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    Aloha Ya'll

    Texas KiKi, I googled "how to keep mongoose out of chicken coop or nesting box". We free range our chickens most of the day, so what I was really looking for was how high can a mongoose jump, so I would know how high to build my nest boxes without having to use a ramp for the hens to get in...
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    Aloha Ya'll

    DobieLover, Just saw your avatar pic of your Dobberman! We sadly just lost our Dobbie Baby "Sarge" a few months ago to bone cancer. We rescued him 8 years ago from my husbands workplace when they upgraded their security system. My husband felt bad that he was kenneled in a large outdoor...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    We have almost 200 acres and yup, it is all wild. Nothing has really been done with this piece of property in 40+ years so the jungle has reclaimed most of it. It was a cattle ranch many many years ago then more recently they grew taro and a few other things, but most of that is long gone now...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    We can only get satellite internet, but it is pretty decent. Maybe even more so than our cell service. For now we are 100% off grid. We drive large water tanks into Kahalui about once a week or so for personal use and use a large generator for power. Our solar system should be getting...
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    Aloha Ya'll

    Hello everyone! I am new to the group and found it by searching for ways to keep mongoose away from my chickens. We recently relocated to Maui from Texas about a year and a half ago for a semi working retirement. I am an herbalist and we are in the very early stages of starting a green tea...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Thank you for the welcome TropicalBabies! First I have to say your "unfortunate looking" offspring is epic and I love him!!!! But I am one of those people that like unusual of not down right odd looking things. :) We do have further expansion plans laid out but are in a sort of temporary...
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    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Aloha Everyone! I am both new to Hawaii and also chickens. We moved to Kipahulu (near Hana) on Maui about a year and a half ago. We started with 10 baby chicks in October of last year and have 2 each of 5 different breeds. Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, Ameraucana, Leghorn, and Buff...
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