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    Rooster ostracized by entire flock??

    Thanks for the responses, everyone! :) After reading your comments I did an observation session with the flock and you were all correct; my rooster, Khufu, who was second in command is now the leader. That's politics for you, I suppose.
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    Rooster ostracized by entire flock??

    I have a strange situation.. It would appear that my entire flock turned on my alpha rooster (Mark Cluckerberg), dethroned him, and banished him. I missed the coup itself but arrived on the scene shortly thereafter. Mark wasn't bloodied or beaten, his nice tail plumage looked a little worse for...
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    1st death here and scared girls, feedback please?

    I'm so sorry for your loss.. :( I had a somewhat similar freak event happen to our own flock. Sending lots of positive energy your way. <3
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    My name is Eric and I am a Gooseaholic.

    Salutations! :D Your waterfowl addiction is most welcome here!
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    supervised free-ranging - can you truly protect from hawks?

    We have quite the raptor population in our area, and will see a handful of hawks daily. The flock free ranges (consisting of 3 month old chicks and adults with one rooster), we set up small lean-tos throughout their area so they're never too far from cover (along with natural thicket that...
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    First Time Laying Hen Eating Eggs...?

    Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely be implementing a free feed oyster shell station and I'll give the meat a shot! :)
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    First Time Laying Hen Eating Eggs...?

    Hello, fellow flock mates! I come to you with a bit of a problem... I recently acquired two chocolate turkeys, a young male and a young female coming up on their first birthday. To our surprise, the hen began laying eggs! We collected the first three eggs without incident, quickly popping...
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    -peeping sound-

    Thanks so much! :D Bald Eagles are common around here, so that’s good to know the netting will work against them.
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    -peeping sound-

    That’s horrible.. I’m sorry that happened to you. :( I’ll definitely be investing in high quality netting. I don’t want to risk having raptors breach my defenses..
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    -peeping sound-

    That’s a chicken complex if I’ve ever seen one! Outstanding work!
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    -peeping sound-

    Gators‽ Being from the Northeast I never even thought of gators being a problem for people.. That’s one predator I would be terrified of dealing with!
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    -peeping sound-

    Preliminary planning is putting the run at 100^2 ft (working on dimensions now) that has the option to open to a fenced area maybe 1,000^2 ft (that would be mobile and rotate seasonally). Though I’m very open to suggestions at this stage!
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    -peeping sound-

    I’m glad to be here, just with this one post I’ve already bolstered my information bank! You’re all fantastic! :)
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    -peeping sound-

    Oh lord, that’s a haunting image with the owl in there.. Terribly sorry to hear about your losses. :( Thank you so much for sharing, I’ll definitely make sure to get heavy duty netting. Do you recall what brand or specifications your good netting is?
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    -peeping sound-

    I was discussing this with my partner last night, and after seeing more posts about safety I think I’m going to make Fort Knox... I like the idea of having a fortress for them to retreat to with a large run with the protected free-ranging. I want my ladies to have all the space they want, but...
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