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    Right decision to cull?

    He would have been dead at my house immediately also, especially drew blood from the kid. Dead rooster for sure we would have set around eating chicken and remembering that mean old rooster...
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    Do chickens need to be trained to go into the coop

    This only really applies to my meat birds since my layers have a get to know each other period and there are always older birds that lead the younger ones around. But once my meat birds go to their coop they get let out into the pen I keep the heat light on in the coop if it is cold at night...
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    Help, my rooster attacks!

    He would have allready been cooked at my house. Mine came after me one time and I kicked him for a loop he took off and hasnt attempted it again to me, he tried my son (7 Years old) but I had allready told him if the rooster does it kick him. He hasnt done it to my son since he got booted...
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    Did I order too many?

    If you had another 8x8 tractor I would think you could do it with 2 of them easily. You could also process some of them early for Cornish Game hens. Just a thought.
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    fixing to build a fully automatic water system. Looking for advice.

    Watch those nipples they seem to hang up on occasion so your water would run at a continuous drip. I have had to replace several nipples after a bit once they start getting wore it seems it happens more. I run off a large water tank for mine and just fill the tank once a week instead of direct...
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    is rabbit poo okay for chickens to eat

    The rabbit manure pulls worms and other bugs in they are foraging through it for the bugs and left overs not the manure itself. Mine have a path around the property they make daily and rabbit manure is along that path. Havent ever heard of it creating any problems for them, truth be known the...
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    Exposing chicks to coop/run dirt

    The way I do it, Is once they start getting their feathers good I start putting them in cages and setting them outside for a couple hours at a time with water only then sprinkle some crumbles under the cage so they have to pick at it if their hungry. I do that for about a week then the next...
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    MUD!!!

    Yup straw/hay I have a buddy that generally has 2 or 3 round bales that he cant haul when he bales a field close to me and its not worth his time or money to come way back up here for the 2 or 3 bales so I help him out by getting them out of his way. Then spread them everywhere
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    Re-designed coop seems to have confused my chickens...

    They are creatures of habit for sure so when you change something for them I for instance will show one of them how to do whatever it is and the others will soon follow. May just have to show them a day or 2 where the entrance exit is and they will be fine. As far as space when they are that...
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    What do you place your waterer on?

    I hang my waters from chains in the brooder and the coop. The nipples leak and hang up sometimes and it makes a quick mess inside. I use them for my rabbits as their cages let them drip straight through if they hang up. and i use them under the coop for the chickens but not inside. I have...
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    Is it necessary to gut a bird in all circumstances?

    In my opinion yes. There is still alot usable there that is wasted. I understand you dont have space but there are alot of people that would use it for you! The livers gizzards heart etc I dont eat nor care anything about but I keep them so I can give them to my parents for cat treats or I...
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    Help! I found blood all over my chicken coop!

    I personally leave them be stop the bleeding and let them work out there pecking order or differences if not you might as well continue to keep them apart. Mine only occasionally have issues but the work it out. If you have a problem animal thats one thing but if its just a disagreement I stay...
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    How do you do it??

    My kids help with all the animals, they do name them occasionally but are always warned not to. It happens they understand that if our animals don't get processed somewhere someone elses will be on our table and we know where ours have been and how they have been taken care of. The last one my...
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    Culling?

    Donrae hammer nail.. Dead is dead at some points. I mean truthfully if you were asked how you wanted to be dispatched between head chopped off or bleed out what would it be, Mine would be neither at this point... I chop so its all just over with for them personally.. Its all personal outlook...
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