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    Don't skimp on the wire!

    So sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing your painful news in order to help someone else.
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    My rooster has hit puberty!

    Well, thanks for your responses, they were great! Diego is now crowing really well, but is quite liking the attention he's getting so he's crowing all the time! And yes, I have a 15year old son who sounded the same when his voice break a couple of years ago! Too funny! Very hot over here at...
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    My rooster has hit puberty!

    Well, seeing as no one else I know is as excited about this as I am, I thought I'd post a thread to share my excitement. My new rooster (white leghorn, approximately 17 weeks old) starting crowing - well attempting to crow - this morning. I'd just gone to let the girls out of their coop and...
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    Regrouping after predator wipe-out...

    Thanks for your support, Henless! Sounds so exotic, having predators like coons, skunks, coyotes! We have to go to the zoo to see those things! Didn't know opossums were the natural enemy of chickens either. Possums here are generally smaller than chickens as a rule. Will have to Google...
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    Regrouping after predator wipe-out...

    Olive is beautiful! Thankfully she survived. We are in Western Australia and have the same problem with foxes, as we live on 3acres behind a lake. A fox came in about a month ago and obliterated the last of our beautiful ladies by climbing up over our 8foot fence with spiky wire on the top...
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    From Perth, Western Australia

    Hi, Thanks for responding! We live about 30kms north of Perth on just over 3 acres and yes, I am enjoying the cooler days before the stinking hot summer hits! I had a look at your photos - your 'feathered family' are glorious. Your roosters are especially beautiful! We've had chooks for...
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    From Perth, Western Australia

    Hi, I've been keeping chickens for about three years. Just got a new flock yesterday though, 12 ISA Browns and one white Leghorn Rooster.
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