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    Extended run

    I’ve attached a couple photos of the coop that we have as well as where it’s currently placed. My chickens normally have free range but last year when I went back to work while they were out ranging around, we had way too many losses. Foxes, coyotes, and even neighboring domestic dogs. I’d like...
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    Who laid what?

    Oh and I forgot, a few Black Australorps. My barnyard mix actually looks more like one of them than a sexlink.
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    Who laid what?

    Don't have pics handy right now. Two where hatched here (they are either barred rock/french black copper marans or buff orp/french black copper marans. They look like sexlinks. The actual sexlinks I got from a breeder as well as one silver laced Wyandotte.
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    Who laid what?

    Just went down to collect eggs, and I have some newbies who are probably going to lay soon and some that have started. I know I have black sex links, Barred rocks, one or two barnyard mix. One or both mix could have black Copper Morans. I really don’t know. But I thought this egg color was...
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    Rooster behavior

    Young roo, cockerel.. I meant the same thing. It is a hoot watching him race across the yard when he sees one of them try to exit the coop. Today, I am happy to report, they are ALL roaming but he is being watchful of where they are. Thus far he has not harmed any of them. He is otherwise a...
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    Rooster behavior

    That’s what it was wondering. If this was a teenage phase 😂
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    Rooster behavior

    I have 12 chickens. 11 hens, 1 rooster. They are all 16 weeks of age. Lately, the roo has been bossy/aggressive to half the flock. Not allowing them to mingle with his other girls. Often not letting them leave the coop. Chasing them right back in. These are free-range birds on 10 acres of...
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    Wry neck - not really an emergency

    Well, I cannot even tell which one she is now. Hoping that is a good thing.
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    Wry neck - not really an emergency

    I have less than a week old chick with wry neck. In just five days she has made strides. I quickly started her on vitamin E and selenium and drench. By 36 hours huge improvements. She is back with her flock and running around, eating and drinking. This morning I struggled to find her to dose her...
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    Summer Camp Housing

    Ugh that is what I figured. Was hoping to stumble across an abnormally large one there lol I may have to con hubby into making me something. could and old unused outhouse be converted?
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    Summer Camp Housing

    We have a permanent structure/run on the adjacent 10 acre property to our home. I'd like to bring my hens over to my yard. Just a summer camp for them to freerange and my own personal enjoyment. Would one of those prefab coops/runs from TSC or Family Farm & Home be sufficient enough? We can...
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    Introducing a Roo

    Is is possible to introduce a rooster to an established flock of hens? They range from 1-3 yrs old. From PolishX, Ameraucana?, Buffs, Isa (10 total).
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    Age to process...

    We don't do fermented but they are on pasture and we move them daily.
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    Age to process...

    Thanks, that what I am thinking. I am sure the farm that processes them will appreciate us splitting the lot.
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    Age to process...

    For the first time this year we purchased all cockerals for our meat birds. Cornish x. Today we have had them 6 weeks (so they are 6 weeks and what 2 days?). They are HUGE. Growing much faster it seems than when we did a run before. We send the last 2 we did at 8 weeks. Some huge, some...
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