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    Beware of segregating a bully

    I read this fantastic article and was wondering if you could give any ideas of how to tweak this for my own situation. We had a large-ish flock of 20 hens that were all acquired within weeks of each other as 8 week and under. These birds all lived happily together for a couple of years. No...
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    Outdoor run issues. Help please!

    Yes it is aproned, but it’s the first place they go to scratch. They dig holes under the apron. We’ve tried filling it in with rocks but we need something sturdier. This actually looks perfect. I’ll show my husband. We’ve had several flocks and this batch is by far the busiest.
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    Outdoor run issues. Help please!

    I have a very large outdoor run that is attached to my coop and covered run. The outdoor run is only covered in chicken wire. So the outdoor run gets wet. Previously, it was grass, then compacted dirt. My husband tills it in the spring so they can dig around in there. A few years ago we added...
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    Marek’s?

    Thank you for the information. She’s been laying since last summer.
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    Marek’s?

    I have a one year old partridge Brahma hen that I bought in the late summer last year (1 of 4 from the same place in GA) and all has been well. We recently added two healthy geese (9 months old a month and a half ago). We have 11 chickens in a huge coop and run, as well as the two geese - they...
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    Roo chasing young roos

    Rehomed both young boys. Now to find a few more suitable hens for him.
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    Roo chasing young roos

    I read to not interfere unless there is blood. Perhaps it will mellow out once he feels they’re in their place. They leave for my mom’s farm in May. But I’ve tried since they were hatched and I knew they were boys to rehome them, but no one ever wants roosters - even when they’re purebred - when...
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    Roo chasing young roos

    Please don’t misunderstand me - these young boys are being rehomed and he JUST started to be aggressive - the moment he heard the young one crow. And he has balded my hens (the three breeder quality - gentler - Brahma hens and his favorite hen, a crested cream legbar that is actually the mom of...
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    Roo chasing young roos

    I have a LF Brahma Roo that is one year old. In November we had a broody hen hatch 3 chicks, two of which were Roos. Our big Roo has been such a good father, taking to the babies right and helping take care of them. Fast forward to yesterday. One of the Roo babies crowed for the first time and...
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    IS this scaly leg mites or something else?

    So what do you suggest I do to support him? He’s a good boy! We love him!
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    IS this scaly leg mites or something else?

    So you don’t think it’s leg mites? We’ve been diligent in treating with no success.
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    IS this scaly leg mites or something else?

    Would that cause his toes to be red in between?
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    IS this scaly leg mites or something else?

    Like baby bath? Or dawn dish soap?
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    IS this scaly leg mites or something else?

    Everything I’ve done is outlined in the post.
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    IS this scaly leg mites or something else?

    So what else can I do for him?
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