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Recent content by darelmac
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The Moment I’ve Been Waiting For! First Egg!!!
Leave an egg in the nest and they will usually start laying in the nest.- darelmac
- Post #22
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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New coop.
You should have no problems with the way you are building it. Chickens are natural predator attraction! Their clucking through the day and the squawking following eggs being laid seems to attract every predator within hearing distance. You learn to deal with them as they come. Electric fencing...- darelmac
- Post #7
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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Original flock still not taking to new additions
"They are best treated as individuals" is absolutely correct. There are common traits among breeds but in every breed you will find individuals that defy everything about how they should be behaving. I have always kept Rhode Island Reds because they are good choice for egg layers and adapt well...- darelmac
- Post #7
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
I have a small flock of Rhode Island Red hens and French Copper Maran who lay nearly every day. I live in a rural community so my chickens are free range but they come to their coop before dark and I lock them in every night.Inside the coop they are safe. Sometimes one hen hangs back and I go...- darelmac
- Post #57
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Pet rooster
I think so. My wife doesn't like him but he isn't a pet. Watching him for a few minutes and you can tell he is watching over his ladies.- darelmac
- Post #4
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Pet rooster
I have been around chickens all of me life which means 70 years in June. As far as I know my great grandparents had chickens. They were not pets. They added food for the family. It seems strange to think of chickens as pets. Some breeds are more docile than others and within the breeds you will...- darelmac
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Aggressive Rooster? Or Not 🐓?
My family has had chickens as far back as I know. Aggressive rosters are normal for free range chickens. More than just normal they are needed. When I see the rooster watching out for his hens I see him doing his job. I keep chickens for eggs, and if needed, the table. They are domesticated but...- darelmac
- Post #24
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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