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    Rescue cockerel...what breed is he?

    I've just looked them both up and yes, he looks like he could be a cross between those two. Thank you! His lack of comb has thrown me...he looks odd without one! I guess I'll get used to it!
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    Rescue hens and our old remaing hen

    Hi, I got 10 rescue hens and cockerel yesterday as I only had one elderly lady left after her friend died a couple of weeks ago. I thought she'd be happy to have some company. The new hens and cock arrived after dark and she was settled in a nesting box. I've been observing them all this morning...
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    Rescue cockerel...what breed is he?

    Hi, I am wondering what breed or mix of breeds this fellow is? Thanks
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    Comment by 'fishdaughter' in article 'To Insulate or Not to Insulate...'

    My last (inherited with the house) hens were completely feral and roosted in the trees all last winter! It was the worst winter for years and I expected to find them dead/half frozen/struggling, but no, they thrived! Naturally I kept them well fed and watered. I couldn't tame them, i tried so...
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    plucking cockerel/rooster ready for eating...skin looks weird....

    I didn't know I should have gutted him immediately. We won't eat him and I'll know for when the next youngster is attacked. And thanks for all the other advice too. I did try to scrape out the follicles with a butter knife but, yuk! Next time I'll separate the cock from the others and catch him...
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    plucking cockerel/rooster ready for eating...skin looks weird....

    Oh no, I didn't know that. The whole thing has been a disaster from start to finish. We'll not eat it then. :(
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    plucking cockerel/rooster ready for eating...skin looks weird....

    I've not done this before and wondered if the holey skin where the feathers were, should be so obvious? I realise now that I should have plucked this young cockerel straight after killing him, but it was late last night so I hung him up and did it this morning. I read several online things on...
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    Can I 'tame' my feral hens?

    Flock Master64 the original hen is a black silkie, the cockerel is a copper maran, so the new mother is a (very pretty) mixed the two. Don't know about the chicks as all 3 hens were laying in the same nest under the one hen!!
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    Can I 'tame' my feral hens?

    Thank-you your reply Flockmaster64. It's not as big as I would have made it if I'd intended to keep them in there permanently for a period of time. It was originally to feed them in away from the blasted pheasants and jackdaws. It's too small, but within a few days I could make it a bit larger...
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    Can I 'tame' my feral hens?

    *I don't mean permanently, I mean to keep them enclosed for a period of time until they seem more used to humans....then let them out gradually for longer each week.
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    Can I 'tame' my feral hens?

    Hi all, I inherited a hen and cockerel from the previous tenant here. I don't think they were well looked after by their previous owners and the hen hut was in a disgusting state of never being cleaned out and I found, whilst cleaning it out, the remains of a dead hen buried under layers of poo...
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    cockerel/rooster tail feathers still in casing, and leg colour

    Yes, I bet, and they already look a bit better this morning! I will reapply the oil in a few days...won't be so nervous next time!! Thanks for your help.
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    cockerel/rooster tail feathers still in casing, and leg colour

    Hey everyone, just to say that I could only get coconut oil as the vaseline had sold out. And I've just been out (it's 9pm at night) with a torch and managed to catch him. He was alert enough to run, but disorientated so I threw the blanket I had to wrap him up in, over him and easily got him...
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    cockerel/rooster tail feathers still in casing, and leg colour

    Hey everyone, just to say that I could only get coconut oil as the vaseline had sold out. And I've just been out (it's 9pm at night) with a torch and managed to catch him. He was alert enough to run, but disorientated so I threw the blanket I had to wrap him up in, over him and easily got him...
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    cockerel/rooster tail feathers still in casing, and leg colour

    Ok, great, thank you. Should the vasoline/castor oil/coconut oil be applied several times or will just one coating be enough to suffocate the mites? I will get some general (we have a good recommended organic one locally) mite powder to dust them all with, just to be on the safe side whilst I've...
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