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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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    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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    cockerel/rooster tail feathers still in casing, and leg colour

    Thank you junebuggena, that's excellent advice. I didn't know they were so placid at night...the cockerel isn't likely to attack. Azygous above suggested covering his legs in castor oil, is that better than some scaly leg ointment/spray from my local feed merchants? Also, should I completely and...
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