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    HELP!! What is the most humane way to cull a chicken?

    I’ve thought about a B.B. gun. Wrap her in a towel and straight through the side of her head. I thought u could wrap her tight and lay her in the ground with gun against the side if her head. After reading a couple of these posts now I’m not so sure. I’m thinking I need to sharpen my hatchet...
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    What can I do about a noisy hen?

    Hi! I've got a RIR hen that is the friendliest of my four, all different breed hens. They all just started laying in March. This RIR is also the noisiest. Now that I've taken the winterizing stuff off the coop it's especially loud. Mostly about 6-6:30 in the morning for about 10-15 minutes at a...
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    How do you make a dust bath?

    So I had a big tub in the run under the coop. It was about 6" tall and about 1 or 2 x 2.5 or 3 feet. I put some sand in it, about 3" and mixed in a bit of food grade DE. I could tell they were going in the tub but it didn't look like they were doing any bathing as there was just footprints, a...
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    Getting pullets to roost

    So I guess I was being impatient. Just like that they're all up on the roost! So I'll leave the nesting boxes blocked off for the rest of this week and then take the block away and hopefully they just stay up there. Thanks again!
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    Getting pullets to roost

    Thanks, I looked on her site and evidently didn't put in the correct search words. I'll just try that for a week and see what happens.
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    Getting pullets to roost

    Hi All, So I've had my 4 pullets for 2 weeks now. They're starting to get used to me, not quite so skittish as they were. They were sleeping in the nesting boxes so I blocked those off. Then, when I go out at night to close the pop door they're all sleeping on the ramp and lip of pop door...
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    Pullet questions?

    Your coop and chickens look awesome! I'm just starting with 4. Then I figure in a few years (if I can wait that long) I'll get 2-3 more. I didn't think the Australorpe laid a green egg. I think that's the Aracauna or something like that. That would be nice but I just like the different...
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    Pullet questions?

    Yes. I think I'll change that roosting bar. I suppose they could just use the poop shelf but I suppose some kind of roost would be better. I read or heard somewhere else they said about combs and wattles getting redder before they start to lay. I like your idea of the DE in the nesting boxes...
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    Trying to figure out what she's doing?

    Whew. Thanks. That's what my friend thought also. Even though it had me slightly concerned it was very comical. I would love to get a picture of one of them doing it sometime. Thanks!
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    Pullet questions?

    I've been thinking maybe this weekend I'll build a ramp up to there and see if that helps. Kind of wondered that myself, if they need a running start they can't get it in there! LOL! Thanks!
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    Trying to figure out what she's doing?

    My Rhode Island Red pullet (around 15 weeks old) was sitting on the ramp to the pop door today. Then she'd all of a sudden stretch out her neck and open her mouth wide almost like a rooster looks when he crows except her head wasn't back. But no sound came out. She did this several times...
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    Pullet questions?

    Hi Aart, I will make a new brace to go wider on the roost. They just need to find it. I came home tonight and they were all huddled together at the top of the ramp at the pop door. Fast asleep until they heard me and then wide awake so I can't even grab them and put them up there like some...
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    Pullet questions?

    I live in CT also Dizzygirl. It has been pretty cold but at least it's not Buffalo! So here are some coop pics (and my ladies) couldn't help it. The poop shelf and roost are higher than nesting boxes. I've temporarily blocked off nest boxes and now they're coming into the outside part and...
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    Pullet questions?

    Blocked off the nesting boxes and lo and behold, they've spent most of the day out in the outside portion of coop! Scratching around and generally acting like chickens. I just checked on them and I can tell they're a bit confused, just kind of wandering around inside the coop now that it's...
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    Pullet questions?

    Ok, that makes me feel better. I debated blocking them off after reading some other stuff on here but they're still so spooked about everything I hated to stress them out any more than necessary. That will just take time I guess. I haven't been able to get close enough yet to reach out and...
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