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    Leg Pecking on Roo by Hens

    Thanks for the reply. I will keep him isolated until he heals, and now have a real appreciatation for the decibel level of a rooster crow now that he is in my basement.
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    Leg Pecking on Roo by Hens

    Hi folks, I am having a problem with my RIR roo, Brewster, being picked on by the 12 hens I own. They are pecking at the back of his legs, right above the rear toe. When I went to put them in from free-ranging today, I noticed the activity and the bloody wounds. One of the hens was...
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    firefighter got no respect

    If that indivdual was on MY scene, and was not part of the solution, he would've been part of the problem, and forcibly (if necessary) removed by law enforcement. If he did belong on the scene, then he would be under my authority, and I would deal with him directly. We have enough to deal with...
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    Free Rooster in CT

    Quote: I don't know, I was going to wait until someone replied to look into it. I will find out details for shipping a live rooster to Martinsburg, WV and get back to you soon. BTW, he has been behaving himself recently, but I still want to give him away. I'll also try to post a photo, and I...
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    Free Rooster in CT

    I have a 7 month old EE Rooster that needs to go. He is beating up my girls and has tried to take me on, but I turn him into a feathered soccer ball. My RIR rooster has not had any luck putting him in his place either, and if I didn't know any better, I say looks disgusted at the bad boy. So...
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    enclose the run for winter?

    Quote: I used tarp tie-downs from Home Depot. It's a little loop of bungie cord material with a plastic orange ball at the end, and you just loop the ball back through the elastic loop. I attached it through the chicken wire where there was a grommet on the tarp. The photo of my run kind of...
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    enclose the run for winter?

    Quote: I originally put up a tarp for shelter and shade, but it is going to be replaced soon with corrugated roofing. Even though it was pitched and the rain ran off fine, snow was a different story last winter. I had to climb up a ladder in the snow several times to sweep it off. At least...
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    My rooster is learning to crow

    My 1 year old RIR learned on his own and crows like an old pro, while my 5 month old EE roo tries to learn from him. They alternate their calls in the morning, old Brewster first, then Schuster after. I think it's pretty funny right now, but he'll learn.
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    Barnyard just up and died

    Quote: Get a necropsy done if you still have her body. Keep the body refridgerated (not frozen) until you can get her to a lab. In Connecticut, UConn Bio-Pathology does it for free under the guise of monitoring for avian flu. Otherwise I'm pretty sure the cost is minimal, but at least you'll...
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    How does everyone sanitize their eatin' eggs?

    Quote: We are exactly the same way! The benefits of having a good Roo that can sound the alarm, protects the flock, helps with the flock round up, etc. out weigh the possibility of fertilized eggs. Besides, like Brenda, our eggs are collected daily so who knows what may have been fertilized...
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    quit laying or a predator?

    For a couple of weeks back in late May/early June my girls all stopped laying. I did find one broken one on the floor of the coop early on and thought one of them was smashing and eating eggs. We kept a close eye on things and decided that was an accidental break. A couple of weeks later, and...
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    Pizza toppings I prefer

    In Order....... 1). Anchovy & Cheese 2). Red Potato, sour cream, cheese, bacon on white garlic pizza base (Hey Henrietta23......Willington Pizza!) 3). Meat Lovers (Pepperoni, sausage, bacon, hamburg, pork, cheese & sauce) Edited to add: Has to be Thick Crust. I can't stand that brick oven...
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    Cougars, Bears, Coyotes, Foxes, Raccoons, Weasels, Hawks, Owls, Eagles

    As part of my budget for raising chickens (coop/run construction, etc.) I purchased a rifle for predators. I only had military surplus stuff or little .22's, but nothing practical to take out a predator. I picked up a nice used Marlin 336 lever gun in .30-.30 Winchester, all set up with a scope...
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    Wasted Feed.....

    Just my 2 cents on the original topic........ On the rare days my birds aren't free ranged, they can get a little rambuncious in the run, and knock the hanging feeder around, dumping quite a bit of food. I just raise the feeder up the chain out of reach, and force them to eat what they dumped...
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    painting the inside of your coop

    I used the white painted masonite panels, joiners, and corners they sell at Home Cheapo. I did the ceiling as well as the walls. The floor is a linoleum remnant that has the edges rolled up the walls about 6 inches. My coop is insulated with R-19 pink rolled insulation, so I needed it covered...
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