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We have red and black sexlinks and they peck no more than the others. They are very sweet chickens and great layers. The feather picking got to be really bad during the summer, so we decided to switch them to a higher (gamebird) protein feed. The feather picking/eating stopped.

I am having the same problem..except it is other Polish hens doing the defeathering. They did it so badly I found my beautiful boys tail bloodly from all the pecking! We had this problem when they were mixed in with other breeds, so we decided to seperate them (all polish together) thinking...

Quote: dang too bad you dont live a little further south i have chickens of all types coming out my ears Hey Crockett isn't that far. How old are the buffs and the ducks?

Quote: Wow!! is all I can say! It is just chicken heaven! and you are very talented. Welcome to BYC

OMG I LOVE LOVE those Blue Buffs! I have got to have some!

I hate to say it but we had to separate ours from the rest. Our GP roo is still in the flock, but he has no tail feathers, and may have to go in with the BWCP hens. Yes I agree about the hatcheries, we asked them if the crested breeds would be ok with the standard chickens and they said "sure...

We had a terrible thing happen, but it is ending happily! Our BWP chickens have always gotten peck on their little heads. I guess those beautiful puffs of feathers on their heads have always been just too much of a temptation. We came home about 6 days ago to find one of our babies with a actual...

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I have 3, 19 wk old BLack White Polish hens. I switched them to laying pellets on Sunday, and I don't think they have eaten a bit of it. They have been on starter/grower since hatching. Will it take a while for them to adjust to this new feed?

Looking for young pullets to add to our flock. We have a nice mixture so anything we add to them will feel welcome. We are about 30 mins south of Dallas (Ennis) so if you need to cull your flock of overflow, give us a shout.

we ordered 2 SS from McM but one died, so we only have our little Mary, but I can say she is one of our favorite chickens. So sweet, very gentle and just beautiful. We wouldn't mind have 10 more just like her.

a few wellsummer, cuckoo maran, black australorp, light brown leghorn POL pullets $15 ea North Central Texas where in north central texas??? we are intrested in the pullets

like this only bigger...we got them at Tractor Supply. www.homesteadersupply.com (sorry it won't let me c/p a pic.)

We have 3 20lb feeders for 52 chickens, so they do fine.

I would whitewash it and paint the doors yellow or red. isn't there some sort of sand, plaster mix you could daub in between the chinks? And WTG YOU for doing what they said you couldn't! There is also a product called Great Stuff that comes in a can for filling in around insulation and stopping...