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    Cockerel vs. hound

    Oh no.. I won’t “rehome” him. He is my responsibility. A different outcome would be preferred , but good or bad, it is my responsibility. I know more today than I did yesterday. I never really wanted a rooster (he was supposed to be a she). But, i saw good attributes of protecting the...
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    Cockerel vs. hound

    Yes. I think that is the best option. Life is hard enough these days without having to be constantly on guard in my own “castle”. Since I am unfamiliar with particular behaviors, I am thankful for the advise received! Helps me to understand what we possibly did to embolden him, and also to...
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    My hen is crowing

    That is great information about the “hands off” approach - I haven’t seen that recommendation, but it makes sense.Overly bold is a great description for him. Obviously, socializing young dogs typically provides a different outcome than with cockerels. I guess Pat and I will need to have a...
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    My hen is crowing

    Another question.. (remember I am a novice...). We spent a lot of time last year “socializing” our young chickens (including Pat). He is a Cochin. Our female Cochin is the best - very docile and I have read that it is typical for breed - I assumed this would apply to Pat as well. Is he...
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    Stealth Snakes??

    I have heard that snakes will try to stay away from dog areas. Not sure of the accuracy of that statement. We have a small dog kennel with a large fenced in area. I wonder if we move coop to other side of property closer to dog kennel if the location would be snake deterrent. I do...
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    Cockerel vs. hound

    Thanks! I think if my r Thank you! I think I could be more decisive if it was rooster vs dog than rooster vs me. What is frustrating is the 2 times he did it were the 2 times my mind was occupied with life, not rooster. If I am paying attention, he doesn’t do it. In larger cities they...
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    Stealth Snakes??

    I agree conceptually about not killing rat snakes - but being surprised by them changed the dynamic... Our coop is on stilts - about 2.5 feet off the ground. I am good with penning the girls in to retrain them, but, it seems like I need to figure out this snake issue first so that they will...
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    My hen is crowing

    Having Chickens is really a humbling experience and I think it requires a lot of perseverance. This is our 2nd year with Chickens. Last year one of our hens started crowing. He is a Cochin named Pat (or Zoolander). It was pretty devastating last year (to me) as he started to molest my hens...
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    Cockerel vs. hound

    “Human aggressive” confuses me. (I am a chicken newbie(. 2 times this year our Rooster - Pat thought I was walking too close to his girls and he “ran into me”. I was lacking “situational awareness” the first time (May) and really thought he just ran into me.. he is pretty but not very smart...
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    Stealth Snakes??

    I have had chickens for 2 years, and a still on the steep side of the learning curve. Last year we put 4 wood eggs in coop to help the girls figure out the preferred place to lay eggs. We had no snakes last year and also didn’t have any chickens die. This year we found one of our girls dead...
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    Newbie from North Texas

    Thx!!
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    Newbie from North Texas

    We are new to everything related to backyard chickens... but, decided to give it a try. Actually, we went to local feed store last week planning to get 4 chicks - and ended up with 15. We are now in the process of building a coop - to attach to a 10x10 chain link dog run. Thankful for this...
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