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    Are all roosters inherently mean or ornery?

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    Are all roosters inherently mean or ornery?

    i'm not really sure how to respond to this other than "OK." a barred rock rooster is akin to a pit bull? maybe i am inept at reading comprehension, but i fail to see the link or equality there.
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    Are all roosters inherently mean or ornery?

    Hi all. Don't post here much anymore but always come here when I have a chicken question like I do now. Are all roosters inherently mean or ornery? It seems as though I never get a nice one but instead get ones that are always interested in spurring either me or my son. Most recent case in...
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    How many would you keep?

    thanks for the replies.
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    How many would you keep?

    thanks for the replies. i keep all heritage birds. breeds are buff orps, barred rocks, delawares, RIR, and a couple of partridge rocks. i mostly don't want to feed them through the winter to find out that they're not going to produce more come spring when the days lengthen. i don't keep...
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    How many would you keep?

    Hi all. I'm about to thin the flock and put some of the older girls either in the freezer or into new homes. I have 20 birds that are of laying age right now and 14 that are almost at point of lay. Of the 20, their age breakdown is: 3 at 8 months - started laying in September +/- 10 @...
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    Question about feathers missing plumes

    Hi all. Cross-post from the Homesteading Today forum to hopefully pick up more audience for my question. Question re: feathers missing plumes. A couple of my Delaware hens have something strange going on. The very interior feathers on their wings are down to a feather shaft with no plumes...
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    What's the best heritage breed for a meat bird?

    I think I've decided on Jersey Giants, maybe some Brahmas, and some Delawares. Shooting for 20 weeks to butcher. Hopefully they will have put on enough meat by then to make a decent meal.
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    What's the best heritage breed for a meat bird?

    bump.... dark cornish maybe?
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    What's the best heritage breed for a meat bird?

    Title says it all. I want some straight run heritage birds for the freezer. I've slaughtered some buff orp, barred rock, and delaware cockerels, and while they were OK, they weren't the greatest. Is there one breed that stands out from the rest? White rock maybe?
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    Mixing meat birds with my laying flock

    Hi all. I want to get some meat birds in a month or so to raise for the obvious purpose. Can I brood and eventually mix them with my laying flock, allowing them to free range just like our layers? Is their higher protein requirement significant enough to need a separate meat bird food such...
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    Peace

    no. i let mine free range on our 3/4 acre with the knowledge that i will occasionally lose a bird. i lost one yesterday morning for the first time in about 18 mos. i see how they are when they're locked in because of snow and how they get after about two days of being cooped up and deciding...
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    D@!n foxes - got one of my birds this morning.

    I thought to myself over the weekend that we've been really lucky and haven't lost any birds to predators in well over a year. I counted my blessings too soon. For reference, I don't like to keep our birds locked up but instead choose to let them free range all day with the tradeoff that we...
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    Possible egg stealer?

    think i solved the problem. tuesday night as an experiment i modified the pop door so that she can't get in there. wednesday got 8 eggs and yesterday got 10. if today is in the same ballpark, she will be blamed as the culprit. no wonder she was farting so much.
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    Did you insulate your coop?

    thanks for all of the replies guys. looks like an even split between insulated and non. trying to decide if i want to do this or not.
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