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    blkjak I want to keep my Buff because I have trained him with free ranging in our yard. He keeps the hens in the pasture and off my lawn. The Americana roo I need for breeding....but I don't think I will be able to have my cake and eat it too....lol The Americana seems not as trainable
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    I have a nice Large Buff Rooster but he is getting beat up by my young little Americana Roo.... I want to keep them both but I always have to separate them. It worked for me to have 2 Buff Roos Does a no crow collar calm them down? I want to put "handcuff s" on him. but that defeats the...
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    Well my barn is already over filled with chicks hatched out my broodies this spring, so no more chicks for me! I have a small cage that I put them in over night, it's outside the barn so they can cool their jets This works But I need eggs! Not chicks, I am going to try leaving the lights on for...
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    Hi All, has any one had trouble with broody hens? With all this humidity I have to brake one hen every week....now we went away for the weekend and came back to 3 broodies!!!! Groan! I need eggs! Any suggestions to keep them from going broody?
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    I had some egg eaters too...what worked for me is....,in the regular boxes make sure they always have a lot of straw, sometimes the eggs break on the bounce if they are a standing layer and they can't help but peak it open. Second I add colored golf balls to the nests, when they peak it and it...
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    I am from the Winkler area and looking for Maran's. I would like to have the ones that lay the chocolate brown eggs. Chicks would be prefered but I would consider hens. I have buff Orpington s and Americanas.....it would look lovely to add the dark eggs to my egg basket.
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    I love Roosters! PICS

    Here is my Mr. rooster! He lives the camera and is a sweet heart with his ladies.....very well behaved
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    So, sweet. Those are the wonderful surprise's you get if you have free range.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Last night we started our introductions, they can see each other but that's it, separated by chicken wire. The mama's were all on high alert, I stayed till everyone got quiet....it was really noisy!!! But they all calmed down for the night. This morning it was better but they are not ready being...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thank you, that's the info I was looking for. My chickens have the back pasture to run around and we have a docile flock. And a super proud Roaster who even helps feed the chicks. But I thought the mamas might not like each other(never had more than one Broodie), but from what you said that...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have 3 broody hens, they all had there chicks one week apart. Can I have them all separated, when can I move them together? Will there be any problems?
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