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    Any reliable deterrents out there??

    Had 48 babies and adult chickens in the coop last night. SOMEONE forgot to shut the little chicken door. 6 alive this a.m. Don't see much wrong with most of the dead bodies laying around the yard this a.m. so am guessing they died from fright. Sigh. Soooo, trying to trap tonight but am...
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    Questions about 1st time processing

    About to process a roo. I have 4 roos that are 9 weeks old and I am going to caponize them. 1st one is going to get culled so I can poke and prod for the first time without REALLY torturing. So, my question is this (I know I have read this question with answer somewhere but dont' seem to...
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    any guesses on my chicks?

    Anyone have a guess on the sex of my 5 chicks pictured? I know the breed---pretty much. I hatched these guys myself from my girls and boys on the farm so that isn't my question. I'd like to caponize my roo chicks so I am looking for any guesses on sexes. Thanks again!!
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    any guesses on my chicks?

    Sorry. I must have deleted my first pics. Here they are again.
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    any guesses on my chicks?

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    any guesses on my chicks?

    Guesses at sexes?
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    any guesses on my chicks?

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    any guesses on my chicks?

    Eggs were likely white leghorns and Americauna (options being leghorn, buff orpington, Americauna and RIR), the two roos that could have been baby daddy are Americauna and RIR. The picture of them by the hose, they were about 3 1/2 wks old. The ones in the grass are today and they are 4 wks old...
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    I Caponized! ***Graphic Pics*** Not For Faint of Heart.

    So, at what age do you cull the caponized roo? Does it not really matter because it won't get tough and stringy as I have heard older roos described ? We have yet to cull a hen or roo but we are getting ready to caponize 4 roos---or so we think are roos. In general---at 3-4 wks old do the...
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    do you need to feed cornish chick starter?

    How about caponized roosters? I dont' know how I'd keep them separate from the others for feeding......
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    hen stopped brooding!! help!!

    OK, so 2nd time trying to hatch a few eggs. Had no idea what this one particular hen was doing but she wouldn't leave the garage----I'd put her outside on the ground and she would crumble to the ground and just sit there. Then she'd try to get back into the garage to sit on the eggs. Then I...
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    what will eggs be?

    I just had 3 eggs hatch. 1 egg was from leghorn, the other two were either from RIR or buff orpington. I have 2 roosters that could be papa----RIR or an Americauna. So far they look like a leghorn and 2 RIR's but I don't know for sure. At what point does the egg color change? Let's say they...
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    Will broodyness spread?

    I am new to chickens---got first flock in March---so everything is new to me. I LOVE my chickens. I never knew how much I'd love them. They keep me (and my dogs) entertained!! Just this week one of my hens (RIR) started getting broody---I guess. She is in my garage morning noon and night...
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