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    2 roosters.

    Serious fights follow certain breeds, especially game types. That doesn't mean others will never get really violent, just less likely. I have had at least roosters as long as I have had my flock, for more than a year. Since rebuilding my flock, I now have 4 roosters and 3 hens in the same large...
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    roo behavior

    Welcome t the wonderful world of chickieporn... makes ya feel kinda silly watching it, dont it? lol All perfectly normal for them. In my flock, it seems the roos love to go after the hens right as they come out of the coop into the run, or a second in command will catch the stragglers on the way...
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    can a rhode island hen become broody???

    When I ordered my chicks last year from My Pet Chicken they were all listed as RIR. I noticed that they now actually list a limited supply of Heritage RIR, in addition to their usual RIR. Remember, the difference is in whether they are Heritage are not. Its "we the people" so to speak that...
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    Hen has HUGE comb and waddles - pic included

    If you happen to have a production red roo, especially one that grew as fast as her, I would breed them together. Sure you dont want them developing like a Cornish X, but a line of faster developing birds for their table manners would be quite nifty... She looks normal for a PR hen, but not...
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    can a rhode island hen become broody???

    Big question is are they heritage RIR or production reds. If you got her from a hatchery then most likely they are production. The difference is that the heritage birds, very rare, are a true dual purpose breed. They will lay lg-xl eggs, but not as often as the production birds. Production reds...
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    Throwin' Elbows

    Wait till you have a coop full and watch how they can exchange positions without someone being knocked off, usually. One will drop her head and start rooting under another. The one on top will actually step up onto the the others back and then back down on the other side. From outside, it looks...
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    New to breeding Cochins... couple of ????

    Hi all. I have a couple of questions regarding breeding Blue Cochins, and their behaviors. I acquired a young pair of Blue Cochins a couple of weeks ago. For the record, there are originally from a Rarest of the Rare assortment from McMurray Hatchery, and as best I know they are a mid spring...
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    Does my Polish need a friend?

    Here's my boy... Anybody got any extra hens? He's so lonely... Well, He will likely mate the Blue Cochin in the pen cuz the Big Blue Roo isn't much of a roo...lol
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    Breeding Hens with No Rooster

    I just acquired a couple of Cochin roos, a buff and a blue. Still a bit young, but full of testosterone. I mention this, cuz if you aren't as worried about the actual breeding, these 2 boys do like to crow, but are so deep and muffled that I can barely hear them under the carport, less than...
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    rir photos please

    A friend and I split an order of 25 RIR chicks last year. I didn't understand the whole production red thing either, at the time. All of ours have been very productive layers, though a few actually laid the big brown eggs they're supposed to. As for the difference? If there not listed as...
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    Does my Polish need a friend?

    I have a Golden Polish rooster that needs a hen... I always wanted a Polish. I keep mainly utility breeds, but thought It would be fun to have a pair of polish just to add a mix into the flock. I responded to an ad on CL about some Cochins, and wound up with a pair of LF Blue cochins, had a...
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    Breeding Hens with No Rooster

    Some of you need to spend a little time around healthy flocks with one or more roosters. As chickens go, they are the life of the party. I keep hearing about these idiotic regulations forbidding roosters in so many areas. Wait till you hear the egg song. Most hens can be just as loud if not...
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    Electric Fence with Chickens

    Electric poultry fence? Is it any different than a regular type? I was hoping to attach one to my chicken wire to leave on at night. Ken
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    New chickens

    I'm no expert at free ranging, but since no one has answered yet I'll chime in until then. The first thing you want to do is to "imprint" them that the coop is home. Some suggest locking them in for a couple of days, I usually go out the first couple of evenings and make sure they go back in...
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    Electric Fence with Chickens

    I had thought once about using an electric fence on a switch to keep nighttime predators, and especially early morning dogs at bay. I have been meaning to ask how bad it is for chickens, and you beat me to it. Im also waiting for answers. Ken
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