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    Breeds and Gentleness in Roosters?

    My black cochin rooster has been awesome as has his offspring. I culled the white rocks, silver polish, spangled hamburg, whatever the mystery rooster was, and a few mixed ones from hatching. We will see if this years mystery chicks will have the same fate.
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    “Starlight green egger” from TSC?

    I just bought this same breed from Rural King today. My two look like the chick on the left. The one on the right with wing feathers looks like my Welsummers i bought a couple of weeks ago.
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    Farm innovations 4250 incubator

    I have borrowed the 4250 from a friend, where should I get a "good" thermometer? Any other tips? Thanks!
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Great advice about the peroxide and tea tree oil, Anne! I'm debating signing up with an EO distributor to get "wholesale" pricing.
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    Toddlers are Quackers

    (Hey Chaos and MotorcycleChick, found yinz over here.) My mother and I played a little trick on my two boys (6 &3) this morning. I had YaYa put 4 eggs in the nesting boxes so my boys could find their breakfast, since I got two tiny (first) eggs yesterday. Soon I won't have to do that...
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    Trying to live a simpler life

    UPDATE: The silver polish and the black cochin are roosters too....sigh. Oh and I didn't keep any of the white rock roosters. -Kayla
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Finally got our first eggs today. One was on the roost, the other one a few hours later right outside the coop. I told my oldest that his job today was to follow the chickens to see if they are laying anywhere, he found both of the eggs.
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    @mich9510 Hey I'm Westmoreland too
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Good morning everyone, no eggs yet for us but 1 did squat the other day.
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Have you considered or have room for a bachelor pad coop? Keep the roosters separate from your young hens. It gives your hens a chance to mature and it will save the veggies. I had a similar problem two weeks ago (no blood though), my older son's pet hen was being picked on too much by the 3...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    @TillyPeeps 3 of mine are 19 weeks this week... I'll keep looking. I'm having a Grand Opening of the nesting boxes this Sunday.
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    Mean Rooster

    I have too have read that picking them up and carrying them around is supposed to work. I also read to give him treats since that's what he does for his ladies. Having said that, I just put my three in the soup pot this week. They were picking on the younger hens and I just wasn't going to deal...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    @Chaos18 In regards to brush removal... Let me know how fast the goats clear out where you put them. I've been kicking that idea around for a few years. The barn needs a new roof before that happens, too many larger predators to just give them a shed in the field. Thanks
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    @MotorcycleChick We always took the rotten eggs and smashed them to see what stage went wrong. I don't plan on letting mine hatch. However, if I don't finish my run soon they will start laying in the tall grass and I won't be given the choice.
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Good morning! I was getting caught up on the sand discussion, I am getting sand for the run in a couple of weeks.
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