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    Heat plates

    I switched to a Premier1 heat plate about 4 years ago for my chicks. I will never go back to a heat lamp. The chicks are much less skittish when I approach the brooder, they get used to the night/day cycles and use the plate when they are cold, unlike having that blaring heat lamp all...
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    Fox removal

    Unfortunately you will lose more chickens until all are gone. Fox will keep coming back, period. Trap and dispose or shoot it.
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    Safe to keep baby chicks in flock?

    Never had a problem with a mama and chicks hanging with the flock. Only issue I had was letting a broody on the bottom end of the pecking order raise some chicks. She was not fierce enough towards the other hens and left her chicks a lot when the other hens came by them. She also quit raising...
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    Best Chicken defense gun

    I use a high power 22g air rifle with a silencer. No noise and more than enough power to take predators down.
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    Best Chicken defense gun

    I have trapped and shot many fox. I put the trap (a large hav-a- hart trap )in a black plastic bag and then put leaves and brush all over it, making it look like a den. I put the bait in it ( wet cat or dog food ) and leave the trap open for a few nights, getting the fox comfortable going in...
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    Help! Fox...staring at my chickens !! Hot wire, hardware cloth apron or ?

    A fox will hunt 27/7 when they have kits to care for. Set a trap and take a shot if you see it. They don’t go away, they watch and wait. At the very least, you need to run an apron around the entire exterior fence. Good luck
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    Breed suggestions for docile roosters?

    I only breed back to a well behaved rooters and have yielded well behaved roosters, 90% of the time. Genetics definitely come into play with the roosters disposition.
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    Chickens not going in coop at night...have tried everythibg

    You may need to lock them in the coop/run for a week or 2. 5 days is not that much time. I keep mine in the coop/run for 2 weeks before letting them out to free range. Even, then I sometimes have a stubborn one that will stay outside.
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    Aggressive Rooster Help Please

    I have a great BCM rooster but come the spring he will occasionally come at me, not often, but once in a while, hormones I guess. Anyway, when he does that, I grab hin and hold him down on the ground and push his beak to the ground as well. I hold him there, speaking softly to him and...
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    Chickens are gone!

    A fox will wipe out a whole flock of chickens if it has the time. They will take some to their den and will bury the other ones. I have found buried bodies all over after a big attack. Needless to say, the fox does not get a second go at my chickens.
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    Detailed steps on teaching chicks to eat? How do I do it???

    I also put “wee wee pads” in brooder for first 3-4 days. Dipping their beak in water is most important when you get them. They will figure the food thing out as soon as they get hungry. I sprinkle the food all around the wee wee pads. They are pretty smart for little buggers. Good luck.
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    First time hatchers hatch A-long!

    You need to get that humidity up for lockdown. Put a small damp sponge in the incubator. Humidity is most important for hatching.
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    fox hunting

    I have lived trapped and shot with a high powered pellet rifle. Either method will work for getting the bugger. The live trap takes a little time, a week or so and shooting is being there at the right time. Good luck
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    Chickens will not go in coop at night.

    What are their ages? When I have teenagers, they require a little help going in the coop with the adults. I need to physically put them in for a few weeks,but eventually they get the idea. If they are adults, they might have seen something ( rat,snake) that scared them. Lock them in again...
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    How do I stop chickens from squawking??

    My group do that nonstop squawking when they see a hawk. I have to go outside and distract them to calm them down.
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