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    Rooster trying to mate with chicks

    Yes the chicks are with their mother. I wouldn't have the hart to take them from her. She is a very good mom. And yes he was definitely trying to mate with it. He has always been very strange. He acts as if he is mentally handicap. He can be tough to deal with sometimes. He's not aggressive...
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    Rooster trying to mate with chicks

    I have a 1 year old rooster who isn't right in the head. Today I caught him holding down a 7 day old chick and trying to mate with it. This seems dangerous to me. I'm afraid he could kill them. They are all free range bantams and there is no way I can coop them. I'm wondering if I should get rid...
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    Gutter baby

    Thank you for putting my mind at ease. I have been worrying all day. Ithis is my first free range hatchling and I've been a nervous wreck.
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    Gutter baby

    I'm not sure how I could catch her without being pecked full of holes. She is very fiesty right now. I thought of waiting till she bedded down and put something over her or I have a small fence I can put around her with a screen over the top. It's around 50 degrees at night so I hope the chick...
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    Gutter baby

    My serama hen hatched out one chick in the gutter of my house. She got the chick down safely but I'm worried about where she will nest down tonight. We live where there are a lot of preditors. Should I bring the chick in under a heat lamp and hope the hen roosts with the rest of the flock in the...
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