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    After the attack

    1.5 years ago one of our Buckeye fended off an attack by a fox. It got a hold of her left leg and crushed it to the point of a mangled stump she uses to balance somewhat, but gets around pretty well. She has lived in a dog kennel in the basement ever since, getting out in the farm/back yard on...
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    Do You Guys Have a "Dream Chicken" or "Dream Flock"?

    BTW after having many others these Buckeyes are my favs. Really smart, very friendly and fun to watch. They tried to help bale hay last year but our field edge hides too many coyotes, took three "lessons" Interesting thing early this winter the lavender orp rooster that I nursed through his...
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    USED to have grass before chickens-HELP!!

    Don't know if anyone mentioned this but we had the same problem, especially the most common path to drive to the barn it's just grass but thin and compacted. We bought a couple of rolls of rolled excelsior. https://www.siteone.com/en/landscape-supply-erosion-control/c/sh1213101100 It...
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    Do You Guys Have a "Dream Chicken" or "Dream Flock"?

    They do talk, but it takes time to learn their language. Most of ours just cackle but we got 5 24-36 hour old Buckeyes last year and I had to raise them in the spair bedroom in the basement during a surprise delivery of arctic air. Lost one in the first two days, but after 3-4 months they would...
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    Thankful for YOU - 2020

    Ok, thankful for getting through the tough times, but also for the good stuff. We got 4 Buckeye day old chicks and I got to take care of them and they are friendly, funny, talkative and follow me everywhere, they are free range, have full run of the barn, protected by very active horses and barn...
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    Thankful for YOU - 2020

    I am thankful for having a place to post after the Rooster war (deadly) and had questions about how to save the survivor (the good guy) and most non-chicken folks I knew told me "it's just an f---ing bird" don't waste your time.
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    After all he went through....

    Best thing about him was he stayed with his flock and never seemed to be a "rapist" like our barred rock. I know that is anthropomorphizing to a degree but Ruf always seemed to "ask" the girls and if they moved away he didn't chase them down. At least we have the memories. I never wanted a...
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    After all he went through....

    Wow that was really a shame, we did pet sitting for a long time when the kids were little, we all treated them like they were ours (actually they were while folks were gone) not wind or rain or dark of night,,,,,I am convinced that's where they got there work ethic. We had a couple pass under...
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    After all he went through....

    It took me a long time to warm up to Rufio our Lavender Orpington rooster. When he went into full on war with the surprise Barred rock roo he was the survivor and got really beat up. He really couldn't walk or move his left wing for 2 weeks. We got close while he had to depend on me to move...
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    Lost my top girl today. 😢

    My kids are of the Star Wars generation, while they were still at home they always provided a quick funeral with a blazing funeral pyre made from broken branches, twigs and scrap wood. They contended they gave their eggs and entertainment and deserved a memorable send off. You do what you feel...
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    Lost my top girl today. 😢

    Sorry to hear it always seems like it is the favorites , few seasons ago we lost Caramel my 10 year olds (at the time) favorite to coyotes, left feathers all over the pasture. He was distraught for the whole summer. Ours are totally free range and almost all have passed to old age (still hard)...
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    How much fluid does an adult rooster need in 12 hours, trying to nurse him back to health

    Yes he did, I've posted about him a couple of times since. It took a lot longer than I thought. He seemed "dethrowned" for quite a while didn't crow or hang with the girls, but his limp finally went away and he started to crow and strolls around with his harem seems like himself again. I'll post...
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    Ruff week

    Another update on Ruphio, lavender orphington rooster. He was in a battle royal with our other barred rock roo (now removed). He had a very large bruse all along the left side of his neck from the top of his neck to the bottem of his crop and a big limp on his right leg. Hand fed and watered for...
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    Ruff week

    So follow up on Ruphio for anyone whose following. Over this weekend he started eating and drinking unassisted this morning I had a stool sample analized and he has some leftover junk in his trunk but he isn't contagious and can join his flock later this week. Most effective things I did was the...
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    How much fluid does an adult rooster need in 12 hours, trying to nurse him back to health

    Found it for anyone interested the range is between 237 to 474 ml about (1 to 2 cups) depending on conditions
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