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    Where to find bantams in MA?

    I just found a Craigslist ad for some in Lakeville!! I've been looking too. Search south east Ma Craigslist page. Good luck!
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    Broody leaving eggs

    Update: We moved the remaining eggs to a very makeshift incubator (crock pot on low), kept them moist and played chick noises to encourage it. There was only one that had any activity (eggs are dark and thick, we had no luck candling them but this one was chirping!). Activity increased...
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    Broody leaving eggs

    Also have been playing chirping noises on my phone to encourage it along. I think that's helping.
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    Broody leaving eggs

    Ok, we have the egg (only one still chirping) in a makeshift incubator. It will be a miracle if this works! I have a thermometer but no hydrometer so I am guessing humidity. But chirping is louder and pecking! I read to put pointy side down for hatching if it has been in an incubator but I'm...
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    Broody leaving eggs

    Howdy, we had a surprise hatch this week in the northeast, a bit chilly for it! Two chicks hatched yesterday maybe the day before, we thought we heard another egg peeping today but the hens (the other hen decided to play mommy when she saw the chicks) have started to leave the nest. I believe...
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    I did list one on CL for $5, just to deter cock fighting... is that even a thing anymore? I dont know, lol. I listed online with a local homesteading group and online poultry swap but no replies. But I have never been to a real poultry swap before, I can look into it. I thought there was just...
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    I got them from a local breeder at about a week and a half old. Sure does stink. Especially since we have to dispatch them ourselves, I've had no takers. I cant bring myself to serve the kids their chickens either so it's a total loss. It does make me want to have a big piece of land where I...
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    How frustrating. We only got four in this age group and my kids have put so much into them. I am promising myself to never get straight run again, what are the chances of getting all roos? I have one polish who is much younger and noticing pointed feathers rather than round. I am pretty much...
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    Sorry about that, sometimes I dont get back in here for a while. We had to dispatch our loudest crowder. He was a beauty and my sons favorite. But I cant keep roos and no one would take him. Part of the gig I got myself into. Another has definitely crowed but hasnt taken over for the alpha roo...
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    Back to Eden Gardening and Hugelkulture and other non-conventional garden methods

    I know, I just used an old plastic recycling bin to plant in. It's all around and can be useful at times. Potatoes, that's great. I hope you do find a market for it, I think this will be a good year to get your foot in. I think more people will be seeking out local food. I just saw you are...
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    Back to Eden Gardening and Hugelkulture and other non-conventional garden methods

    It's always sad to lose a significant tree, at least in my book. All those years of growth... So, although I am not strictly doing hugelculture, I'm utilizing some of the concepts. I had an area behind an older building that we were concerned had lead in the soil within the usual three feet...
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    Good, so there is still hope. I am not permitted to keep roos. Thanks!
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    We have some three month olds. It's looking like two of the four are definitely roos but the other two I still cant tell. One has a very small comb, no wattles. Tail is scrappy looking but I dont see saddle feathers. The roos are starting to challenge each other and this one is meeting the...
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    Confirm my suspicions

    Soo... does anyone wants some cockerells? Ha, cant keep them.
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    Confirm my suspicions

    Three months, the one in the middle of the top pick is a week younger than the rest. That one has a small comb and is less upright, thinking it's a pullet but its tail feathers do look ragged too.
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