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    First winter with chickens... need advice

    1muttsfan... to be honest, previously this year, I read and just barely started to participate in the Michigan sub-forum, but there was *a lot* of in-fighting, a lot of bickering among the members. It was alienating, and I never went back. It's just not my vibe. Thanks, Pam
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    First winter with chickens... need advice

    I know. He's becoming progressively more aggressive with me and others, but mostly with me. I hang my head in saying this, but I have fended him off with my boot, a coffee can with a handle, a large stake, and a water bucket. Today he just kept coming after me, even after I knocked him back...
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    First winter with chickens... need advice

    We have ten hens (Australorps, RIRs, and Black Sex Links) and one rooster, a Barred Rock; all are ten months old. We're in Michigan. The rooster is showing signs of frostbite on his comb and wattles, nothing severe, but nonetheless, something I don't want him to suffer-- black edges here and...
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    Michigan

    Went to feed the 12 week old chickens just now, and it looks like the windows we cut into the shed are working well. Covered the squares we cut with permanent screen and poultry netting and then added removable Plexiglass panels to keep out the rain and cold wind if needed. Chickens were...
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    Michigan

    RaZ, why not take a road trip to the lake and stop on by on your way home? You can buy as many as you want if you show up at their door... Pam
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    Michigan

    Yorkchick, it was Townline Hatchery in Zeeland. I considered the price per pullet reasonable ($3 for custom orders), given what they'd lay over their lives, and knowing I was really getting what I asked for made a huge difference, given my first not so satisfying experience with TSC...
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    Michigan

    Quote: That might be one tasty rooster... Just saying. Pam
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    Michigan

    Thanks Opa. I didn't know. We only have one left right now, so I wasn't clear about how roosters relate... Pam
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    Anyone want to vent about Feed Store Mixups???!!

    Me, me!!! Bought "3 Auracana pullets" and "3 straight runs".... Ended up with two RIR hens, a Black Austrolop hen, a Black Sex-link hen, Cornish X rooster, and a Black Sex-link rooster. I have three letters for this, but they're not family friendly. Love my chickens, but not too happy with...
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    Michigan

    RaZ, keep in mind I'm a new chicken person, but why would you have to cull the rooster? Pam
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    Michigan

    Raz, The Australorps look like the one I have, which the fine folks here have determined to be a hen. Just my rookie opinion, though. Pam
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    Michigan

    So excited today to announce the additions of six new pullets to our existing chicken family (12 week old 2 RIR, 1 Black Australorp, 1 Black Sex-Link (all hens), and one Black Sex-Link rooster). Today we visited a local hatchery (can I name it?) and had a great experience, bringing home three...
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    How to keep water dish CLEAN?!

    We hang ours from the wire used to wrap the bundle of poultry netting; it's hung high enough for them to drink standing up, and while some shavings still get in there, it's still quite clean. Not sure if this is possible, depending on the type of brooder you use, but we have twisted the wire...
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    Newbie question... what do chickens see?

    Thanks a lot, Pat, for your advice. We just adopted six more chicks today, born this morning, in fact: three Black Australorps and three Black Sex-Links! They're under the brooder lamp until they're bigger/ until it's warmer here, but then we will transition them into the run/ coop with the...
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    Newbie question... what do chickens see?

    Thank you! I really appreciate your feedback. Tonight will be their first night of natural light (or lack thereof)... Pam
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