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    Questions... and a mean rooster...

    My rooster has gotten mean too! He is about 10 months old and a Americauna (easter egger). He used to only attack my polka dot rubber boots but now comes after me for any reason. Usually I just try to move in the coop very calmly and quietly and also to distract them with treats but today...
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    Shoot we had heard that about the wire and now we regret our decisions to take the risk. We were really hating the cost of the hardware cloth although we did dig down around the coop 3' out in each direction and layed hardware cloth in there before replacing the dirt. Really hating the idea of...
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    My Easter Eggers are not friendly!

    My easter eggers are not friendly! They run away from us and one of them will peck at us. We generally only pet them at night when they are sleepy but the mean one is usually on alert. No one has ever hurt the chickens, so I don't know why they are so unfriendly. They are about 16 weeks old...
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    Wow, sounds like maybe we don't need the heat lamp and i am worried about fire hazards. We are fairly new to this part of the country and are worrying about those really cold temps but did our research and looked for cold hardy breeds, these were sold as Americanas but I'm pretty sure they are...
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    I am a new member living in Groton, MA. I have 6 Easter Egger chickens that we raised from chicks. We got them at Agway in Littleton Ma. When I purchased them, I wanted a rooster but was told the chicks were sorted and all female. Lo and behold, we ended up with a rooster. My chickens are...
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