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    Welcome to my chicken web page. We presently have our a Black Austrolorp, Miss Chickie who is the queen of the coop.A position she has noallowed any of those little blondes forget! But as long as they remember their position they're all snug as a bug in a rug when they're in the coop for...
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    a group of 5 ducks 1 being ostracised by the males

    Thanks for the tips. I had a feeling that it had something to do with the ratio of ducks too but I didn't dream they'd be outting a female, but rather the drakes would be fighting... None of my ducks are hand tame & I'm not sure I could catch em to hold them upside down but I'm thinking...
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    a group of 5 ducks 1 being ostracised by the males

    Ok so now I'd noticed a couple eggs out by the pond & I'm wondering if maybe the new little hen is starting to lay & that is one of the issues with the drakes? It's just so odd that they'd be chasing away 1 hen like this. If it was for matting purposes then they'd be after all the hens...
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    a group of 5 ducks 1 being ostracised by the males

    Ok so I have 5 ducks 2 of them are Silver applyard duck hens They were a year old this past spring & I'd gotten another 3 ducks that are Khaki Campbells 2 of them are Drakes & 1 a hen, so total there are 5 ducks w/2 of them drakes & 3 of them hens. I had wanted more ducks because the predators...
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    Electric fences and small animals/chicks

    Well it hasn't been my experience that it's hurtful to birds. My chickens themselves have touched it & of course will give a bit of chatter but it wasn't a problem. The electric fence here is to keep predators out not the chickens in. The fence around my backyard (about 1/2 acre) is a split...
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    NJ - Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Annual Fall Show

    Quote: I have looked on & off for over a year now trying to find their website. Do they have one & if so can you put up a link to it? If they don't & have a hard time with the idea of cost perhaps a simple facebook page would do but this way their name would be out there & you could reach so...
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    NJ - Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Annual Fall Show

    oh yes I'll be checking the dates tomorrow & if possible I'll be there too.
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    NJ - Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Annual Fall Show

    Quote: I have looked on & off for over a year now trying to find their website. Do they have one & if so can you put up a link to it? If they don't & have a hard time with the idea of cost perhaps a simple facebook page would do but this way their name would be out there & you could reach so...
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    6 Chickens in one nesting box

    I agree with Annabella said. Sounds like they're a little out of their element & maybe scared & so "huddling" in fear. If they don't already have a roost I would put one in & then just give it some time & once they see it's all ok & they are feeling uncomfortable I imagine they'll all go for...
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    Chickens and the Garden can I ask the question here?

    thanks so much. LOL I actuallhave this hurge garden area that my husband has raised beds in & then a small cornered off area where he's got some landscaping trees/a small nursery and then in another cornered off area is my chicken coop.... I had originally done this on purpose because I like...
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    Chickens and the Garden can I ask the question here?

    Ok I was looking to see how people handle the combination of their chickens with their garden & the "behaviors"? I can't seem to keep my chickens out of the areas with garden plants & I've got no produce this year except a few tomatoes & even those the chickens have taken to eating. And are...
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    Help i need to know about roosters

    Quote: Treat them like a male animal that can inflict harm. Never assume that , since you have fed him and held him since he was a chick, that he will not harm you. It is best to treat roosters with a level of respect and keep him knowing you are boss roo or a potential predator. Don't...
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    Help i need to know about roosters

    Quote: Around here a Roo that chases *anyone* across the yard would be renamed soup or stew............ It may sound mean but if he catches your son when he is chasing as BeeKissed said the amount of damage those spurs could do might give new meaning to the word "mean".
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    Help i need to know about roosters

    Quote: I know many on here would disagree...but the highlighted areas in the above paragraph are the things you should NOT be doing. Your roo is getting to the age of sexual maturity in roos....that little sideways dance? That is mating/fighting behaviour. Any roo that is bold enough to...
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    My new ducklings! **Pic Heavy**

    I love this web site it's really a wealth of information & I always feel so much more in control or maybe more confident about what I'm doing after I've been here.
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