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    Hi! I'm new here

    Just a little update, Ferdinand (from the story, Ferdinand The Bull). started practicing HIS crow. I was pretty sure of the gender, as he looks like a picture book example of a RIR rooster. I fashioned a no-crow collar and almost couldn't stand putting it on him. Twenty minutes of diving...
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    Caring for chickens while being pregnant.

    Go for it! Wash your hands and gather the eggs regularly. You will know when the eggs were laid, what the hens ate and have much more control over conditions than with store bought eggs. But remember, your chicks will be around 20 plus weeks old when the eggs begin to roll in. And if your...
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    Hi! I'm new here

    Well, I guess he was just a late bloomer, the crowing has begun! He is the sweetest rooster I've ever met, once caught he just let's us do whatever's needed. We fitted the DIY no-crow collar, it's taking a bit to get the adjustment right. Somewhere between quiet enough to stay and...
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    Ducks with chickens

    Has anyone tried to run laying duck with their hens? Used duck eggs years ago when my father in law had a bunch of ducks. They make the absolute best cakes and custards. I know they can be kept just like hens, but haven't seen anything about keeping them together.
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    Homemade No Crow Collar

    Thank you, I couldn't find the Velcro fabric, but sewed a 1.25" tube of flannel and applied the Velcro tape as you showed. I will try it on our handsome fellow tomorrow, he is just now starting with the gargling crow. I'm hoping this works. Though I wouldn't mind the crowing, but he has to...
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    Hi! I'm new here

    Thank you to everyone! We were hoping for six hens, but this one is much larger with beautiful tapered feathering at hackles and saddle, slight spur buds and very elegant carriage. I've decided he can stay as long as he doesn't crow, may try the collar otherwise he'll have to join my mothers...
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    Hi! I'm new here

    I am new here, but not totally new to backyard chickens. We are on our second flock of hens, still waiting for them to start laying. The first group of hens we hatched out over 5 years ago and they just weren't keeping up with demand and had all sorts of defects. This time we started with 13...
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