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Mrs. K replied to the thread The right gun placement to quickly kill a rooster?.Working at dark, is the least disruptive. I would pull them off the roost, grab by the feet, turn upside down, and use a broom stick... -
Mrs. K replied to the thread Mixing Chicks with Teenagers.I agree with debid. I would fence off a corner, put the baby chicks there, with feed and water. Leave them there for the morning. Let...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Chicken Keeping notes.First I think you have some unrealistic expectation on the age of chickens should live. Every living thing, gets a life. No living thing...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Jason's being a goblin.As for being guilty, do know that you are going to enjoy having chickens again. It really is not a human fault, it is just a fault in...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Hen likes me more than the rooster! Can this be reversed?.Set up the feed, before you open the coop. Or have someone else do it. However, she might not ‘fit’ with the flock. Sometimes you have a...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Bully chicken! Please help!.What was space for past behavior, is not the space of now. IMO - The coop is big enough for 2 chickens possibly 3. As for the run...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Bully chicken! Please help!.What was more than enough space when they were chicks, might not be enough space now that they are full grown. Being raised together has...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Roo turned bully.Multiple roosters work together...until they don't. Generally you need to make changes - which you did. I would not expect it ever to go...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Any problem adding a mature rooster to my flock of 8 wk olds?.Wait, wait until the pullets are laying, and the other cockerels are gone. Roosters tend to be easy to come by. So while these are...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread When to put hens back outdoors.Being raised together has almost no influence on adult birds. 2 months apart- they will be strangers. A lot depends on your set up, post...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Young Roos, Old Hens - 8 Weeks Too Young for an Intro?.A lot depends on your space. I too am not in favor of adding a single smaller bird to an established flock. It can be done, but it is...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Rooster incompetent? Bullying?.What part of the world are you in? In the dark days and long nights of winter, the hormones are typically lower. In a month, the 'sap...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Moving chickens from indoor infirmary to outdoors in subzero temps.In SD, it is not uncommon to go from -10 to 60 degrees, and vice versa. I think we hold the record for the greatest temperature drop, 58...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Which is which?.Look at their legs and their beaks. Older birds, tend to look old there. The beak is thicker, and so are the legs. Separate two or three...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Advise to keep my rooster.I do hope that you are very careful, and other people should probably never be around this bird, if he is not contained. Personally...