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Mrs. K replied to the thread Looking for advice.Pile some "eggs' in the nest - golf balls, sometimes that will flip the switch. If she goes broody - get the freshest chicks possible... -
Mrs. K replied to the thread At the end of my rope!! help with constant noisy chicken.Yes do get her a new place. This will help in all sorts of ways. It will stop driving you and the neighbors nuts. You will enjoy the...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread I took in a rooster.The real problem with roosters is you cannot use todays behavior in todays situation to predict what a rooster will do. Adding full...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Roosters are obsessed with only one hen.purple comb almost always equals heart issues. Probably quick and painless. And while not an advocate of wishing a rooster gone that...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Water glassing question.We often think all or nothing. Set up a jar, filled half way, add a few each day. Only the perfectly clean ones. Might be you need more...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Broody hen in late winter.so much fun!
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Mean HENS!.It might be a kind of 'mob response' - are you carrying food? Once a respected poster, said to get past the everyone runs to the gate...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Should I be worried?.About the time, you completely give up hope, when you become convinced that some how you were blessed with the only non laying chickens...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Egg with a hole?.Sometimes a toenail will puncture an egg, and then they can give it a shake.
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Broken chick leg?.With meat birds, you need to process them somewhere around 8 weeks. However you can process them much earlier than that. I have a friend...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread My recently rescued little hen - addition to the flock...how old is she?.I too think she has not come into lay yet. Her comb and her legs look young, so less than 5-6 months. Mrs K
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Permanent solitary hen?.I don't know, but it might be a long time before this one is confident enough to be with the flock. As in months. Once they get...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Roosters are obsessed with only one hen.On re reading your post, what didn’t you like about having the two flocks? The two set ups? MrscK
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Introducing New Chickens to an Existing Flock.Yes, it is an easy way to add chicks. My favorite way, but you do have to follow some 'rules'. First leave your hens alone. Maybe...
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Mrs. K replied to the thread Roosters are obsessed with only one hen.Chickens really do not do what is fair or what is right. And really you cannot train them once the problem starts. And really there is...