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    Things you never said until you had chickens.......

    Would you hold my cock and pullet, please.... from an old joke... but still funny when you ask an unsuspecting soul....
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    dog breeds that will not chase chickens

    Our town has a Family Farm and there are 2 Great Pyrenees who watch the flock and also the sheep... seems to work... So that may be a posssibility as mentioned... a gentle Giant But I have found a SMART dog is best. We have a med-sized mix possibly an English Setter, Brittany, Husky, ??? but...
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    How do I keep my rooster from stalking and attacking?

    Thank you.... I just found someone to take the Evil Roo, Mr. Featherfoot.... and she is aware of his disposition... go figure Now all I have to do is grab him this evening when he's roosting on the stall wall... and pop him into one of the dog cages..... He just proved he's really got to go...
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    ROOSTERS & POOP I think you need 2 new topics to your sections list

    Quote: Thanks for the suggestion. I've got a question with roos up now since I think mine is hopelessly in hate with me...for what I'm not sure.... What ever happened to "don't bite the hand that feeds you" ??? I just found a home for him a minute ago...so problem solved... Love your quote...
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    How do I keep my rooster from stalking and attacking?

    HELP! I have 1 rooster and 2 hens... all nearly a year. This poor rooster has a story. He and 1 hen were fine with me and everyone until the hen got attacked and killed by a rogue dog. Then he spent about a month with no hens. He was extremely friendly and visited the neighbors. I could pet him...
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    ROOSTERS & POOP I think you need 2 new topics to your sections list

    Quote: That's just what I'm looking for!!!! I wish those "really good pages" would be kept in a file of sorts. I found a really good page yesterday with details for killing,cleaning plucking...and I have some other topics that I keep in a folder now... It would be nice if BYC had a folder like...
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    ROOSTERS & POOP I think you need 2 new topics to your sections list

    Quote: I don't really think we need 2 extra sections, my reasons. -Managing your roosters is part of flock management -Poop, inspecting poop, telling the difference of poop is part of Flock Management -You could also ask questions about poop cleaning in Coop section of this forum as well as...
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    ROOSTERS & POOP I think you need 2 new topics to your sections list

    Would love to see an area with information dedicated to roosters.... and how to raise/manage them as mine is going to be headed for the pot I think... And poop... I think people would appreciate information on removal/usage and coop design ideas for easy cleaning... Just an idea.... Thanks for...
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    Should I shoo my broody off an empty nest?

    Quote: Thanks for your help
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    Should I shoo my broody off an empty nest?

    Quote: Water???? what's this???? Haven't read about this method yet.. she is still sitting even when I throw her off... I haven't tried locking her up or putting her with the roo to roost..so that will be next but what about the water method??? Thanks, p
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    my rooster is attacking me!!!

    Quote: Well now I think you answered that question... AND It would be really obvious if you didn't keep showing up at her door without blood dripping from your leg too...LOL!
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    my rooster is attacking me!!!

    Quote: LeezyBreezy, Well now I think you have a different problem than the person who started this post.... I had 3 that were not as friendly as the one I kept. Freecycle.com was my friend. A local woman took them t o show in the fair. I'm not sure if it was in the chicken with feathers "on"...
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    Should I shoo my broody off an empty nest?

    Quote: Yep, my first... Having chickens didn't seem this tricky when I was a kid.? The things your parents don't tell you when you're little, LOL I'm on a learning curve. OK...OUT SHE GOES.... oh roo will finally quiet down. He was driving me nuts! I had started my flock with a late fall...
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    Should I shoo my broody off an empty nest?

    My hen is sitting on an empty nest. She is an 8 month old Red and I took the one egg that was there a few days ago... but she is still on the nest. Should I shoo her off? The roo is a pain without her..has taken to trying to mount my Maltese... He used to crow when she was in laying but now he...
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    my rooster is attacking me!!!

    Mine started that last week when his girl was in brooding... I just chased him around the yard and threatened bodily harm...he's been fine for a week now. He's just trying to show you who's boss... NOT! Make it clear and he'll give you respect... With chickens I had when I was a kid, I also...
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