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What is the total depth of your poop board and how far does the front edge stick out from the nearest roost?

Your coop is great! I gave one of the boys away - it was too much for the 12 girls. The remaining roo is a great guy. He's challenged me a few times. We have it out, then we go back to well-behaved. They're doing fine this winter, but I've picked breeds that are cold tolerant and they get...

Franklin and Theodore Roostervelt I have two buckeye roosters and I'd like to give one or both away. They have been non-aggressive with me, but for 12 hens, they are just too much. I raised them from chicks from Privett this spring. I could not tell you if they are close enough to the SOP...

Just ordered!

Hi, I'm in Berthoud (west of town) and have been raising hens for 12 or so years, and meat birds the past few as well. I'm ordering from Privett this spring. If you want to go in on an order, between myself and a friend, we can easily make up to 25 birds. There is a bird swap in Brighton the...

My spring chicks just started laying but they went into an odd area that I didn't check regularly. I found four eggs there - the oldest they could be is 4 days (if only one of them has started laying). It's been upper 80's during the day, mid-40's at night. Would you toss them? I hate to...

I also grew the slow cornish from Privett and absolutely love them. I slaughtered most at 14 weeks. I have three hens left which I'll leave a few more weeks until a few of the Buff Orpingtons are ready to go. They are a hybrid, but not as fast as the CX. I had absolutely no health problems...

Quote: eKo - would you have done it differently if you had "known better"? I raised my meaties with my laying hens (the two week olds, and after a while, the older hens). I thought it worked great. Did I miss something? PS - I'm no NoCo too! Took my first to RMPP in Nunn. They did a...

Just wanted to post a follow up on my CSB from Privett. I love them! They are active but docile (mine range every afternoon) and they are really good-looking birds - nice body types. I even thought of keeping one of my roos for the fun of it. I decided not to though as I've got a busy fall...

Has anyone else raised the cornish slow broilers? (Privett Hatchery) I am really happy with them. Yes, they are slower than the regular CX, but much faster than a DP. They are mostly active (free ranged part of the day/tractored also) and nicely docile. They lie down at times, but not like...

Thanks, All. It's funny how one of them can really stand out from the crowd, isn't it? I've had hens for 10+ years, and I've had two that were exceptional that way, and both were the "extreme" layers. Her buddy Dot is not happy. She's kind of a loner anyway. She'll come around, but I can...

She was the funniest little bird. She was a runt-y barred rock. I named her Rocky. When I first tried to integrate her into the flock, the other birds darn near killed her, so I nursed her back. A month later they did it again, and I nursed her back. Finally I was able to integrate her and...

Sleepy little meatie! He was just standing their snoozing while everyone else ran past him.

I'll add my basic data. I'm not nearly so organized, but this is what I have. Started 10, 1 day old Buff Orps (BOs) on 4/18 and added 8 Cornish "Slow Broilers" (CSB) on 5/3 - they were about 5 days old when I got them. Everyone started on Purina non-medicated chick starter. Inside until...