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    How long does it take a barred rock rooster to reach butchering size

    Thanks, this is great information.
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    How long does it take a barred rock rooster to reach butchering size

    Thank, This is great information!!
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    How long does it take a barred rock rooster to reach butchering size

    I have 20 Barred rock roosters in a chicken tractor. How long does it take a barred rock rooster to reach butchering size? I have not raised roosters for meat birds before. I don't want them to get old and tough. Big experiment for me. I wanted 3 roosters for my hens and ended up with 20 so...
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    Chickens quit laying

    I don't think there is a predator. They are eating layer pellets. The water is ok. It has been freezing and we have to take them water a couple times a day. They seem to be ok. They haven't come out of the coop since it has been cold the past week. It is going to warm up some and they will...
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    Chickens quit laying

    I have 28 chickens and they have stopped laying. They will be 1 year old in feb 28th. They have gone from 12 eggs a day to 0. Sometimes there will be 1 or 2. Is it just because of shorter days?
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    Happy hen treats nipple waterers make a wet spot in the brooder

    Those horizontal nipples look interesting. just curious, what do you do in the winter time. I use a black rubber bowl and get them fresh water every day. I don't have electric in my coop so I need to check it more often if it is freezing.
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    Happy hen treats nipple waterers make a wet spot in the brooder

    Thanks I was hoping it wasn't just me.
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    Happy hen treats nipple waterers make a wet spot in the brooder

    I have installed 4 nipple waterers for chicks in a brooder. The nipples do not leak, but the chicks don't drink all the water when they peck at it and it gets the bedding wet. I had to remove it and go with a classic water tank type. I was going to make one for the coop but if they get the coop...
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    Rollaway nesting boxes

    I am using 5 gallon buckets for nesting boxes and I am increasing the flock size from 6 birds to 28. And I don't like cleaning poop off eggs. I have just discovered something called a rollaway nest box. I am looking at a box from best nest box that is 48 inches long. Does anyone have any...
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    2 week old chicks pecking each other

    I talked to the guy at the coop where I purchased the chicks and he told me to use a red heat lamp. Tha red heat lamp seems to have calmed them down. Maybe it will buy me some time until I divide my garage.
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    2 week old chicks pecking each other

    My coop is 12 X 12 with a big run and I let them out to forage for bugs during the day. If I wanted to keep them all together what size stock tank would I need? Should they be fully feathered at 4 to 6 weeks?
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    2 week old chicks pecking each other

    I have them in a 2 x 6 foot stock tank in my garage. It is small but I was hoping to get them to 4 weeks and turn them loose in the coop and run. The nights are not getting below 40 degrees. do you think I can put them in the coop now? I don't have electricity out there for a heat lamp. For now...
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    2 week old chicks pecking each other

    I have 28 2 week old chicks that are pecking on one another. I just noticed it tonight so I put peck no more on the back of their necks. Do you think this will stop them. This is the first time I have tried to raise up this many chicks. I was planning on moving them to the coop in 2 more weeks...
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    adding 6 guineas

    I have a 12 x 12 coop with a 16 x 8 run. I have 5 red adult hens. I just acquired 6, 2 week old keets that are living in a large water container in my garage. When can I start introducing the guineas to the chickens? I was thinking I could range the guineas during the day and let them in the...
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    Chickens spilling food

    Thanks, I raised it up. I will find something tomorrow to put under it (that is a good idea).
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