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    1 year old Jersey Giant Rooster needs new home quickly, Apple Valley CA

    I have to move quickly (within 10 days) and the new place I am going to will not allow me to bring my rooster. I need to find a new home for him. He currently has a harem of 5 hens that he is really protective over and is a great leader of the pack.
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    High Desert, California!!

    Hi all, it has been a while. Anyway, I have a dilemma that I hope to resolve quite soon. I have to move and the new place I am going to allows chickens but not roosters. I have a 1 year old Jersey Giant rooster that I need to find a flock for or at least a home. Can anyone help me with rehoming...
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    Aggressive Silkie Rooster problems

    I have a White Silkie Rooster just under a year old. I feel he is causing stress amongst the girls as their tail feathers are disappearing and look ragedy and he is picking on them as well. They get so frustrated with him that I placed some elevated areas just so they could get away from him...
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    Efforts may be futile

    Ok two questions. The first is, my silkie rooster is about 8 months old, is this too young for him to fertilize eggs? The reason I am asking, is because I have had a hen sitting on eggs for about the past 20 days, and when I candled them, the air sac was large, but the egg was not really really...
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    When to start counting the days

    I have a rooster, however I am not sure if the eggs she is sitting on are fertilized. I candled them tonight and the air sac is bigger than they were, but since the shells are a dark tan, I can see a little of the light shining through but nothing is really dark inside the egg.There is no smell...
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    When to start counting the days

    Thank you Odelia. I did read about the variance in hatching schedule so I am not expecting them on a certain day. I just didn't want to be thinking that she is sitting on them too long.
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    When to start counting the days

    One of my buffs began sitting on 4 eggs last Sunday (2/15) and fulltime the following Tuesday, It was either Tuesday or Monday not quite sure. The question I have is when do I start counting the days for her to hatch them? I do have a rooster and he has been quite frisky the last month.
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    Silkie rooster quite amorous and aggressive

    I have a silkie rooster who is a little under 1 year old. He has become quite amorous towards you particular hen to the point of stripping the back of her neck of her feathers, and pecks at the other hens, not to mention aggressive towards me. Does this behavior reduce as he will get older or worse?
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    Calcium deposits on eggs from one layer

    All 5 of my girls are very healthy and get fruits, veggies, scrambled eggs and organic layer feed along with supplemental calcium, and she lays every day right now for being 1st year layer. The shells just feel gritty and you can see the calcium deposits kinda
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    Calcium deposits on eggs from one layer

    Should I be concerned about calcium deposits from one of my layers.
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    We got our first egg today!

    I knew one of my Doms, Ricky, was getting close to laying. I went out to buy two of the ceramic tan eggs to put in their nest boxes to show them where to get some privacy. I got home tonight and put one of the eggs in one of the nest boxes, and then opened the other nest box and already saw an...
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    lighting without power?

    I want to be able to provide added lighting during the winter months, however I cannot run electricity to the girls coop or yard. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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    Turning of age question

    Well I haven't seen any eggs as of yet. I have to get the nest boxes unblocked tomorrow and get them all spiffied up for them. How soon after the squatting starts do they start laying?
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    Turning of age question

    Well first off it appears that Marilyn, my silkie, is not going to turn out to be a show girl like her momma, but instead a cabana boy for the 5 girls I have. Last week he began to practice his call, quite funny actually, but looks like he is starting to get the hang of it. Along with him I have...
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    Brooder box question

    Oh yes its in really good condition. I was think that I would supply the light which comes with a dimmer extension cord and the water and food towers. And maybe for extra I would include the bedding and starter feed. Where would I post this type of rental?
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