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    The end of caged eggs.

    Still a long way to go here too. But McDonalds are using organic eggs in mcmuffins and bagels in Denmark. So it is possible. I think that pigs, laying hens and chickens for meat are the most mistreated animals in conventional danish farming. And perhaps mink in the fur industri. So I hope that...
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    The end of caged eggs.

    Good news. The two largest owners of several retail chains in Denmark have now decided to end sale of caged eggs. One by 2017 and one by 2020. Some of their chains have already stopped selling caged eggs. By now organic and free range eggs have a 50 % marketshare. In Europe that means at least...
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    Berries for chicks

    Thank you cavemanrich. In Denmark beautyberries are considered poisonous. But I saw one man on youtube giving them to his chickens. Hard to tell if they ate them or not.
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    Berries for chicks

    Hi Have anyone tried to feed their chickens (or quails/ducks) with scarlet firethorn berries, narrowleaf/slender firethorn berries or Beautyberries. Or seen them picking them themselves. I am thinking about planting them along my other berries.
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    Milky Liquid In Egg Whites

    It is normal that there is some runny egg white and some more firm egg white. And fresh eggs are different. Try to keep an egg for 10 days and see the difference.
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    Housing Ducks

    I have ducks and chickens. I don't keep them together and never will. Only when a broody hen is hatching chicks. They are very different. It is better and more easy not to have them together. And never have just 1 duck. Not even if they live with the chickens. Ducks don't need much of a...
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    Better diets

    Because Southern bluefin tuna is critically endangered. Atlantic bluefin tuna is endangered. And Bigeye tuna and Pacific bluefin tuna are vulnerable. Tuna-fishing is far from sustainable at the moment.
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    Better diets

    I dont think buying tuna to feed chickens is a good solution. But tuna leftovers are fine. One marine biologist said that eating tuna is like eating panda bear.
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    Better diets

    Perhaps they need more protein. No more scratch is one posible solution. Do You have any meat scraps?
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    cockrels right?

    Perhaps blue copper maran?
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    Help, I have a bad feeling this isn't a hen... What do you think?

    It is a rooster. You can see it on the comb, the tail and the neck feathers
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    Comment by 'pastryman' in article 'Keeping a Rooster (A Personal Journey)'

    I have had about 50 roosters. About 10 of them for more than a year. I had problems with 3 of them. Only one of them was very aggressive. I think everyone should do this if they have an aggressive rooster: Eat it and get a new one. Its is not to be tolerated. You dont want to give that problem...
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    Coop Size and Warmth

    Only with young chicks chickdiva. But you might need heat under the drinking water or under the eggs.
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    I have a huge problem with aggressive rooster. How can I save his poor little personality?

    I agree. You should not keep a rooster like that. And breeding is no no. But if you really want to try. Pick him up and walk around with him an hour every day for a week. Its the best strategy, But it will not help on his genes.
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    Coop Size and Warmth

    I agree with the others. They can take a lot of cold.
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