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    Changing to nipple waterers?

    We just changed to a bucket with 3 nipples on the bottom. They took to it right away. I believe due to their pecking nature. So much better than our old system, a 5 gallon bucket inverted w/ holes drilled into it that sat on a metal oil pan. The pan was always dirty even though we set it on a...
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    whats your chickens favorite treat??

    Kale. We grew kale for our dog's food (which we have switched to a completely meat, bones, and organ diet) Now we have an endless supply of Kale growing in our garden. Every time we go out to the garden we grab a handful of Kale and toss it into them. It's funny to watch them pick it up and toss...
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    Locally grown feed in Michigan

    Fred's Hens : You might want to check out Armada Grain, Armada. Some of their products are sold at Family Farm and Home, Richmond. We're going to go there after work. Seems to be the closest place to us. I might check Imlay City also. I go there once a month. Thank you everyone for the...
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    Locally grown feed in Michigan

    I know this is going to be a shot in the dark, but I am looking for a feed supplier near me that either locally grows their feed or a place that sells organic or high quality feed. We are currently feeding them Layena and corn crumbles and only because that is all that is sold at our TSC. We...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    Well, to much avail, we ended up with a nice dinner coming Friday. My boyfriend processed poor Popcorn (the only chicken out of 10 that I named after ignoring my boyfriends advice to not name any ) But he was a good rooster nonetheless, and he provided a healthy snack for our lab (heart...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    We really have no way of penning him up separately. I would like to though. If there is a chance that he will calm down then I will bury my "I wanna have you for dinner" feelings each time I hear my poor hens "screaming." They are all about 19-20 weeks old. We would like to keep him around to...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    I have noticed it for the past week or so. We were on vacation for a week 2 weeks ago and before we left they were fine. I will keep an eye on them this weekend. Last night we actually had to shoo them out of the roost to the bottom run area so that I knew they had a chance to get some food and...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    We have 10 chickens, 6 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Buff's. One of the Red's turned out to be a rooster. He comes down out of the roost every morning and crows, but the hens never seem to come down anymore (We have had them since February, got them as chicks). We leave for work at 7 and come home...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    I would like to keep him around, but he does seem to rough with them. I can't let him out of the coop, we have neighbor dogs that are bird dogs and sometimes they get loose. He would end up as their dinner and not ours We are gone 9 hours a day at work and I would rather be home to watch them...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    He seems to be being rough w/ them. Holding them down and such. We can hear them "screaming" sometimes. So I'm assuming that's why they refuse to come down. Do we just wait it out or off him? They are all around 19-20 weeks old. Not even sure if he's old enough to cull yet. Like I said, my...
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    New to chickens, is my rooster acting normally?

    We have 10 chickens, 6 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Buff's. One of the Red's turned out to be a rooster. He comes down out of the roost every morning and crows, but the hens never seem to come down anymore (We have had them since February, got them as chicks). We leave for work at 7 and come home...
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