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    Small non-meat breeds - getting what I can, efficiently

    I got the impression people said that about a group of males, saying if one crowed, then the rest all followed suit. Sounds like it will be interesting to try.
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    Small non-meat breeds - getting what I can, efficiently

    Glad you mentioned this. I remember my uncle made pickled chicken gizzards, livers, and hearts once and I enjoyed them greatly.
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    Small non-meat breeds - getting what I can, efficiently

    I have heard a lot of people say it is time to process when they all start crowing. I am sure the first few days of a bunch of young roosters in crowing duels would be funny, and then not.
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    Small non-meat breeds - getting what I can, efficiently

    Hi all, I have a question about raising non-meat breed males to get some meat from. I have 5 Cream legbar hens, and am planning to get 5 more hens and a rooster. The breeder I got my hens from says she breeds for mellow males, so I should have a low chance of a jerk that isn't worth the...
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    Separating a broody to cool her down

    This one is less vocal than the last broody I had, but pecks a lot more and harder. All bite, and no growl.
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    Separating a broody to cool her down

    Hmm. Maybe open the garage door during the day and have a radio going?
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    Separating a broody to cool her down

    A day or two wouldn't put her in danger being reintroduced to the flock? Inside the garage is a thought, then she wouldn't be in the wind or in danger from racoons at night.
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    Separating a broody to cool her down

    Hi all, I have a broody hen, and I would like to get her out of it. I have read about putting them in a separate enclosure ,up off the ground, so they can't maintain their warmth, and that this will get them out of the broody phase. I have a dog crate that I could use for this, but my a-frame...
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    The Gun Thread

    I am going to be building a coop inside the barn this year, so I need to clear out the pigeons, house sparrows, and starlings that roost and nest in there. Pulled out the BRK ranger I found a used DNT Zulus 3-12 night vision scope that should be here next week to replace the Bugbuster scope...
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    Using part of an old barn

    Shade is definitely something I will have to figure out, as the run will be on the south side of the barn. I will have a large awning where the autodoor is, but I may need to add more shade.
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    Using part of an old barn

    I think I will portion out 8-10 sq.ft./bird inside and also will build an awning over part of the exterior run so it remains relatively snow free. Sometimes the winds here drift the snow into places it seems like the laws of physics would prevent, but I'll do what I can. The rest of the run will...
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    Using part of an old barn

    Nope, missed the fact that there were some different colored words there. I will take a look I like the separate area, I was thinking about a vestibule like that, could leave it open most of the time, but have it able to be closed for acclimation if introducting new birds, or putting turds in...
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    Using part of an old barn

    Dust in the barn will be fine, but I probably would add a little wood around the base to keep them from kicking a lot of straw and detritus out of the coop area. Is your shed tall enough that it was worth putting in a HC ceiling, rather than running the walls all the way up. Is there another...
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    Using part of an old barn

    Is there any reason to make the walls solid in a coop contained inside a barn? Could the walls I am adding just be hardware cloth, properly framed of course, from floor to ceiling? Would the hens prefer a more enclosed space? Looking at space in the barn again, the chicken tractor has been...
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    Deep litter trough

    I little collateral poo flinging is to be expected I'll move them around this spring, summer and fall, but by winter...
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