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    New hens defected to another flock

    Thanks. That's interesting and makes sense to me. The "original" rooster, a sebright mix, is actually very good with his hens and great at taking care of them, feeding them and watching for predators, but he's kind of jerk to new hens (pecks them like the other hens do- I'm not sure why he...
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    New hens defected to another flock

    So... I have have two small flocks. My original flock (rooster + 2 hens) and my newer second flock (rooster + 6 hens), mostly BCMs. A week ago I picked up two Ameraucana hens both for the lovely blue eggs and to replace hens from the original flock who have passed away. The introduction with...
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    Black rooster questions

    Are you sure he's a rooster? He's crowing?
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    Injured chicken new to flock and LOTS of drama!

    So, I have a similar situation, with a one-eyed chicken who is extremely timid and everyone picks on. I had to separate her from her original flock because she was being bullied to death. I moved her to another coop with 8 Marans chicks. I think they were 10-12 weeks old at the time. They...
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    guard dog

    I would think a small terrier like a rat terrier would be very hard to train to not kill the chickens. The terriers I've had were headstrong and have had a very high prey drive. However, they've all been females. Maybe the males are a bit more mellow. My beagles on the other hand, are too laid...
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    Black Copper Marans (BCM) Roosters

    I have two BCM roosters I need to find homes for. They hatched 5.26.15 from Whitmore Farms. I purchased eight chicks and ended up with three roos. I only need one and hate to process these guys. They are both very attractive birds with good coloring, feathered legs and nice manners : ) I'm...
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    How soon before laying does a pullet's comb turn red?

    Great! Thanks!
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    How soon before laying does a pullet's comb turn red?

    I have some BCM chicks who are about 14 or 15 weeks old now. A few of the girls' combs and faces have turned red over the past week or two. It got me wondering- how long after this point do pullets typically start laying?
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    Table foods

    Between my dogs, cats and chickens I have basically no food waste. The chickens get whatever the dogs and cats won't or can't eat (raw and cooked veggie scraps, pasta, bread, meat trimmings if not too fatty, left over corn cobs, yogurt). Much to my chagrin I have seen my chickens chase down and...
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    Is there anyway to tell what this silkie mix might be mixed with?

    Wow, she's gorgeous!
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    Help there is some thing living undeer my coop

    If you have access to a game camera, set it up. It could be something as benign as a rabbit or chipmunk.
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    Why does my rooster sound like he's laying an egg?

    Okay- well that makes sense. I don't know what he might have sensed the other day, but he did seem very irritated this morning. He did his watered down version of challenging me, which involves pathetically flying at me at low speed while I hold up my open-toed sandal-ed foot to stop him (left...
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    Why does my rooster sound like he's laying an egg?

    Seriously, I've heard the egg song from my hens, and I've heard that roosters will encourage hens to lay by helping them sing the song or going into the nesting box, but my rooster, who has never done it before, has suddenly starting vocalizing what sounds similar to the egg song at random times...
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    When do I get rid of extra BCM roosters?

    Thanks. I plan on keeping the two flocks separate, but I do want to be able to free-range them together without rooster death matches. Their coops and runs are side by side. The BCM roo will end up to be at least double the sebright's size and I don't want my sebright buddy to get hurt. I was...
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    When do I get rid of extra BCM roosters?

    I currently have two small flocks. My original flock is a sebright mix rooster and 3 standard hens. The newer flocks consists of eight black copper marans chicks, currently 9 or 10 weeks old, and one red sex link from the original flock who got bullied to much. I'm pretty sure the BCM chicks...
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