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    Time to rehome aggressive rooster?

    Thank you everyone for the advice. I am planning to cull this rooster and donate him as food to a local wildlife rescue. I did the best I could with him.
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    Time to rehome aggressive rooster?

    I have a rooster who will be a year old in April. I got him as soon as he was off heat and raised him from 5 weeks old, handling him often and socializing him around my dog and cats before introducing him to the flock. As he matured, he definitely asserted dominance - around 6 months old he...
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    Bonded brooder Mates?

    Ha ha, I’m the same - never want anyone to be sad. I do think it probably could have gone either way. Like someone else posted, they do get over it. (Like I’ve had chickens die and the survivors go on fine after a few days) But my friend wanted the hen as well as the rooster, so it was easier...
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    Bonded brooder Mates?

    I re-homed both the hen and the rooster together, gave them to a friend.
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    Omlet Eglu Coop - How to Keep it Warm in Winter??

    Hi everyone, This past spring I had some issues with predator attacks on my old chicken coop. My parents were kind enough to gift me the Omlet Eglu and a large Omlet walk-in run. Getting it set up was quite the endeavor but it's been worth it for the predator-resistance. Nothing has been able...
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    Hello! looking to re-home 6 school hatched chicks (4 weeks-old). Per kiddos heartful request, they "must be safe"

    Did you end up finding a home for these chicks? I need to add 2 hens to my flock. Thanks!
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    3 Free Ameruacana Roosters Chicago

    I can't take roosters but if you have any hens please let me know - I need to add 2 hens to my flock. My rooster needs more girls, thanks.
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    Illinois...

    Looking to add 2 adult hens to my flock of 5 - Kane County, west of Chicago. Thanks!
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    Lost Chicken! Help!

    Thank you so much. I've been in there as much as I can - there's a lot of brush, not many paths, but haven't seen her in the trees. However, that would be a good thing I think because maybe she could hide from predators? I think she can fly a little. She's an easter egger and pretty svelt. I...
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    Lost Chicken! Help!

    I adopted 2 new hens last night from a family who lives a few miles away. I am rebuilding my flock after predator attacks. They spent the night in the garage in a large dog crate. Today I went to put them in their pen, there was some unexpected interference from my dog, and both chickens...
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    Bonded brooder Mates?

    I posted recently about needing to rehome 2 roosters. Question - I have a hen and a rooster, both 6 months old. They were brooder mates and very bonded. Can I rehome the rooster without her? Will she be heartbroken? Should I try to rehome both together as a bonded pair?
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    Welcome Home LGD! He cares more about me than the chickens!

    Thank you. I know he is unlikely to really form a true bond with them, but will he still protect him? Should I be doing something differently to help that?
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    Welcome Home LGD! He cares more about me than the chickens!

    Hey all! I adopted a Great Pyrenees about 5 weeks ago - 10 month old male. He'll be 1 on 9/11/24. I got him from a farm a few hours away where he trained for the first 9 months of his life around chickens, sheep, cats, and with his mom on the same farm. Both his parents were/are LGDs. He's an...
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    3 roosters - which to re-home?

    Thank you. I am replacing my rooster of 5 years who died in a hawk attack earlier this year. He was a very docile gentleman.
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    3 roosters - which to re-home?

    Midnight - he tries to mate with an unwilling Olivia, who is below him in the pecking order. Picks on Winston (4.5 mo cockerel, below) and chases him, bites him constantly, but still runs and cowers from the two older hens, does not attempt to mate with them.Winston (with his brooder-mate Olivia...
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