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    Clean Dry Eggs - Best Nesting Material, DE and Fine Smaller Sawdust

    Hello, When I find something that works well I am compelled to share: After trying several and various nesting materials over the years I find small pine sawdust works best. The larger shavings have sharp, hard, edges and bigger chunks of wood mixed in, hay isn't very dense and can be bug...
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    Hey Man, you looking at my hens? You want a piece of me?

    My best efforts to help a rooster make the decision NOT to attack the kids, wife and myself. When he bows up, fluffs up and stages mock attacks or real ones, stand your ground, hold him down gently, but with quick, decisive strength to he doesn't move or flop, take him by both back legs, hold...
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    Hey Man, you looking at my hens? You want a piece of me?

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    How many times a day do you turn your eggs?

    I think the "3 hand turns a day at least", makes most sense because evolutionarily a hen would inadvertently shift eggs while on the nest AND turn them beneath her in a 12 hour waking cycle.
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    Does anyone have a NICE adult rooster?

    Great replies all..... but if our behavior is exactly the same when feeding and gently moving around our flock and the one culprit is always the same, then maybe it is not the humans. From the responses, perhaps we will try again....but for now we will let the Hatcheries provide chicks...
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    Does anyone have a NICE adult rooster?

    My experience is typical..... They are all sweet when they are young.....my hens have always been gentle and easy to work with. Not so with my one and only Rooster, his name was Prince, he was large and Beautiful, watched over his hens, warned them and lead them.... HOWEVER, he attacked my...
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    Cockerel amongst my pullets

    Hello from NE Florida, I was in the exact same position, I ordered only pullets, but as the world is, one was a rooster. We ordered 9, 3 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 3 Black Austrolorps and 3 Buff Orpingtons. We are very glad the world laughed at our plans, the Rooster is very attentive to...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Micanopy is one of the coolest little towns in Florida, haven't been by in a few years, hope it hasn't been "discovered" yet. Rip in Ponte Vedra, FL
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    How to attach Hardware cloth?

    I want to sincerely thank the people that responded and added to "best way to attach hardware cloth." I am building my first coop ( had chickens as child but now have my own 4 & 11 year old and its on ) The majority said "attach hardware cloth to the outside and use screws and washers." Makes...
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    Hello From Ponte Vedra Florida

    Very cool, thanks for the warm welcomes, I'm sure when the time comes for questions and challenges I will be asking and asking......
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    Hello From Ponte Vedra Florida

    Coop plans drawn up, I have a spot on my 1 acre...very excited about building it with my hands rather than buying one. Decided on Buff Orpingtons, Black Austrolorps and ( Blue) Golden Laced Wyandottes...after 3 books, and many magazines. Had leghorns and rhode island reds as a child....when...
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