Recent content by RUNuts
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Trials And Tribulations Of Suburban Meat Bird Production
@Birdinhand Yes! Quail are easy to process and delicious. I raised them for several years and elected to stop. I want you to try and succeed because quail are very tasty. Look at how @Nabiki raises her quail on her garden beds. She has several articles up on quail. What cages are you...- RUNuts
- Post #216
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
They run & hide. Yard is big enough that it’s not an issue.- RUNuts
- Post #75
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Texas
Done it before. Start early & hand pluck 7 was my limit. I’m not feeling that dedicated anymore. May see the last date for broilers & do a fall batch. Or keep a barred rock rooster & hatch some backyard surprises.- RUNuts
- Post #55,023
- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!
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Texas
By the time i got my order together, meat birds were April delivery. These are new layers for me & a friend. Unfortunately, some of these hens are looking rather cockerel-ish. The combs are rather pinkish compared to their sisters.- RUNuts
- Post #55,021
- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!
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Texas
Spring projects in full swing now that the weather is nice & the ground is dry. Bought 15 chicks. Lost 2 to trample/failure to thrive. 2 escaped & died of exposure during a cold snap. Found them after work. Then another 2 just disappeared. I’m blaming the dogs but they deny everything. 9/15 is...- RUNuts
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- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
Yes, I leave golf balls in the nests to show the hens that it is a safe place to lay.- RUNuts
- Post #40
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
I had bag of mulch open and propped up by the fence. I went to grab the bag and was surprised by an upset chicken with her egg laying being interrupted. I had 3 eggs sitting on my mulch. :lau They will choose interesting spots to lay. Also, golf balls are good fake eggs. Sometimes they...- RUNuts
- Post #35
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
As far as the ammonia filled coops go, that is the for caretaker to correct. If your coop reeks, besides a cleaning, consider more ventilation. Sleeping in a tree, alone, is just waiting for an owl to come by. Chickens are blind at night and won't move when the one beside them is getting...- RUNuts
- Post #25
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
You are welcome and Welcome to the joy that is living with chickens!- RUNuts
- Post #11
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
Either way. Keep them in the coop for 2 weeks until it sticks that this is where they should sleep or put them to bed every night for 2 weeks. Entice them into the coop in the evenings and lock the door. You just have to be consistent to program them to sleep in the coop.- RUNuts
- Post #8
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help
I agree. Train them to the coop for 2 weeks. Once they are accustomed to sleeping in the coop, it will be their bed. Much safer from owls.- RUNuts
- Post #6
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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⭐ Kiki's Year Long 🌶️
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- Post #25,904
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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⭐ Kiki's Year Long 🌶️
We are predicting 90dF next week. Then cool back to the 80’s. Stay warm Bee!- RUNuts
- Post #25,901
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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⭐ Kiki's Year Long 🌶️
It’s spring time. Get with the program peoples- RUNuts
- Post #25,885
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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