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    Rustic Chickens Member Page

    The Rustic Chicken at Deerwood Farm Welcome to the Rustic Chicken at Deerwood Farm! And Thanks for checking our our BYC page. My name is Jennifer and I live on our 5 acres mini-farm in central Kentucky with my wonderful husband Cliff, and 5 gorgeous dogs: Monty (corgi/sheppard mix aka Monster)...
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    Agressive Rooster... what do we do????

    I can report that Angie the Rooster has departed this world and gone to wherever mean, aggressive rooster's go in the afterlife. I'm sad about having to kill him, but relieved that I can now go into the coop without a weapon! And it is amazing how much calmer the girls are. Thanks for everyone's...
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    Agressive Rooster... what do we do????

    Thanks for al lof the advice. You have all confirmed that it is time fro him to go. He was an accident anyways. I don't know that I have the heart to cull him so I thought about putting him on craigslist, but I'm afraid someone will try to use him for fighting. Thougths? If we do it ourselves...
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    Agressive Rooster... what do we do????

    Help! Our rooster has become very agressive over the last few weeks. He is just about a year now. He started out by attacking me and has since then moved on to my husband (who didn't belive me at first that we was on the prowl). We have also noticed that the hens are pretty beat up as well. This...
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    Beautiful Chicken Charm Necklace

    This is a beautiful handmade necklace out of my jewelry line. It measures 18 inches in length. It has a small chicken charm and is embellished with a green bead. Show off your love for chickens with this classy necklace! Custom orders welcome.
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    What to do with my Roster? Rehome?

    So I've made the decision this morning that it is time for the Angie the Rooster to go. "He" (one of our speckled sussex) was suppose to be a "she". Our chickens are now 5 months old and he is just getting too aggresive with the girls. I thought it would be ok because he was still pretty docile...
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    Darlings won't sleep on their roost...addicted to nesting boxes!

    Hubby will be raising the roosts this weekend for sure. They are high, but clearly not high enough. I just realized that they may be laying sooner rather than later and you are totally correct math ace... I don't want poo covered eggs. Thanks for the advice!
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    Darlings won't sleep on their roost...addicted to nesting boxes!

    I'm an idiot... I didn't realize they had to be higher than the nesting boxes. Why is that?
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    Do I need to close the coop door at night?

    Thanks guys! I just wanted reassurance that I should keep up my security measures. I will absolutely look into the automatic door.
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    Darlings won't sleep on their roost...addicted to nesting boxes!

    Great idea... Thanks so much!!!
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    Do I need to close the coop door at night?

    My husband and I have been faithfully opening and closing the chicken coop door every night. Their coop door is in their run so it would be very difficult for something to get to the door. Is it necessary that we continue to do this? Or is it ok to leave it open because of it being surrounded by...
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    Darlings won't sleep on their roost...addicted to nesting boxes!

    Hi Everyone, My now 4 month old girls (oh, and one accidental rooster) have been doing really well in their coop. The only problem we are having is that they insist on sleeping in their nesting boxes (3 per box and they segregate according to breed believe it or not!). I mean they really do...
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    I want silkies! But don't know where to start.

    birdsnbeesnseeds... we are in Frankfort, KY. oldtimegator... THANK YOU SO MUCH for your insight and recommendations! Great to know we can eat the eggs. The coop we have is small, only about 20 sqft inside. How many silky's would you recommend for that area? We are going to add a fairly good...
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    I want silkies! But don't know where to start.

    We have a beautiful playhouse that were were considering turning into a coop. I would like to have a more ornamental breed and something that I could actually breed. We live in Kentucky and I'm not familiar with many silky breeders in the area. I would also love some insight into the...
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    I want silkies! But don't know where to start.

    My husband and I have just gotten our first 8 layer chicks which are now almost 7 weeks old. Don't get me wrong, I adore them, but I am fascinated with the silky bred. Before I jump into the silky breed, I want to educate myself regarding all things silky. Are there any good resources about the...
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