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    Little ankle biter cockerel

    Thank you. I'm very familiar with Bee kissed's method. I have used it on my 21 week old cockerel and now he gives me plenty of room. Howard (cockerel) went psycho on my husband a few weeks ago, and has done it to me twice. he got a good lesson two nights ago and now stays as far away as...
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    Little ankle biter cockerel

    Maybe pink is the problem. I wear pink crocs.....
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    Little ankle biter cockerel

    Agreed! lol. i usually wear pants, but always socks and shoes. he gets me through my socks. maybe I need some hockey pads, lol. it's amazing how painful their little needle like beaks feel against the back of calves, freckles, hairy legs, moles, sparkly toes, finger tips - they're...
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    Little ankle biter cockerel

    I have a little EE cockerel who is 13 weeks old (1 of 3). Eventually 2 will go to freezer camp if they ever fatten up. they're currently integrating into my main flock (6 pullets/1 cockerel) for the past month. 1 EE stays on the roof of the coop 24x7 and has never come down (for 5 weeks)...
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    Are chickens smart enough to come out and eat before they starve?

    I have two groups of chickens. 21 week olds - have their own coop and the entire run (6 pullets + 1 cockerel) 12 week olds - have their own coop inside the same run. they've been brooded inside the run since they were 3 days old. it's always been look, but no touch. The littles had a MHP for...
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    Anti social/scared younger chicks

    I have 7 Barred Rocks (1 cockerel and 6 pullets) that are about 18 weeks. I also have 6 EE's (2 pullets) who were brooded in the coop since they were 1 week old, they're now 9 weeks old. it's been look but no touch the whole time. I have two urban coop's setup inside an enclosed run. the...
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    What age do roosters start to crow?

    I have one that started at 5 weeks. They all are 14 weeks now, and it ranges from one sounding like it's being strangles, to one who is a pro. I have 7 and they're all different.
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    Moving day

    I will let someone else answer on space. I have a similar situation to what you want to do. I have 6 Easter Eggers brooding in the run. I hoped to reserve one coop for the older birds and one for the Littles, but I think I'm not going to force the issue. As long as they get along, I'm not...
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    Moving day

    BTW, I have two coops also. I would put half in one, and half in the other. When they started going to bed on their own, sometimes 2 would go into one, and 11 in the other. Next night, it might be 4 and 7. Finally, I just gave up. I figured as long as all birds were secure in a coop, I...
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    Moving day

    Mine didn't figure it out. They were sleeping under MHP. Moved MHP, and we had to teach them again. Take MHP away, they tried to sleep on the roosts, so we had to go out after dark and physically put them in the coop. Took about 9 nights total, but each night the birds that stayed outside was...
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    Total novice in need of help

    I tried to upload my pic, but it won't show up. Stupid phone. I run an extension cord. My heating pad has been sitting around the house for years. Any one will do as long as it stays on. Here is one of the big threads...
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    Total novice in need of help

    There are quite a few here who brood outside, even when it's cold. We use a mama heating pad (MHP) and some use a wooly hen. The MHP is basically a heating pad (that doesn't have auto shut off) for the chick's to duck under when Chilly. Mine have been using it since they were 1 week old...
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    Gals, do your chickens peck your nail polish?

    Yes! I had to quit wearing flip flops into the coop. My chick's are bigger now and their pecks HURT. It's not cute any more, lol. Mine can get my whole pinky tip into their beak if I'm not on top of my game.
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    Choosing a Rooster...

    Our first batch of straight run chick's are 11.5 weeks. 7 boys, 6 girls. 6 barred rock + 1 white rock boy. They still act like goofy little kids. None seem to have turned into hormone jerks yet. White rock is stand offish, but they all are still friendly enough to stay underfoot when I'm...
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    White Rock or something else???

    No. My white rock is pure white. One that was supposed to be white but has a buff tinge turns out to be a hatchery goof.
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