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    Comment by 'Saukacre' in article 'The Definite Guide To Roosters'

    No, this is a new behavior. I don't know what to do about it.
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    Comment by 'Saukacre' in article 'The Definite Guide To Roosters'

    I have an aggressive Australorp rooster that I have posted about before, and many people have said to put him in the stew pot. When I got the chickens I wanted a rooster for the beauty and entertainment, I love to sit and watch the chickens, especially the rooster, interact with one another and...
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    Preparing Your Flock & Coop for WINTER

    I live in Southwestern Lower Michigan and it gets very cold here. I have a metal heated base and a metal water can that I used several years ago with my flock. I didn't keep chickens for a few years and now I have a new flock of young birds. I have been using a hen hydrator bucket with the...
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    Question about Rooster preventing hens access to food or water

    Thank you to everyone for the wonderful ideas. I removed the rooster from the girls, he was very upset about the move. But, I think it has been very beneficial for the girls. I'm going to give the girls a few more weeks and then see how he behaves. The coop is long and narrow, roughly 25 ft...
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    Question about Rooster preventing hens access to food or water

    Thank you, sounds like a good idea to keep him separate from the girls for awhile. It will give the older hen a rest from him too.
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    Question about Rooster preventing hens access to food or water

    I have an Australorp Rooster and Hen that are 9 months old and 6 Barred Rock hens that are 6 months old. They have been in separate pens with hardware cloth between them so they could see each other for about three months. I tried to put them together and the first day the Rooster was...
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    Introduction and rooster over mating question

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I had chickens five or six years ago when my boys were in 4H. I just got a new flock this spring. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 3 - A rooster and two hens (3) What breeds do you have? Black Australorp (4) How...
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