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    sneaking day old chicks under a broody

    Our broody hen hatched hers out naturally so I have no experience putting chicks under hens, though a neighbor of ours did it with great success (and her hen hatched an egg of her own the next morning!). But I will say that our Rooster is very good with the chicks and doesn't peck them at all...
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    Heartbroken-Bachelor Cockeral What to Do?

    Thank you. I am still a litlte sad, but relieved to have found a pullet friend. Also my broody hen hatched out 4 babies last week. Amazing how sometimes when life closes a door it opens a window.
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    Horrifying-Chicken in Engine

    Thanks everyone for all the warm replies When she disappeared I found a trail of feathers up the drive and imagined that she had run up to the road. I spent 2 days looking for her (kind of silly because it's so hot here there's no way she could have survived without water). At least I wont...
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    Horrifying-Chicken in Engine

    I posted earlier that my dogs killed 2 of my chickens this week. A third was missing and I was hoping that she was hiding somewhere scared and would come home. Well, we found her this afternoon. It looks like she tried to hide by crawling up into the engine of my car. I've been driving...
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    Heartbroken-Bachelor Cockeral What to Do?

    I am so excited I have found a guy with mixed-breed 3 mo old pullets he is willing to sell. I hope I can find one that is reasonably friendly as a companion to Cordon Bleu. Hopefully he will not be lonely for too much longer. I have a dog crate but I think it is too small to put him in I'm...
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    Heartbroken-Bachelor Cockeral What to Do?

    The cockeral is 14 weeks old. Thanks for the suggestion of a mirror and a stuffed toy. I will get one in the coop for him. I don't want to put him outside again yet until the run is finished (learned my lesson last time), but once it's done I will put him in the new run next to the other...
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    WTB 3-5 Month Old Pullet New Mexico

    Hi, I have a bachelor cockeral and I'm looking for pullets around his own age. If anyone has any in the area they're willing to sell please let me know.
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    Heartbroken-Bachelor Cockeral What to Do?

    I’m hoping that you all can help me with a dilema. Our little flock was over the years reduced to a hen and a rooster, so we decided to start over and get 4 new chicks, one of which certainly looked to be a cockeral. The plan was to keep the pullets seperated until they got bigger, and then...
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    Free range: what's your definition?

    Quote: I would say your chickens are not "free range" as the garden area is fenced. I would also say that fencing your chickens with a reasonably sized run to protect them from predators doesn't make you a bad chicken parent. I don't think birds have to be "free range" to be considered...
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    "Racist" Chickens?

    Quote: They look absolutely adorable in those little sorted piles, though
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    Should I "free range" 5week old chicks?

    I let my 5 week old pullets "free range," but only when I can keep a close eye on them to watch for predators. They always stay close to me and to each other. I put them in a kennel if I have to go back inside for any reason, though. I plan on building a chicken tractor, though, so I can let...
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    "Racist" Chickens?

    Thanks guys for confirming my chickens are "normal." I'm trying to love them all the same, but it's hard when the SLWs seem to be more naturally friendly.
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    Anyone have any uber friendly lap chickens?

    Our feedstore had a Rooster named Buddy, who was as friendly as could be. You could pick him up and carry him around, he loved to be around people, and other than occasionally trying to mate with your sneaker never exhibited any bad rooster behavior. Everyone loved him. When he died, a mural...
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    To Fridge or not to fridge ? That is my question !

    I lived in Europe for a couple of years and was startled the first time I went to the grocery store because eggs are kept in cartons next to the produce, not in the refrigerator isle they way they are in the US. It freaked me out at first but I never bought eggs that were bad. At home we...
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    "Racist" Chickens?

    Hi, I have 4 chicks, 5 1/2 weeks old. I have 2 Production Reds and 2 SLWs. I've noticed that the birds tend to self-segregate by breed. I let them out for some supervized free ranging a couple of hours each day day and lock them indoors at night in a temporary coop made out of a couple of...
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