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    Which breed has the kindest Roos

    I was considering getting a rooster for my hens. The hens are about 1 year old. 3 Barred Rock and 2 EE's. I was hoping to motivate egg laying and just think roosters look cool. I live in a fairly urban environment so I need a fairly quiet roo. Any suggestions on a fairly quiet and mellow roo...
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    What is molting?

    I also have a question/observation about molting hens. My Barred rock hens are molting right now. Not a pretty sight. One of the three is not molting. I have noticed that the combs and waddles on the molting hens are very pale, pink almost. The non-molting girl's comb and waddles are bright red...
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    lame pullet 9 month old Barred rock

    her belly seems fine. She seems otherwise normal except for the fact that she can't walk well. When she needs to, she can squat walk. I have been having to take her out and put her into the coop because she doesn't want to take the leap or fly up the ramp. No unusual vocalizations. She is happy...
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    lame pullet 9 month old Barred rock

    One of my Bardrock pullets had become lame all of a sudden. She is doing what I call a squat walk to get around. A little history. She has been laying since about 6 months. She seemed to have hurt her foot about 3 weeks ago. Was limping and putting little weight on the left foot. I thoroughly...
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    chicken poo as palm tree feritilizer

    Hello all. I am curious if it is ok to use chicken poo for a palm tree fertilizer. What i would like to do is add my pine shaving/chicken poo combo directly to the area around the palm trees(without first composting). Some in containers and some in the ground. I use the deep litter method. My...
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    Lost another one, question on hardware cloth

    Is the purpose of the hardware cloth because of the smaller openings in the mesh or is it because a raccoon or other predator can not chew thru? I was crushed when I read that chicken wire was not sufficient. A lot of time and staples went into a beautiful chicken wire job on the coop run. If...
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    my ladies new coop

    I have a question about other types of predators that are going to try to get at my girls. I have used chicken wire for my coop/run combo unit. No foxes here in SoCal but we do have a healthy amount of raccoons, opposoms and skunks. As well as dogs and cats of course. Is chicken wire on the...
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    Girls or Boys

    Thanks for all the information. Here are a few more shots. I wish I was a better photographer. The chicks are now about 4.5weeks old. Walter's early head shots. I know his spot is pretty big. This is my favorite bird. So friendly. He is and has been bigger from the get go. I suppose he could...
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    Girls or Boys

    I know this is a common newbie question. Any guess on the sex of my Baby Barred Rocks? These are my 3 barred rocks at about 4 weeks. Midnight on the left, Mia in the Middle, and ? Walter on the right This is a pic of ?Walter as a few day old Midnight and Walter on the roost what about...
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    question on feeding chicks during their first 2 weeks

    1st question: do I need grit if they are just eating crumbles? If so, when to introduce it. Can I use course playsand? 2nd question: when can I begin feeding the chicks bugs, slugs, and snails. I am a new chicken convert with 2 bard rock and 2 arucana chicks that are now 5 days old. This forum...
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