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    How do you break even?

    You'll never compete cost wise with "store bought" chickens. You need to shift your frame of reference. The simple fact is, that food in our country, if it comes from Big Industrial Ag. sells at well below the cost of what it ACTUALLY costs to raise them. The overhead of an industrial chicken...
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    I thought roosters always came back...

    You probably didn't lose him if he's been in the coop for three days. He's probably not up in the trees, but has found a lower roosting area. I had to leave my chickens in their house for at least a week before they returned without issues.
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    Where do you buy Diatomaceous Earth?

    I found some near me, and then the locally owned garden center bought some too, so you might ask if they would order any for you.
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    My first broody - I need help. . .

    She sounds broody alright!! My suggestion would be to put her in a dog crate and keep the other hens from getting into the nest with her. They'll be fine laying in your other nesting box. If you allow them to be in with her, they can tend to sneak eggs into her clutch. It's just more trouble. My...
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    What to do with two mama hens, one is a not so good mama

    You shouldn't have to separate them from the rest of the flock if the chicks can move around with the hens. The hens will keep them safe from the rest of the flock.
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    Angry Chicken!!!

    Quote: I am wondering the exact same thing...lol:D Ohh GOOD! I'm glad i'm not alone here. A lot of people keep their "fancy" chickens (bantams, cochin, frizzles etc.) in the house, and diaper them to keep from having a dirty house too.
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    Keep chickens out of a certain area

    and if it's covered, it's like an artificial tree. Chickens like being under cover. Whether it's bushes or trees or covered porch areas... lol I use bird netting to keep my chickens out of the areas I don't want them... but that area is my garden and one flower bed for me...
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    What to do with two mama hens, one is a not so good mama

    I agree that you should give her a chance. I've got two hens that hatched at the same time, and they actually work together to mother their babies. Pretty cool to watch. If you keep her in with the other hens, she may learn some better skills, and at the very least, the other hens will help her...
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    Will Rhode Island Reds be ok with others?

    I have a RIR that lives with the rest of my chickens just fine. It's the age difference you'll have to keep an eye on.
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    Am I a barred rock roo?

    A split comb would mean he's not "pure bred" BR. IDK if there is a pure bred BR style of chicken with the buttercup comb.
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    Poultry Netting v Hardware Cloth

    Hardware cloth.
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    First losses to a predator. What am i on the look out for?

    Sounds like it's possible that it was a bird of prey for sure!! Don't rule out "night" predators just because they are SUPPOSED to hunt at night. They kill during the day too!! I know a woman in my area that lost her whole flock of 40+ birds to a raccoon in the middle of the day.
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    Quiet Roosters?

    Quote: Unfortunately, all roosters crow. Some more than others, but they all do it. Quiet isn't really in their vocabulary. If you want chicks, you could purchase sex link chicks and have better chances of getting all girls. Sex links are chickens that are usually (there's ALWAYS exceptions...
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    It VIOLATED my space...Now it must go!!!!UPDATE!!HELP!!OMG????

    Quote: Well. No trouble sleeping if you can sleep through barking. (which I can. lol)
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    It VIOLATED my space...Now it must go!!!!UPDATE!!HELP!!OMG????

    Quote: The video poster says that they re created the noise... so that's not actually really an animal. This one is. Cougars in heat sound just as bad.
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