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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Fancy Feathered Fellas Photo Contest

    Would love to see the winners. Where do I find that?
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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Fancy Feathered Fellas Photo Contest

    Love him! He's beautiful! I compliment you on the photo. It's good that you got lower to see him eye to eye instead of overtop of him.
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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Fancy Feathered Fellas Photo Contest

    Hi. He's a "Barnyard Mix". Not an official breed. It's what you get when you let nature just do it's thing. I lost my rooster to the road and was looking for another. I met a lady trying to re-home 5! I told her I could only take one, but we were both happy. Mr. Burt was hatched at her...
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    Amurr, I love your profile pic!! Is that your rooster? He looks a bit like my Mr. Burt. Wondering if you give him "mash" (water moistened feed). At the right consistency, you can form it into a ball in your hand for him to peck. Mine's not blind, but he loves his mash and I feed it to him...
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    My rooster is always attacking me!!!

    Here's my handsome boy; Mr. Burt.
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    My rooster is always attacking me!!!

    my rooster is a typical rooster with other people. You're right, I am careful. I'm also diligent about consistently "putting him in his place". He, along with my hens are fenced in in an area about 40 feet by 90 feet. (about a fifth of an acre?) If I'm expecting company, he gets temporarily...
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    My rooster is always attacking me!!!

    I also want to add that I have one acre in the country. Mr. Burt is my only rooster and together he and I take great care of 5 hens. They're all the same age at about 2 years old.
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    My rooster is always attacking me!!!

    I seldom put my "2 cents worth" in, but on this topic, I must. I've always had a rooster and couldn't be any more in love with them. However, he can't be allowed to think he's the one in charge. First, you have to change your fear into a bit of anger that you're being controlled by a smaller...
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    ok, so I'm better with chickens than computers!
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    ...and my barnyard mix; Mr. Burt! I love my rooster!
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