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Yardmom replied to the thread Frostbite Rooster.Good luck with the rooster integration. Even after see no touch expect the boys to interact in ways that will reestablish who is boss. -
Yardmom replied to the thread Sudden rooster aggression.You will find all kinds of advice if you look up what to do with an aggressive roo. Your Cockerel is just reaching maturity and has...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Introducing new chickens.I will second the comment that Silkies and RIR are not a good fit. Your current Silkie roo and a barred rock are not the same. A roo...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Egg coloring question.In creating an olive egger a dark brown layer And a blue egg layer are used. If the blue egg layer has 2 genes for blue eggs, the...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Turning Trash Hauls Into Feed.NatJ had a informative post that hopefully gave you some great ideas. I feed commercial feed for simplicity, but I like to follow along...
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Do you have access to meat that is not rotting? You can feed the meat straight to the chickens, rather than trying to grow anything in...
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I’d just like to say it’s like being pregnant- everyone has horror stories… The fact that you had a 75% hatch rate on shipped eggs, your...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Silkies - too high maintenance or worth it in southeastern PA climate.We live in NW PA. We have Silkies. They live in an outdoor coop and free range daily. We do not do anything for climate control...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Any ideas on this Rooster?.There is a good chance he is what you were told. EE can be any color. Have any comb, they may or may not have a beard. EE should have...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Dominique Gamefowl Rooster to Barred Rock Hen.If both birds are barred there would not be sex linking for barring. I'm not familiar with game Dominique it appears to be different...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Raising chicks a month apart in age?.Young chicks learn very quickly who will peck and who will play nice. They also learn escape routes like under the fence the bigs can't...
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I would let the younger chicks get settled for a few days, make sure they're all healthy and managing to get around well. Then move them...
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Yardmom replied to the thread A sign of broodiness and tips?.If you are trying to break her of broodiness, she needs a crate where she can not lay like in a nest and she needs to stay in it for...
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Yardmom replied to the thread A sign of broodiness and tips?.Are you asking if they are broody?Only if both hens are sitting day and night. Are you asking can two broodies sit together?On...
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Yardmom replied to the thread Can my bird be saved? :(.The comb could be Frost bite from a few weeks ago, but her hunched appearance indicates something else is wrong.
