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Question about chicken behavior during a stalking incident
I’ve got two dogs, a coonhound and a mixed chihuahua type. When I first started out, I raised the chicks indoors, so my dogs were always around the chickens and vice verse. So my chickens aren’t scared at all of the dogs. As a matter of fact when my coonhound starts bawling outside, my chickens...- z3lda3
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Question about chicken behavior during a stalking incident
Isn’t that the truth! Particularly with chickens and children. I stopped planning with my chickens a long time ago. I got them nice nesting boxes, enough for everyone..they bicker over 2 ol 5 gallons buckets! Ever since then, we just play it by ear. And broody hens are so.. unpredictable...- z3lda3
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Question about chicken behavior during a stalking incident
Sheryl is a wonderful mama! And she’s a red sex link. Everything I read said RSLs don’t go broody, but she goes broody every spring and beginning of the fall. And just the best mama. Every clutch she’s had, she didn’t wean until they were 5 ish weeks old. Isn’t that on the long side to still...- z3lda3
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Question about chicken behavior during a stalking incident
Wow how scary was that?? Even though they were safe, they had to so scared. I imagine it’d be like a bear beating on my door trying to get in. I’d be terrified. Great job Bernie and Babs!! A few weeks ago I had a hawk attack one my little bantam polish hens. I had one rooster herd everyone...- z3lda3
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Question about chicken behavior during a stalking incident
I’ve got a flock of 30 hens, 2 primary roosters. They share the same coop, and outside space. This morning a coyote was stalking my chickens (I’ve got all wire mesh fencing and avian netting). It terrified the flock and half ran into the coop and half was in the chicken yard, but up close to the...- z3lda3
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I just need to brag..on my husband or rooster, I’m not sure which
Thank you 🤗- z3lda3
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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I just need to brag..on my husband or rooster, I’m not sure which
It definitely worked!- z3lda3
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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I just need to brag..on my husband or rooster, I’m not sure which
Thank you!!- z3lda3
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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I just need to brag..on my husband or rooster, I’m not sure which
My hubby had a mug made for my birthday. It’s my favorite boy Gomez. Hubby gets brownie points of course but yall… just look at this guy. He’s a fine looking rooster!- z3lda3
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Egg song
It’s crazy! The hens love my little guy. They have choices, from him being my smallest to my biggest a 15lb jumbo. (And many in between) the ladies prefer Gomez. I watched one of my other roosters buck up on him, and my hens ganged up on the other rooster. Gomez never had to ruffle a feather... -
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Agreed Gomez the band was decent. Buuut my little dude is name after Gomez Addams. His flock mate is Morticia and their kiddos are Wednesday and Pugsley. ( although I’m pretty positive they belong to 2 other roosters). Both parents are white and the babies are jet black and silver. *who’s gonna... -
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So he was managing 28 hens. He was running himself crazy. So when (if you remember me talking about it) my leghorn Lilith turned out to be Mooney, he integrated perfectly. I was apprehensive about Gomez and him fighting but it worked out well! I think Gomez needed the help lol. -
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Poor Gomez nothing. When he was a cockerel he sure wasn’t complaining, he gave my hens a run for their money. Now he’s older and not as..fluent in the language of love..the hens are all up in face. What’s even funnier, he’s a bantam Cochin, the hens are standard size. It’s hysterical!