Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. Recent content by zayshell
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No Crow Rooster collar
An update. I found my rooster dead the other morning. After 3 months of no issues (after getting the collar set correctly to stifle his crow) he evidently choked on something he tried to swallow while wearing the collar. I had been roosting him in my garage to keep the neighbors happy, but his...- zayshell
- Post #91
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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No Crow Rooster collar
Once fitted properly the No Crow Collar works as advertised. There was a bit of stress for both me and my poor rooster, with many attempts at adjusting the collars fit, but now he has adjusted to the collar quite well. The volume and quantity of crowing has been reduced, which is the whole...- zayshell
- Post #39
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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No Crow Rooster collar
I'd really love to see pictures or a diagram of how the sock option is done. It may help me figure out what I'm doing wrong with my No Crow Collar.- zayshell
- Post #22
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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No Crow Rooster collar
I have a No Crow Collar and currently I'm not satisfied. It has turned my Roos crow from a cock-a-doodle-do to a cock-a-doodle-choke. The instructions are not detailed enough to be idiot proof and evidently I'm too much of an idiot to get the collar set correctly, it would seem. I have seen a...- zayshell
- Post #21
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Where can I find a vet that can decrow a rooster?
The neighbors behind me home school and they find his crowing to be too distracting to allow them to feel comfortable having classes out in their back yard. As far as I'm concerned, the teacher is overly sensitive to sound. Trying to be a courteous neighbor, I asked them if there were any issues...- zayshell
- Post #3
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Where can I find a vet that can decrow a rooster?
I live in Western Washington and am looking for a good vet that can decrow a rooster. Can anyone help me with suggestions on what my options are?- zayshell
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What feed do you reccommend I get and why?
I use a locally (Bellingham, WA) produced organic feed called "Scratch and Peck". My girls go nuts when I spoil them and make a warm cerial from the stuff. This is not something I do too often! ;)- zayshell
- Post #26
- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Beginning of week 2
Introduced my little flock to a new perch and Brazilian roaches. They seemed to go nuts for the bugs and like the perch #happychicks- zayshell
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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'ello
Some day I hope to have chickens, until then, I'll live vicariously through the posts on this site :)- zayshell
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- Forum: New Member Introductions