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  1. FrostRanger

    How intense is your pecking order?

    Nutrient deficiencies (especially protein) can make a flock ornerier than it otherwise would be sometimes, looking at a flock's diet is certainly a good idea if you're having behavior issues, at the very least it may help a little
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    rat bite injury

    Just be mindful of the potential of catching something you don't intend to if you set traps, even though they can sometimes be annoying, you don't want to catch a squirrel or something by mistake
  3. FrostRanger

    Slowing down

    Entirely up to you, some keep their flock for only 2 years before getting younger birds to replace them while others keep them longer. It all just comes down to your goals and preferences. Do what is right for you
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    rat bite injury

    ACV wouldn't do anything, using the betadine and neosporin is enough, just keep an eye on it but she should be just fine I would be more concerned about the presence of rats on the property and would look for ways to keep them away from your birds' food. Getting a few barn cats can also be helpful
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    Pros and cons of silkies…

    @Debbie292d would best be able to answer your questions I will only add that they are genetically more prone to certain vitamin deficiencies so you should not feed silkie chicks medicated feed and they are also more prone to merak's diseasedisease which is something to keep in mind if the...
  6. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    I think most teens have more sense than they did, wouldn't call it romantic love either, I bet they couldn't tell you the first thing about the other person, they are certainly infatuated with each other but I wouldn't say they had the makings of a relationship yet
  7. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    They knew each other 3 days total and before Romeo saw Juliet he was pining hard over some other girl who rejected him, that's not love, that's hot headedness that makes outside seem like a cold winter day, what they need is a cold shower, a cup of tea and someone to talk some sense into them
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    Is this rude?

    As someone who was born in Florida, we certainly said please and thank you (although not really yes please and no thank you) but nobody I knew said sir or ma'am. Florida is so far south it's not really part of the south IME
  9. FrostRanger

    Neighbors Died

    I agree with @Mrs. K, do you want or need either roo? Do you have more than enough space for everyone? Do you have a spot to quarantine the boys? Also, 7 hens is really generally not enough for 2 roos, while you're not guaranteed problems, you are more likely to have issue with the boys...
  10. FrostRanger

    Things you wish you could say

    I wish I remembered that it was going to be stormy this afternoon before agreeing to come in to cover a shift today I also wish I remembered that before rinsing the ash out of my grill 'cause the rain would have done it for me (I mean, it only took me 2 minutes but still)
  11. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Everything, the actual music is bad and never mind the dancing and the cringe. I'd rather just read the book or get the cliffnotes online than sit through all that
  12. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Oh! Forgot about Christmas music! It's right up there with musicals and opera as one of the worst genres
  13. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Anything from a musical. I may love music but I can't stand musicals
  14. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Sadly in 9th grade I was also forced to sit through the movie in addition to reading it. The movie was also terrible (but I also just hate movies)
  15. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Oh, I had to read it in 9th grade, I do remember the plot, it's just that nowadays people cite it as an example of a love story for some reason Definitely one of my least favorite bits of required reading, I don't like romance in general and this story is particularly dumb
  16. FrostRanger

    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    I fail to see how romeo and Juliet is considered a love story, it's just a tale of 2 hormonal teenagers not using their brains, it's just dumb IMO and hate that it was required reading
  17. FrostRanger

    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    Honestly, you're probably better off building a new run surrounding the old setup and converting the old setup into a coop. Trying to expand it it just going to be an absolute pain in the neck and having a run that low will make catching any birds if the need arises an absolute pain for you
  18. FrostRanger

    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    Free ranging doesn't make up for a too small setup unfortunately
  19. FrostRanger

    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    60sqft would be a 6x10 run, even if you move a few birds around you would still need the same amount of space, it would just be divided among multiple setups
  20. FrostRanger

    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    Neither is nowhere near big enough, you want a bare minimum of 10sqft per bird in the run and 4sqft of space per bird in the coop. Them feather picking like that is likely an early symptom of being overcrowded and is likely to get worse I've personally haven't had a good experience with flock...
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