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  1. padutchgirl

    Olive-Egger Rooster - approx 7 months old - MUST GO! located in Okeechobee, FL

    My neighbor down the street took him and he is a happy camper with a new group of hens that he will breed with and hopefully make beautiful babies!
  2. padutchgirl

    Respiratory issue? Chicken Pox? Not sure - HELP!

    the other day, I caught one of my older hens pecking at one of my little girls and the next morning her eye was swollen shut and had puss. So I went to Tractor Supply and got Tylan and have been giving that to her for 2 days and it started getting better - BUT this morning I went out to the coup...
  3. padutchgirl

    Olive-Egger Rooster - approx 7 months old - MUST GO! located in Okeechobee, FL

    Homer - that's his name - has become extremely aggressive toward ONLY me - not my husband or any of our other animals. But since I am the one that tends the chickens, and the only way I can even get near the coup is with a large rake in my hand, he has to be relocated. He is just now getting his...
  4. padutchgirl

    Increasingly Aggressive 5 month Old Orpington Rooster(s)

    I have a nasty rooster as well. I am new to chickens and a friend of mine told me that it would be better for the girls if I had a rooster with them to protect them...well.....he does his job - a little to well. He attacks me every chance he gets. and thank God he doesn't have his spurs yet...
  5. padutchgirl

    Incorporating younger hens in with existing flock

    Thank you so much. I just put a second feed and water station back in there and I have a water station outside of the coup as well. I just went and checked on them and all 13 were in the coup laying down together. Maybe a little progress happened. Fingers crossed.
  6. padutchgirl

    Incorporating younger hens in with existing flock

    for the last 2 weeks I've had by 7 week old hens in the coup with my 12 week old hens and rooster but they have been separated by wire. Today I decided to let them all mingle together and it's been a disaster! I know that pecking will happen, but the rooster and one of the hens is being...
  7. padutchgirl

    Getting chicks to trust you....

    I have the same problem. The first 6 that I got let me hold them from the first day (at 1 week old) and didn't try to get away from me and now they are always so excited to see me and follow me all over like dogs. I can hold and pet them all. The 2nd batch I just got (2 weeks old) HATE me. When...
  8. padutchgirl

    So sad...my new babies absolutely hate me!

    I mix the grit in with their food otherwise they won't eat it. Is that the right way to do it? I offered it to them in a separate feeder because that was what I read, but they wouldn't touch it, so now it seems that they are eating it in with their food. I'm open to any suggestions that may work.
  9. padutchgirl

    So sad...my new babies absolutely hate me!

    Any recommendations on how to get the new babies to trust and like me? My first group of 6 only took about 4-5 days to warm up to me and let me touch them. I have tried gaining trust just by sitting with them, putting my hand down with meal worms and nothing. They want nothing to do with me. My...
  10. padutchgirl

    I just want to say THANK YOU to the group!!!

    I have been such a nervous chick mommy since I got my first 6 babies and now with the 2nd 6 babies. Although I have read a ton of information on the right way to raise and care for them, it helps to hear it from people actually living it like me. So to all of you THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...
  11. padutchgirl

    My chicks won't eat scratch

    I didn't know if this was normal. They are only 6 weeks old and eat their feed and grit just fine and the LOVE meal worms and dried crickets. But when I give them scratch they want nothing to do with it. Today I gave them some fresh spinach and they went nuts over that too. Should I just keep...
  12. padutchgirl

    When are my girls old enough to free range?

    Thank you so much! I don't think we have predator issues, but who knows. we just moved here a few months ago, so no telling what is lurking on the property that my dogs haven't found yet.
  13. padutchgirl

    When are my girls old enough to free range?

    no, I just have the coup, but the yard is fenced in. I live on 15 acres, and we have about 1/2 acre fenced where I have the coup. Do I need to build a run?
  14. padutchgirl

    Brand new Chick mommy!

    Here are the 6 week old girls (brown/red ones) and the black ones are the 2 week old ones I just got yesterday.
  15. padutchgirl

    When are my girls old enough to free range?

    I just put my 6 older girls (they are 6 week old Ameraucanas) in the coup 2 days ago. How long should I leave them in there before I can let them out. Tonight they just started flying up to the roosting box my husband built, which I was so happy about, but I'm just not sure they are old enough...
  16. padutchgirl

    Brand new Chick mommy!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first 6, 6 weeks ago and I just got another 6 yesterday for Mother's Day. I am in total LOVE with my babies! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 12 now. 6 are 6 weeks old and 6 are 2 weeks old. (3) What...
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