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  1. byounghusband

    poop trays

    We have been using poop trays since we built/modified what we use as our coop. PDZ is what we use as well. My wife saw a video recently where someone took feed bags, cut split them and laid them on the trays. Every couple days, they would remove them, lay down new ones and then spray the...
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    Review by 'byounghusband' in article 'Do Chickens Have Teeth? A Close Look at the Anatomy and Physiology of Chickens'

    Great Article. But the remaining question is: Do Chicken have lips??
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    What is reasonable to ask? (neighbor’s dog)

    $400 is fair, but do you sell any of your eggs? If yes, how much lost $$ did you incur for getting new layers up to production speed and how much egg income was lost? We had our neighbor's Rottweiler kill our Rooster. Then he lied to me when I asked how everything was going. (I didn't know...
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    Easy Scalder Build !!

    Folowing this one!! We are planning on getting into Meat Birds soon.
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    Flock decimated.......

    I would be setting out traps in my case if I didn't have 5 barn cats that I don't want to hurt!!
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    Flock decimated.......

    Yeah, the ducks were a pain to raise as they are VERY messy. But their eggs are 'da bomb! Not sure if I want to raise ducklings again though....
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    Flock decimated.......

    Don't worry about being harsh, I've got thick skin/skull..... :rolleyes: Yes, we can/will only free range now when out there with them. With the original 12 birds, a 12x17 run should be adequate, right? The coop is 10x16. The run is FULLY enclosed. Even our access gate has 1/2"hardware...
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    Flock decimated.......

    I did complete my coop and run. Just haven't been able to find time to document it here yet... The coop is 10x16 with a fully enclosed run/yard that is 12x17. Fully secured top with 1/2" hardware cloth and corrugated roofing. Walls are chain link with 1/2" hardware clot two feet up from the...
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    Flock decimated.......

    Well, It's been a while since I've been here... We started off with 10 hens, two roosters (supposed to be hens too...) and two Pekin Ducks. Both of the roosters went away due to excessive aggression towards us. We did have one check hatch and it was a rooster too. He is COMPLETELY worthless...
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    New chick..... Now what?????

    Thanks all!! I had some 1/2" hardware cloth leftover from my original Brooder crate. I used it to make a cage for Momma (Barbie) and the one chick so far (Skipper:jumpy. Reused the feeder and waterer from the brooder as well. It fit right under the poop trays in the corner where Momma had...
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    New chick..... Now what?????

    I just discovered that one of our Turkens is a BROODY hen, (Tried to sit on duck eggs, but they weren't fertile....) Anyway, there were two chicken eggs in the mix and today as I was repairing a hole in the coop roof, I saw a broken egg shell next to where she has been planting her butt for a...
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    Aggressive Barred Rock Rooster

    He WAS good!!!!! Roasted on Onions, Celery and Elephant Garlic with a lime in the cavity.
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    Aggressive Barred Rock Rooster

    Glad that worked for you.... Hope it stays that way. My wife clobbered Rocky with a couple empty gallon water jugs once when he attacked her and he did run away. But he stepped up his aggression and that could NOT be tolerated. Don't assume your rooster will always be nice to you. Every...
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    Aggressive Barred Rock Rooster

    Gotta love me some "Roasted Rocky"!! Put him on a bed of Celery and quartered Onions, with a Lime cut in half and two cloves of Elephant Garlic in the cavity, into a covered Cast Iron roasting pan for about a hour at 325* Came out good, but definitely NOT a broiler!! Kinda skinny...
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    What breeds are these Hens?

    Nothing comes up....
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    What breeds are these Hens?

    Thanks!! IIRC, I got RIRs and New Hampshire somethings.... And that would round out the dozen for me. I also have two Turkins, one red and one black, as well as a remaining Barred rock Hen, who is SUPER sweet!! Plan B for the boys is as follows: Rocky, the Barred Rock left this earth on...
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    What breeds are these Hens?

    Thanks for confirming my thoughts on 1 and 3!! AS for #2, I don't recall getting that breed when we got the chicks, but I'm cool with it. Gonna get chicks from a more cooperative source next time.
  18. byounghusband

    What breeds are these Hens?

    Need your assistance. We got 12 chicks in April. 2 ended up being Roosters.... and out of the remaining 10, I am trying to determine which breeds they are. The feed store I got them from hasn't been much help. What is she in pic #1? What is the front Hen in pic #2? And finally, what is...
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    When will they begin to lay eggs?

    They are coming up on 5 months and they may very well be hiding them, if they are laying.. The chickens do lay in other places at times, but I just introduced the nesting boxes a week ago. We closed them all up in the coop/yard (12x12 enclosure) for about 4 days. Chickens are using the nest...
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    When will they begin to lay eggs?

    We have two Pekin hens. They live with our 12, Oops, now 11 chickens. All are about 21 weeks old and the chickens are laying about 4-5 eggs a day as a group. They all live in the coop and then free range on our property during the day. Since we are completely NEW at this, we are not sure...
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