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    Hello My name Is Roy Hale I am a plumber by trade old school hillbilly by blood I have a wife of all most 27 years a 24 year old daughter and a 30 year old Son who is no longer with us I raise my chickens garden (raise too much squash ) work on vintage (old)garden tractors I fish...
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    If you are listening to music right now.......

    John Denver--rocky mountain high
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    Aggressive rooster HELP!

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=329297&p=3 see post #15 on this thread Your rooster is the same thing, leghorns are bred for egg prodution at all cost. pawning your problem off on some one else (A.K.A.rehoming) isn't something I do either Roy
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    An old soldier's home

    I know that house ( old Kanawaha county boy)
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    Aggressive rooster HELP!

    got a barred rock waiting for saturday to meet the knife He has mistakenly decided he is alpha rooster.most bad behavior in roosters is genetic. I don't want those genes in my flock . So any aggressive rooster is eaten. solve the problem every times Roy
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    Roo attacks us

    Quote: To me that is no different than releasing predator in some one elses area. If he is a problem it is mine to deal with I don't pass it off on some one else Roy Well...as long as you are honest about WHY you're giving the roo away, IMO it's alright to do so. I would offer a mean roo...
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    Roo attacks us

    Quote: To me that is no different than releasing predator in some one elses area. If he is a problem it is mine to deal with I don't pass it off on some one else Roy
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    Roo attacks us

    Quote: Your roo is too "hardcore" to be ever cured. The problem here has two causes, if he is a RIR, chances are he came from production bred lines. They are bred for production.. not personality. Possibly for some production strains, the higher aggression in roosters is linked to higher...
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    Roo attacks us

    One of my two one year old barred rock has decided he thinks he rules the roost. in the last couple days . there will be dumlings sat. for supper. My standard operating procedure works every time. Rooster get aggressive I eat him, cures aggression every time plus takes him out of the gene pool
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    crows are stealing my eggs...

    Quote: A radio combined with a scarecrow works much better
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    comets Taking care of themselves

    I rescued a 10 month old jack russel pup He is still learning the ropes here. I had him in the run while feeding today. we were in the duck run and the drake took off, he wasnt trying to hurt him ,just if some one running he wants to run with them. I swatted him and give him a stern NO! So he...
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    crows are stealing my eggs...

    Quote: crows are under Migratory bird laws so check your laws (if you get caught out of season you get a ticket from the state plus one from Uncle Sam Roy
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    I think crows are after my pullets.

    If you garden or have poultry crows are not your friend sure they run hawks off, but is so they can have chick/eggs for themselves. They are the main predator in a lot of places for game bird chicks. crows are under Migratory bird laws so read up on the law in you area befere you blast them Roy
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    Looking for a .22 Handgun. Help?

    Quote: 1+ Great gun simple safe reliable
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    I have chicks

    I put eggs in 3weeks ago sat. in the first week we had a several hour power outage. In the second week week my new turner failed and last week end we had another several hour power failure . I was sitting in the recliner last night thinking I need to do something with those eggs, And I...
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    I guess my daughter is the Possum queen

    He was just seeing if she taste like chicken , and he'll be back for more egg too Roy
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    using duck eggs for baking?

    we also make duck egg omlets often
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    Ermine in my house!

    My Dad thought they were good to have in the deer camp cabin because if they were living there rats and mice wouldn't be Roy
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    Calling all gun enthusiasts...need help please !

    #0000 steel wool and gun oil and somw elbow grease . and you may be suprised howell it cleans up. Roy
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    Gardeners: it's almost that time

    we didn't get the rain called for last nght and today. It has been windy so I broke out the tiller and tilled some of the north end of the garden, that was dry enough I now have a row of Taters, peas and a half row of onions in the ground It is officially spring on the homestead put eggs in...
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