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    Which Roo would you keep for a mixed flock (Orps, SS, BCM, RIR)?

    Temperament is #1, and it's early times yet. 'Friendly' cockerels can become bad boys, because they are fearless and actually sizing you up as someone to push around later. Do you have adult hens or roosters, or is this your first batch of chicks? Having adults around to 'civilize' cockerels...
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    Backyard Chickens - Free Range Troubleshooting

    Make sure that electric fencing is legal where you live, if not, don't buy it. Mary
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    Backyard Chickens - Free Range Troubleshooting

    Welcome! I agree about buying fencing to manage them better, and the electrified poultry netting from Premier1 is a really good choice for you. Fencing is absolutely necessary, for your patio, the neighbors, and the safety of your birds! As you've learned, chickens dig holes, eat plants, and...
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    Help! Dog bit a blister beetle!

    I just looked them up too, and according to the Internet, they can be found in Michigan. Ugh!!! Mary
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    Help! Dog bit a blister beetle!

    I do know about them, concerning hay and livestock/ horses. Bad bugs! They don't live here, at least so far, but getting hay from some other places can be a problem. And I'm so glad your dog is okay! Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Recently I bought six porcelain d'Uccles at a feed store, and it looks like four of them are cockerels. Figures, right? If anyone is looking for cute bantam boys, let me know! Mary
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    Dog training thread

    What's hard is finding a flat nylon type collar with anything except those plastic (breakable!) locks. I still have one old collar, safety orange, with good hardware, if I need to use one, which is nearly never. My story about idiots wanting to pet the cute doggy: Years ago I found a middle...
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    Dog training thread

    I bought mine long ago, but Amazon has them. Mary
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    Bobcat Tried My Chicken Run

    I know that for bears, it's recommended that some meat/ bacon be attached to the electric fence, so the critter gets a nice zap in the mouth or nose. Mary
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    Bobcat Tried My Chicken Run

    You need shooting experience and training, don't just borrow a gun and hope for a good outcome!!! Electric fencing will deter this cat, get it set up properly with a nice hot charger soonest! And talk to your DNR about how close this cat is coming towards you and how unafraid it is, doesn't...
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    Dog training thread

    And the Herman Sprenger prong collars are by far the best ones! Our pointer broke his first prong collar, not a good thing, in the field, and I learned. Buy a good one! Mary
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    Dog training thread

    I read this thread today, it's been a good fun read! Lots of good advice and interesting stories. About transitioning to off lead at a distance: long ago I had experience training a Chessie for bird work, and a GSHP for field bird work. Different types of field work, but the transition from...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    It's stinkbug and especially box elder bug time! Wish something worked too. Mary
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    2 large raccoons spotted in yard last night. Improvement suggestions greatly appreciated.

    Good advice so far! Our coop/ run combination is roofed, and built up to code for residential structures, because I'm in it and don't want suprises... Please fix that run roof before winter, there's no way you will want to be out there at 2AM in a blizzard or ice storm trying to save it. When...
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    Advice on which coop please

    I agree with everyone here, and build BIG! Have you looked at the Woods coop plans? That's what I would build if we needed another coop! Mary
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    Broody Crushed Chicks

    So sorry! I've had this happen once, with a first time broody hen, and agree, never again will she brood eggs here! One survivor, who I found still alive, that she'd buried in the shavings! We were able to buy a few chicks to meld with this one lone chick, first under a heat lamp, and then the...
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    Mille Fleur Booted Bantam ( not D'Uclle ) Breeders and Hatcheries

    Years ago we bought Belgian d'Uccles from MurrayMcMurray hatchery, and their catalog then stated that some of the birds would have beards, and some not. That's what arrived, and because we wanted those cute muffs, we selected for that trait and bred out the beardless ones. Recently i bought...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Glad you are okay! Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I'd love to have SS bantams! Chicks in spring? A driving trip 'up north'? Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Years ago, three different hatcheries, SS straight run chicks. I wanted to have a small breeding group, so needed some cockerels. Maybe ten or twelve males over a couple of years, so not a huge number, but still... As they matured, some were human aggressive (very!) and some were polite...
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