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  1. Velvet Hairpiece

    Two roosters living together?

    I also agree you should wait a little bit. I had two accidental Roos that were raised together. The early dominant one was overturned one day around a year or so when the submissive one realized he was a boy and took over from there. I eventually separated them into two smaller flocks, and my...
  2. Velvet Hairpiece

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    We have six babies so far now! Love the little grey one!
  3. Velvet Hairpiece

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    My first little baby hatched today! I came home from work and saw the broken egg shell. I was afraid it was going to be a dud like the broken shell I found last night. So I sat and watched mama Hooch for 15 minutes and she was super alert and kept making soft clucking noises and I heard a...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    ...haven't candled since I set them with the hen, so I have no clue if they have even started laying. I did see one broken egg laying outside the broody today (no chick, I'm pretty sure it was one of the cracked eggs that didn't make it). The other 9 eggs are intact. Fingers crossed! *biting...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I set my broody Welsummer two nights ago with 10 shipped eggs. I've never attempted to hatch eggs before so we will see how it goes. I have her separated in a pen by herself (an old rabbit hutch). 5 of the 10 eggs were light enough to see through them and 4 of those had attached air sacs so...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I need some advice! I've got a broody hen, and I've decided to let her hatch so I ordered some fertilized eggs (no rooster, though we will probably have an abundance if the eggs hatch!). If I move her to a broody pen before the eggs arrive in the mail, will that break her? Any advice for a...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Hi! I'm in southern Indiana near Louisville, KY. I probably won't be around much but I wanted to say hello regardless!
  8. Velvet Hairpiece

    Rooster in Nest Box

    I'm so glad I found this thread! I added 5 new pullets to my existing flock of 3 (2 hens and a rooster) this Spring and noticed my rooster going into the nesting box when one of the new pullets started to lay. I was astounded at his behavior because it seemed so "fatherly", and I was just amazed...
  9. Velvet Hairpiece

    Blood on egg

    I have been searching through the forums looking for others with this problem, but I keep finding threads about hatching/incubating eggs. My 5 hens have recently (a few weeks) begun laying consistently again. Several times I've found some blood smeared on the outside eggshell, and didn't...
  10. Velvet Hairpiece

    So, my rooster crows...

    My rooster, the dominant one, makes so many noises. There's the annoying and excessive scream-crow, that high pitched chirping that he seems to make when he's particularly excitable, the clucking, and then the velociraptor-my favorite. :) I believe your rooster is fine, and probably happy.
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    Official BYC Poll - How Many Square Feet Per Chicken?

    We currently have 8 birds (6 hens, 2 roos) in a 6x8 coop, and 16x6 enclosed run. Coop: 6 sq ft per bird Enclosed run: 12 sq ft per bird They also get to free range outside for several hours to most of the day anywhere between 2 and 5 days a week. They get the run of the six acres we have...
  12. Velvet Hairpiece

    Feral Cat Problem

    Have you considered contacting www.alleycatallies.org? They have programs and resources that allow them to help people like you. They also have a lot of educational resources on their site. Like one of the posters above mentioned the spaying of the cat and ear clipping indicates that the cat has...
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    Post Your Game Cam Pics Here!!!

    Actually...pulsing electric fences CAN kill. Sadly, we've found great big black snakes and even an endangered adult great horned owl dead on the fence; it got it's wing caught and couldn't get loose.
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    Brinsea Ecoglow Brooder, happy chicks?

    I used the ecoglow last spring with my first set of baby chicks and I just loved it. It's much more natural, like their mother's warmth, than keeping a hot, bright light on them 24/7. I also had plenty of peace of mind knowing that I could leave the house and it would be safe from fire and the...
  15. Velvet Hairpiece

    15 Black Copper Maran fertilized eggs sold on ebay for over $137??

    I don't really know how to answer your question as I've never incubated my eggs, nor do I know much about BCMs, but perhaps it has to do with the time of year and the infrequency of eggs? Supply and demand...
  16. Velvet Hairpiece

    Keeping rabbits and chickens together?

    I know this thread is pretty old, but I just wanted to thank you all for the information. My SO and I have been contemplating "saving" our neighbor's domestic rabbit. According to their three children (whom I found in our yard with their unleashed dog), the rabbit "got loose" and they just let...
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    Why so many post on hawk arrack?

    Quote: Uhh, because humans are animals, and those bureaucrats and politicians are the ones who recognize that property is "yours". The other creatures we share the world with have just as much right to be in a place as we and our livestock do. I don't think it's about sympathizing with one...
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    Why so many post on hawk arrack?

    Quote: Yes, crows seem to HATE hawks! There were three hawks in an area of woods by my house just yesterday and the crows were verbally harassing them until the hawks finally flew away, screaming their dissatisfaction. I've read a lot on here that feeding the local bird population (crows and...
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    Why so many post on hawk arrack?

    I live out in the country, and see hawks everyday. Over the past 5 years, probably more, I've noticed them more and more. The reason for this is the destruction of their habitat. Now I can't drive down the highway and not see them perched on light posts and signposts, and occasionally see them...
  20. Velvet Hairpiece

    feeding Chickens Black pepper

    Very interesting thread! Admittedly, I skipped around since it's 20 pages long, but I'm going to give this a try. Here are the stats of my flock, I'll keep adding to the info as I continue on with THE PEPPER EXPERIMENT! I have: 2 Roosters (BR, EE) 6 Hens (2 BR, 1 EE, 2 RIR, 1 BCM?) ...and yes...
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