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    spoiled flock behavior.. any cure?

    I imagine too.. that the kids are scared to go in. 50 birds runnin and flappin and jumpin at ya can be intimidating.
  2. lovemelovemybirds

    spoiled flock behavior.. any cure?

    They are aggressive too she says. Like.. mini raptors I imagine.
  3. lovemelovemybirds

    spoiled flock behavior.. any cure?

    when I go to care for her critters on vacations and such yes.. she has feeders. And she stated that they don t eat the feed anymore because she is always supplementing them. I told her too.. as you suggest... to toss feed to lure them away.. like on the other side of the yard.. but she says...
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    spoiled flock behavior.. any cure?

    the friend in question called me to ask what to do. I asked her if she had access to Backyard chickens but does not. So I told her what I would do if they were mine and then posted the thread.
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    Speckled Sussex legs

    Totally wrong am I. Scaley leg mites. WAY bad case. I ll do the Ivermectin cure on her but the others that dont show it? Just the oil bath I think. Thanks group!!!
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    spoiled flock behavior.. any cure?

    yeah.. so the stopped being chickens was not literal. Def feed aggression. Any suggestion on how she turns it around? I understand aart does not want to be involved.. but anyone else suggest how she turns it around other than what I ve already suggested to her?? Stop feeding the scraps?
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    spoiled flock behavior.. any cure?

    A friend of mine has 50 hens with what I call spoiled flock syndrome. The family gets attacked when they try to enter the coop yard and feed. They have been fed scraps, and the hens have a programmed Pavlovian response as soon as they hear the door open. I suggested she stop scrap feeding and...
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    Speckled Sussex legs

    Greetings!! Do Speckled Sussex have a breed issue with developing thick creepy Frankenstein legs? Weird appendages and weepy feet.. just.. what?. I ve had this with other Speckled Sussex.. but this one is the worse Ive seen. I m ruling out scaly leg mites cuz no one else has the issue and...
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    2 year old rooster attacked by neighbors dog

    Chickens are very resilient. I have purchased and keep on hand Silver Sulfadiazine for wounds. Gotta get it from a vet. Thankfully we do not have the attacks we have had in the past. Basic first aid keep after tne initial attack and then wound doctored. Keep bird isolated so he doesnt get...
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    this “pullet” looks suspect.. please help!

    the space just above the tail., but not up by the wings.
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    Chicks raised in a cage with no grit

    Thanks all!! Update on these guys. Crops are empty this morning. Droppings are a bit "rough" looking right now but on the mend I think. Thanks to you all.
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    How can I tell if my hen is pregnant?

    No question is a dumb question if you are really serious with the questions. So hens will lay eggs with or without a rooster for about 2.5 years or so if healthy. If you HAVE a rooster, then some eggs may be fertile, and if left with a hen sitting on them, may hatch into chicks. So. Collect...
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    Chicks raised in a cage with no grit

    ... Yes. Cornish are engineered to grow quickly and die anyway. This particular case as I understand it.. is the girl thought they were "cute" and bought them. Then they got big. She went to jail and the birds were left in a cage to die. Life is cruel indeed.
  14. lovemelovemybirds

    Chicks raised in a cage with no grit

    Before I let them out , just regualr feed. But now I ve read its too hard maybe to digest. Nutridrench and electrolytes. I can do that.
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    Chicks raised in a cage with no grit

    I rescued two 6 mo old Cornish X's this weekend. Real hard crops, birds are weedy but otherwise very active. Raised in a metal bottom cage and left for death. Besides getting them on the ground, what else do I need to do for them? Will they resume to normal having access to grit? Back off...
  16. lovemelovemybirds

    Roo and dog roomates

    ... two May roos were trying to cull older hens I have.. so I exiled the roos out of the coop enclosure to fend for themselves. We have a free range dog to fend off predators? but its been cold and I think she was slackin as the one roo is a pile of feathers.. and the red roo has taken up...
  17. lovemelovemybirds

    heat lamp question

    yep...nope.... no 95 degrees in the garage. Thanks!! I will dig out the second lamp!!
  18. lovemelovemybirds

    Hen Abandoning Chicks?

    Idk... really. I have a broody that I thought would really enjoy the chicks...? and she still may... but the container is not right... for my birds..the hen is not comfortable. I will fix that tonight and try again to introduce her to them. I have also found.. all by trial and error of course...
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    Hen Abandoning Chicks?

    Time off? give them time.. maybe they'll come back...? r they abandoning them totally? did they hatch the eggs or are they surrogates...? Need more information...what kind of enclosure...?? different variable could cause anything.
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    heat lamp question

    ok.. so when I separate these guys for the rest for special needs raising? they will be in our garage which can be heated. Will I need a heat lamp on them? No feathers on these guys yet.. still fuzzy....? but to hold them? they are way warmer than the egg layers... and there are three of...
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