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  1. Roosterbreaux

    Will a 5 strand electric fence keep out foxes?

    To: Ridgerunner As the inventor Ex-Lax was once known to say "And this to shall pass !" LOL Good 1 Ridgerunner I love it !!! ({^o^})
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    Will a 5 strand electric fence keep out foxes?

    If a rooster laid an egg on top of the barn which way would it roll off ? However a cantankerous cock does not give birth. I am more concerned with the trauma a good egg laying hen might suffer. Any one have this happen to one of your hens ?
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    Apologizes I assumed it was your's
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    I had a pair of barred grays since they were chicks, $4.00 each. The cock grew to 11lbs and ther hen was at 9lbs before the neighbors dogs decided they were food for them. The hen layed really well but would not brood, maybe the hen was still a little too young. I guess I'll never know now.
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    The attached photo,in your response, of your Plymouth Barred Gray, appears to have a better chance ! Beautiful chicken, big chicken, very mellow and user friendly with kids and adults alike, good layers, and great for the table too !
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    Will a 5 strand electric fence keep out foxes?

    I'm really interested to know if the chickens that were zapped suffered any laying or brooding issues ?
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    A rare capture of my best brooding hen crowing like a rooster after her bath ! I hoped I could post the video here. Maybe I will post it in a different thread.
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    2021 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    My two best laying and brooding hens taking their baths.
  9. Roosterbreaux

    Do you use supplemental lighting?

    Read This from one of my earlier posts ! Hope this helps ({^0^}) Roosterbreaux Out !
  10. Roosterbreaux

    Will a 5 strand electric fence keep out foxes?

    Quite true, quite true ! The natural and homemade repellents do require reapplication on a monthly to weekly basis depending on the particular recipe and weather conditions(rain, wind and temperature just to name a few). But the predator will get discouraged eventually and stop making your coop...
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    Do you name your birds?

    No not really, I speak chicken because I've observed their actions when they were communicating with each other and picked up on their phonetics. I talk to them like they are little humans(kids) and when I look at one of them and make a good or bad sound they know if they're doing something they...
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    What should a newbie start with?

    Louisiana boy myself. Welcome to our family ! {^_^}
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    Will a 5 strand electric fence keep out foxes?

    Roosterbreaux here {^_^} ! You are so right, it won't kill anything but it certainly is unpleasant and very effective also(I have to give credit where credit is due) !!! I had used electricity before a time or 2 myself. {>0<}
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    Will a 5 strand electric fence keep out foxes?

    Hello there, Roosterbreaux here !({^o^})! While an electric defense will give you a good guarantee to discourage the foxy little critters I feel that it may be slightly on the unsafe side. An innocent bystander or passerby may get zapped inadvertently like, a pet, maybe 1 of your chicks or...
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    What should a newbie start with?

    Hi,Roosterbreaux here {^-^} ! 1st... ...That depends on why you want to raise them. So I scraped together list of dual-purpose breeds. 2nd... ...I would consider pullets 1st. Chicks: High maintenance !!! No thank you. Some losses mostly possible. AUH poor Peep.>< Adults: Well...
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    State a fact about yourself!

    Just coz of the hustle and bustle of the move. I might B able 2 get THEM back, the fella never paid me for 'um. Also one 1/3 full & 2 unopened & 40lb bags of scratch grains and an almost full bag of laying mash ! {:<{ I LOVE oatmeal with a little brown sugar(during cooking), some died...
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    State a fact about yourself!

    oooppps
  18. Roosterbreaux

    State a fact about yourself!

    I just moved and had to get rid of all my chickens !!! ({:>{)
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    Topic of the Week - Winter Egg Laying

    Here you go read this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickens-winter-egg-laying-and-lighting It may help as you are giving them artificial light for 16 hours a day. It seems the pros of giving them their well deserved rest through the Winter outweigh the cons of forcing them to lay...
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    Topic of the Week - Winter Egg Laying

    Don't force them to lay in the Winter using artificial light and/or mash as almost all the time it shortens both their life and their egg laying life. (}=<O}) Let nature take it's course and if they lay naturally in the Winter they'll be ok. (};>D})
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