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    Swapping current rooster for 2 new mature roosters in a flock

    Thank you. I considered this, but was afraid the boys might terrorize the flock initially. I'm not against the idea as I can always pull the roosters back out if things get crazy.
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    Swapping current rooster for 2 new mature roosters in a flock

    I have a flock of 21 hens (ages range 8 months to 6 years) plus a few pullets. They currently have only 1 rooster, an 18- month old who grew up in the flock. In the past, I've kept 2 roosters because they range in my backyard which spans 2 sides of my house and 1 rooster just can't keep that...
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    Getting rid of roosters

    If you're unable to rehome them, you'll come to a point where culling them becomes the most humane thing to do. I love all my birds- even my baby cockerels- but I have come to learn that it's better to harvest them before they become problematic. When those hormones kick in- everyone becomes...
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    Rooster hasn't accepted new hens in 5 months... time to give up?

    This is a solid idea, but I don't really have the space at the moment to seperate him. And I suppose when I think about the possibliy, I don't really want to remove him. So while I think you gave me a great suggestion here- you also made me think that maybe I don't need this to work out as much...
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    Rooster hasn't accepted new hens in 5 months... time to give up?

    I have a 2 year old Marans rooster named Flip. He has gained and lost hens over the years. In the spring of this year, I gave him a pair of lovely Barnelders (almost 1 year old). These Barnies used to live next door to Flip with another rooster who we decided not to keep. They've been living...
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    Possible beak deformity, 6 wk old chick

    I'm happy to report that for the past couple weeks Coco has been (mostly) thriving. Her clutch got moved outside and she adapted to the new living arrangement much better than I honestly expected. She figured out how to get in the coop with her siblings at night, find the feeder & waterer, and...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Thank you!
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    Possible beak deformity, 6 wk old chick

    I’m not familiar with torpedo feeding. I will tube feed, but haven’t done it yet as she is able to do some eating on her own. Every time I’ve “threatened” to tube feed because her crop wasn’t filling up, she suddenly seems to be able to eat, lol.
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    Possible beak deformity, 6 wk old chick

    I have, but she will only eat it on the occasion. Generally she doesn’t like it and will shake her head/wipe her beak aggressively when she tries it.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    These guys are bachelor pad brothers from another mother. Solo on the left and MJ on the right.
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    3 week old Chick’s eye partially open since hatch

    For anyone who is curious... Coco is now 6 weeks old. The eye is still buggy, but she did get checked out by a human optometrist who said the eye was healthy (I was getting nervous it was drying out but I was just being paranoid I guess). We've had some progress and some set backs in the last...
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    Possible beak deformity, 6 wk old chick

    I hatched Coco on Aug 3. She’s almost 6 weeks old now. She was an assisted hatch. Initially the issue was her right eye not fully opening and apparent visual impairment. I made a post about that here. Now the issue is the eating/beak formation. Caption: Coco's close up at 4 weeks of age...
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    Comment by 'Fluster Cluck Acres' in article 'Fluster Cluck Acres, Frederick, MD'

    Hi. Thanks for reading my story! I didn't think anyone would, haha. I figured it was just something fun to write. I guess I should actually get on with finishing it then. Thanks for letting me know about the text. I guess I had set it to be in white font. I changed it to black so it should show...
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    Which record keeping tech device do you use?

    Are we related? 😂
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    Which record keeping tech device do you use?

    This is a solid idea. About 35 chickens ago, I kept a whiteboard in my coop and used that to keep track of each chicken. It was a good system until it wasn't. But your idea has my gears turning... spreadsheet data on a whiteboard, take a picture of said whiteboard, copy to computer...
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    Why does your chicken hate you today?

    All of my chickens spend every waking moment desperately attempting to break into the garden area. A few days ago, I discovered some rooster-induced wounds on 2 of my hens' backs. The wounds were older and they weren't terrible, but I still wanted to clean them out. I gave the 2 hens unfettered...
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    5-6 week old olive egger and Ameraucana chicks - gender check please!

    I agree with you... #5 is cockerel, the rest are probable pullets.
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    Which record keeping tech device do you use?

    I do have the annual deal. If don’t remember the cost, but after I used the free version for a couple months, I decided to go all in.
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    Which record keeping tech device do you use?

    Yes, chicken data. And yes, I like Flockster, too. But I am a spreadsheet nerd, and like to keep track of things like medical checks on my birds. Things like crop checks, mite checks, supplements, etc… I haven’t found a way to do this easily on Flockster (I do keep broody & molting notes...
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    One week post fox attack... is she just stressed?

    We’ve had the same pair of foxes living nearby for the entire time we’ve had chickens, and they generally leave my birds alone. They occasionally pop by looking for an easy opportunity. Unfortunately they found it this time. But in 6 years, with a good amount of free-ranging, this is only the...
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