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    Rehoming roosters

    Yeah I knew the chances were high, we thought if we opened the pen, for more room it would work out, they are all pretty docile. Culling is not an option, can't do it, just can't. No more babies for sure. Can't free range them, we have a family of ferals that will pick them off, if the foxes...
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    Rehoming roosters

    My husband thought it would be a great idea to let the hens hatch some eggs. At the end we ended up with 12 hatched from one hen and 6 from another. More than half the chickens we have now are roos. Bad situation. The coop is a 12x12 and the run is larger. We were going to expand the run by...
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    Why does my Black Frizzle Cochin Bantam sleep on the floor still?

    I have 3 white silkie bantam hens. I didn't know they didn't roost, I thought something was wrong with them. When I looked it up I was shocked to find some don't. When they went broody they laid their eggs on the floor in a corner and hatched them just fine. Then we moved them to a new coop...
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    Tin chicken coop in Texas?

    My husband had to build a coop rather quickly for a turkey rescue. Came out very good, but he had to put a tin roof on it. Can you imagine he's a roofer with no shingles. Anyway, besides it holding the heat the noise it awful. The rain is amplified x100 and I'm not talking hail. You would...
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    Help repairing bear-damaged coop--what to do with bloody ground?

    I would rake and scrap out the bad spots get rid of it. Then get some new soil to put in the coop. Not sure why there is mold growing but you'll have to watch that spot in the future. You should be fine. Of course remove all the shavings and replace with new. They should be fine.
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    Jacks pedicure worked

    Had to bring Jack our Blue Slate to the vets. The winter was tough and didn't do much walking around so his nails had grown quite long. We did manage to trim them but thought one was growing into his foot. Packed him up into his crate and off we went. I was amazed how calm he was. The vet...
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    Caught another fox!

    Have to be careful relocating them, they are feeding kits this time of the year. Just saying.
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    It's Floodin' Down in Texas!

    Good luck you guys, from Massachusetts!!!
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    Stuart our Roosters last day.

    Thank you for your thoughts. We've been working with Stu for 2.5 years. I made 3 appointments for the vet last year alone but kept saying "he's only doing his job", "he's a good guy", "we'll keep him penned". We purchased an electric fence and he would take the shock just to get to someone...
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    Introducing a Rooster - help

    Find someone else to take that rooster, you're asking for trouble. Nothing against the new roo but this can't turn out well. Just saying.
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    Stuart our Roosters last day.

    Stuart, who I have raised since he was 2 weeks old will be euthanized today. His aggression, so dangerous now, the electric fence doesn't even contain him. Moving him into a crate this morning was devastating for him. We are waiting to leave for our appointment and I pray for Stuart. I know...
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    Turkey nails

    Thank you sooo much. I guess I'm just nervous because he literally doesn't like to be touched. Guess I'll in-list a strong young one to hold him down and clip away. Poor guy.
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    Turkey nails

    I have a turkey that spent his first winter with us. We are in Massachusetts and had a lot of snow, ice and wet weather. He hated it and the only place close to outside he would go was to his pop door. All winter he stayed inside. Come the nice weather his nails have grown reallllly long. I...
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    Potential "indoor" coop--worst idea ever?

    My first thought would be to set up the living space before purchasing the birds. My second thought if you are in the city limits and have to hide them I'm hoping you don't have roos. This is really a bad idea to have them in your basement. Sorry you asked.
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    Silkie not herself

    My Silkies seem to walk over their food also. One laid eggs and pooped all over herself I had to bring her in and clean her and realized she just couldn't see anything. Someone told me to lay her on her back and pluck the feathers from around her eyes. I couldn't do it but I did trim them...
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    Should I Install A Heat Lamp?

    My Stuart is just like yours. In order for me to clean the coop I have to lock him out, I have to lock him in; if I can get him in to clean the yard. On really nice days I lock him out clean the coop, put up the electric fence let him out of the yard move the fencing so he can't come back into...
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    Tell me about Bantam egg laying, please

    I scrolled through some replies and just wanted to say that Bantams are the size (small) not the breed of chicken. So its the breed of chickens you are looking for if you're look for good egg layers. The eggs of bantams of course are smaller than standard chickens about 1/2 the size. So in...
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    Rescuing goose from park. I would love some advice!

    Oh yeah. I'm telling you try a mirror. Bring one with you when you go sit with it make sure it sees the mirror it will eventually come to you. I'm telling you a mirror will get its attention.
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    Rescuing goose from park. I would love some advice!

    What about your local newspaper or maybe the towns journal. Tell them the story. Isn't there family or friends that wil help you. For sure once you get a hand on it hold on, once you have hold secure the wings they ususally turn submissive when held. You have to be absolutely ready with a...
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    Baby identified

    He comes from my pure white Silkie bantam mom and a bantam dad. You can't see the coloring but he has the most beautiful brown with a very dark gold. Number One and the last chick are definately hens. One of the moms is back sitting on a nest. These little silkie bantams are machines, its...
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