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    Aggressive Rooster? Or Not 🐓?

    I totally understand. I had a rooster last spring a huge barred rock that spurred me in the hand. It spurred me so bad that the long spur almost went through my palm on my right hand. I went to clean it up and unfortunately I had a stroke 15 minutes later. I spent 10 days in ICU and 47 days of...
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    Aggressive Rooster? Or Not 🐓?

    I understand and she does do that on occasion. He is a total mess. I can pick him up and he is the sweetest boy. But then I put him down and he will attack her instantly. I even seen him the other day run out of the door of the coop😕:he and start spurring my pit bull in the chest. It was scary...
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    Aggressive Rooster? Or Not 🐓?

    I just wanted to share a story and give maybe a little advice that might help you in a similar situation. This is currently happening in my own flocks. Everyone knows I been raising chickens and dealing with situations in my flocks for a very long time. (40+years) I have had several so...
  4. thudson

    Aggressive Rooster? Or Not 🐓?

    I just wanted to share a story and give maybe a little advice that might help you in a similar situation. This is currently happening in my own flocks. Everyone knows I been raising chickens and dealing with situations in my flocks for a very long time. (40+years) I have had several so...
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    Pullet Ponderings - New member w/lots to learn.

    Howdy from Texas! So glad you joined our flock here at the BYC. Pull up a chair and stay a while. Glad to help anyway we can!:jumpy:bun:welcome
  6. thudson

    Hi

    Howdy from Texas! Pull up a chair and stay a while! So glad you joined us here at the BYC!:bun:jumpy:welcome
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    New member from fortplain ny

    Howdy from Texas! Welcome, pull up a chair and stay a while! Glad you joined us at the BYC!:jumpy:bun:welcome
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    New Member - Second time around

    Hello, welcome back to the :jumpyBYC!
  9. thudson

    What is a good book for a beginner?

    I have been raising Chickens for over 40 years. I have several books I have read through my life to gain all the knowledge I can. Some are ok for beginners, sometimes they are overwhelming. Just recently I purchased a book last week and read it. It is probably the best I have ever read...
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    This Is For Fun! Guess The Breed!

    Very close, good guess!
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    This Is For Fun! Guess The Breed!

    Very close, great guess!
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    This Is For Fun! Guess The Breed!

    Very, very, close. The discoloration on top of her head is a key. Roo is a frizzled Silkie her mother hen is? Legbar. She lays blue/green eggs.
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    This Is For Fun! Guess The Breed!

    I have always wanted to do this. Can anyone guess the breed of my beautiful little hen? I hatched her last year.
  14. thudson

    Flock Update for 2025

    The farm I got it from called it a Zombie chicken.
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    Flock Update for 2025

    Hello everyone just checking in and showing I am still around. Cancer hasn't got me yet, still in remission. So I wanted to show off some pics of my current flock. Enjoy!
  16. thudson

    Why We Raise Chickens

    I am not a good story teller or writer but this is one story that is a deep subject that is asked to anybody that raises chickens. Why do you raise chickens? I was approached by a neighbor that asked this very question. So it got me thinking about how I got started and why. I have been raising...
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    My New Coops and Runs

    Recently I had a visit from the "City" and I had to shrink down my flocks to bring them into CODE with city regulations and get a permit. I completely overhauled all my runs and coops and I thought you all might appreciate my pics to see.
  18. thudson

    For Those With Producer's Pride Coops - Electric Coop Door and feeder/waterer questions...

    Couple Of Producers Pride coops 2023 model Cottage and 2024 Cottage.
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    Silkie?

    Earlier this spring I hatches some silkie eggs and ended up with some beautiful additions to my flock. I do have 1 beautiful girl that has the markings of a silkie and the 5 toes. But her beak is white and so are her feet and legs. Is this an albino? It don't really matter, but I was curious...
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    City Ordinance

    Hello everyone it has been a spell since I posted but I have been battling health issues. Then I had to deal with a new City Ordinance. I had a Animal Control Inspector come by my house and ask if I had a permit to raise my chickens. I said no never had one and been raising chickens for 40 years...
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