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    Help With Freestanding Roost for Roosters

    Hi. I just put up a 9x12x6' high pen for a bachlelor pad and need help with a design for the roost. This will only be for roosters. It will have to be freestanding. Are there considerations when housing roosters together? Do you have design reccomendations?
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    Day 22 Detached Air Cell Help

    I just started Day 22 and I'm already amazed I got several to hatch from this shipped batch with saddle air cells. But I had 1 that was completely detached and reattached on the side about Day 5. It seemed to develop fine and at days 19 and 20 it was wiggling around. No pip. All the others have...
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    Opossum - A Deadly Threat

    I had a opossum attack Christmas morning that was shocking. After trapping the last opossum that only ate the feed and not seeing any predators on the cameras for a couple months, I felt the risk was low leaving the electric fence off and open while I was on vacation. I was so wrong. Not 10...
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    Help breaking broody

    My little svarthona has gone broody at the ripe age of 27 weeks. She hasn't been laying that long so I was slow to realize this. Today is her 3rd day and I'm trying to figure out what to do. I wouldn't have a problem putting her in broody jail. But it will drop in the 20s in a couple days and I...
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    Olive Egger Genetics

    I hatched 2 olive eggs 25 weeks ago. The breeder said they were from an F2 and birchen miran. One ended up looking like an Ameraucana and lays beautiful olive eggs. The other looks 100% welsummer and just started laying brown speckled eggs. I'm guessing she was experimenting with F2 and...
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    Roaches

    This may be an odd question. Is it safe for chickens to eat poisoned roaches? I have those giant cockroaches around my deck and they freak me out at night when I'm trying to use it. It's like they're not even afraid of me. But they slip between the boards before I can squish them. In the past...
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    First eggs!! Guess who?

    Found an egg on the floor of the run this morning!! Checked the boxes, nothing. Then I crawled into the coop and found a well hidden nest with 3 more!! 4 cute little cream colored/light brown eggs. 😍😍😍😍 Now I'm wondering who did it. All 7 hens are 21 weeks today. I have an Orloff, svarthona...
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    Dog killed 10 chickens

    A neighbor's husky broke out and in under an hour killed 7 of his chickens and walked a mile to my house, broke through a weak spot in the fence where the staples had rusted and killed an Orloff, my only speckled sussex and my only Houdan, Cruella, my favorite. I am so sad. I absolutely loved...
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    OE and BLRW?

    Hi. These ladies (I hope) are at 13 weeks now. My BLR Wyandotte has lightened significantly to almost white. Would she be considered Splash? The OEs are the breeder's blend of birchen mirans roo and F2 hen. Had I not hatched the olive eggs myself I would not think they came from the same...
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    Which Roo to keep?

    I have 2 roos left of May 1st hatch, a speckled sussex and a Crevecoeur. My intention was to keep the Crevecoeur based on breed and size. All the girls are are medium to small breeds (not bantams) and I couldn't invision a giant Sussex with my tiny svarthona. I don't plan on breeding, just flock...
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    To Crow or Not to Crow?

    Please see my update on original post. I'm especially curious what breed the olive eggers are looking like. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/to-crow-or-not-to-crow-5-weeks.1471906/post-24632519
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    Cockerels free to good home Western SC/NC

    I hatched too many roos. I would love to keep them all but cannot add that many hens with my setup. I have; 1 buff orpington GONE! 1 speckled sussex Still available. He is my sweetest roo by far and great to alert everyone. He should make a great flock protector. He just ate in this pic. That's...
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    TSC Mystery Chicks

    Anyone recognize what breed these TSC chicks are? Supposed to be pullets about 8 weeks old. One looks questionable.
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    Vultures too?!

    As I walked out to the coop this morning a giant black bird took off. It had a good 5ft wingspan. I couldn't see it's head but I'm guessing it was a vulture. It was very low to the ground watching my chicken nuggets safely locked in the run. I just got my electric fence in and was really...
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    Hello Fellow EggHeads!

    Hi Everyone ☺️ I joined a few weeks ago when I was hatching my first batch of eggs. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes and no. I hatched a sexlink, mallard and goose when I was young, over 40 years ago. I have fond memories of those days. One thing I recall was...
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    To Crow or Not to Crow? 5 weeks

    I know it's early, but I'm dying to play the Guess That Sex/Breed Game! I have 16 contestants at 5 weeks old of various breeds. Winner might get chicken dinner! I may have my breeds mixed up. Correct me if I'm wrong. Update. I spent about an hour this morning watching their behavior. 2, 3, 6...
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    MHP to Roost

    I have 16 4.5 week old chicks in the setup below. Originally I had them in two boxes with their own MHP. When I combined them in the new setup I noticed they all try to cram on and under the one MHP in the corner, not using the second one at all. They fight for the best spot for an hour or more...
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    Electric fence opinions

    I live in an area with the standard predators, coons, coyote, fox, etc. I planned on letting my birds free range in my fenced 1 acre back yard. But after reading how useless a fence is with these predators I know I need more. I was researching the electric poultry fencing but they don't appear...
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    Chick Poop Thoughts?

    I hatched several chicks 1 week ago. Yesterday and today I noticed this in one of their brooders. Feeding non medicated chick starter and nothing else. It appears to be just one out of 9 in this box though I don't know which one. Should I be concerned?
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    NR360 Floor Grate in Lockdown

    I'm in day 20/21 with a new NR 360 purchased from TSC this month. I verified I have the latest model. I just read about the flooring holes large enough to let a foot get caught. I have 2 sets of eggs with 2/3 on day 21 and 1/3 on day 20. One has pipped, beak in and out, chirping (so exciting...
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