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  1. chris deiss

    mean roo?

    Hi just wanted a little input from you experts. I have a 4 month old roo that's a cochin/plymouth rock banty / ? At least that's what I think ! I understand esstablishing the pecking order and the importance of it and he is definately the king but he is starting to get agressive towards me and...
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    metal roosts?

    Hi just a quick question .what do you think of metal roosting material? I have some metal closet pole I was thinking of recycling for roosts but I live in Wisconsin? I think it would be too cold on their feet in the winter what do you think. Thanks
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    different age chickens

    Just a quick question for all you chicken experts. Can I put my 1 1/2 month old hens in with my 3 month old hens ? This is my first time raising chickens and I don't want the wifes chickens to get killed or I might be next lol. Thanks for any advice
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    unfriendly chickens

    Hi ! I have a black roo a rir hen 2 speckled sussex 2 silky bantams a partridge cochin 2 plymouth rock bantys a golden laced wyondott and 4 ancona they are all supposed to be friendly birds but they aren't at all. When I open the pen they run like hell and when they are in the yard if you...
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    feeding different age chickens

    Hi my names chris just had a question about feed. I have 4 12 week old pullets and 11 3 week old chicks. They are being kept seperate until they are closer in size but when I put them together the older ones will be on laying feed and the little ones on chick feed. Can I just keep them all on...
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    food grade DE

    Hi chris here just wondering if I use food grade DE to dust the coop and pen and I mix 5 % in their food do I have to ever worry about worming my chickens or having to worry about lice or mites? By the way fleet farm carrys it for 11.00 for 40 lb bag and I heard the stuff is great. I
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    chicken room

    Hi my names chris got a question about space for my chickens. I built a coop that's 4ft x 8 ft. With my roosting boxes elevated but my brooding boxes take up 1/3 of my floor space. The designer said it was big enough for 10 standards or 14 bantys. The problem is I ended up with 11 standards...
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    too many roosters?

    Hi my name is chris. Started raising chickens in june when one of the kids brought one home from school on the last day. Then we got one from the neighbor because the chick was lonely . The first was a rhode island hen the second aplymouth rock banty that just crowed.we built a nice coop and pen...
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