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    Too many roosters

    So. My chickens hatched 24 chicks this year and I have atleast 11 roosters/cockrels. How do you decide which ones to keep and when do you butcher to get the best meat? This spring My flock consisted of 3 golden laced cochin, 3 light brahmas, 5 dark brahmas, 1 rhode island red, 1 partridge...
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    Name this Cockrel

    This chick hatched in July and was my favorite of the 8. I named it fancy when it was little and fluffy, but it's definitely a roo. I have several cockrels and will decide which to keep based on behavior as they age, but right now this one is at the top of the keep list, right behind it's dad...
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    Neverending mites

    In July I found that I had a horrible mite infestation. I bathed my birds , cleaned the coop and sprayed everything down. 10 days later I repeated these steps. The infestation is much better, but not gone. I haven't seen mites since August, but I still have birds with eggs in their...
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    Has anyone tried this?

    My mom found this and wants me to try it, but my gut tells me chicken food is created for a reason. What are your thoughts?
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    Mites

    I have 8 newly hatched chicks outside in a coop with their mom. In my main coop I have a small coop inside that my nesting boxes sit on. The broody hen in the small coop has mites. They were crawling all over me after I picked her up this morning. My guess is depluming but I have no idea. I...
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    Hatching chaos

    Yesterday was day 21 hatch day. It's been really hot and my hen is a 1st time mom. Several eggs had pipped but the mom was across the small area off of all the eggs. Today has been more chaos. Some chicks hatched on their own, but others were shrink wrapped probably because she was off her...
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    Mites, cats or feather picking?

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    Rooster injury

    My rooster was attacked by a cat yesterday. He's missing neck feathers and had a puncture on his neck that scabbed up. He was crowing and seemed fine this morning. I kept them all locked in today to keep them safe. However tonight his comb is super pale and his waddle is purple. Ideas???
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