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  1. Clucknut

    Introducing a roo?

    Any thoughts on introducing a rooster into a flock of pullets? My current flock is a mixture of NH Reds and Easter-Eggers. Not quite laying yet. I didn't get a roo when I picked these up as chicks and I like to have one. Surplus roosters are not hard to find. I'm just wondering if I'm looking...
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    Not a consistent poster, but long time member.

    Hi, again. Been keeping small backyard flocks for close to 40 years. For eggs, I say. But mostly I'm just farmer at heart. Technically... I'm not zoned for chickens, so free-ranging isn't a good idea, but the other rednecks in my semi-rural, Southwest Florida neighborhood believe in live and let...
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    Bielefelders in the south?

    Long time member but haven't posted in a long time. Please excuse me. :rolleyes: I lost the last of my Easter Eggers to raccoons this past spring. They dug under the coop and took them at night. I wasn't sure what it was but I finally found a print the morning after the last one...
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    Tell me about... goats.

    Hi, I've been an infrequent poster for several years. I've kept small flocks of chickens for eggs, for about 35 years. I'm currently starting a new flock with six 3-week old Easter Eggers. They'll live secured in my ark with daly, supervised free range time. I love the Great horned Owls that...
  5. Clucknut

    Back Again! it's been a while... again.

    Thought I should start here, since I haven't posted in a couple years. (Has it been that long? ) Happy Easter weekend, everyone! And what's Easter without bunnies?... Here's the mamma, chowing down with her month-old, Florida White/Havana mix kits. And chicks, of course... Leghorn...
  6. Clucknut

    Hello, again.

    And happy first day of Spring! I spent the day working on a new chicken tractor for my 6, 3 or 4 week old RIR pullets. (Note to self: Keep it small this time.) I've come and gone from BYC a couple of times, and, well... I guess I'm back... If you'll have me. When I gave away my flock of OEGBs...
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    Teaching the little ones... Kindergarten hatching.

    I’m wondering if I can get a little advice. Maybe from someone who has done this… One of my wife’s clients teaches kindergarten (Maybe its first grade.) and she was asking my wife about hatching some eggs for her class. I’d be happy to supply her with some OEGB eggs. My own hatching attempts...
  8. Clucknut

    This and that about my Pekin ducklings

    I’ve had a pair of Pekin ducklings from Tractor Supply for about 10 days now. They’re living in the tub in the spare bath room. This is the first time I’ve used the tub as a brooder... All animal housing should have a drain and a hand-held shower head! Just scoop out the dirty shavings, give it...
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    Sad Story, and a Light Bulb Warning!

    I haven't been here in a long time. Forgive me if this has already been covered... On Friday, I went to Tractor Supply to pick up a bag of scratch grain. I use it as treats for my flock of OEGBs. Well, it's that time of year... I ended up walking out with a bag of starter feed, a bail of pine...
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    Long time chicken keeper. - First time hatcher.

    Hi guys. I’ll bet I haven’t posted in over a year. Sorry. Life has been crazy. I’ve kept chickens off and on for over 25 years, (Mostly for eggs.) but I’ve always started my flocks with feed store or mail order chicks. When starting my current flock, I decided on bantams so I could keep more...
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    Please help me ID these 7-week old OEGB cockerels.

    I've separated out the cockerels from my assorted, 7-week old, straight-run OEGBs (From Cackle.) into another coop, except for my favorite one of each color. Those are still in the main coop with the pullets. I will probably choose two of them to keep with the flock, after watching them for a...
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    Clucknut's Bar & Grill

    I know "Chillin' with my peeps" is a favorite past time here. Does anyone besides me have "Beers with their birds"? I've been known to get home from work, pop a cold one, and head for the coop. I keep an upside down (So the top stays clean.) bar stool in the corner of the coop. The chicks like...
  13. Clucknut

    Choosing Roos? (A little rambling.)

    I hope this is the right place to post this... Spring comes early in south Florida, so my 38, 7-week old, straight-run, assorted OEGBs have already been in the coop for a couple of weeks. They’re acting more and more like chickens, and less like chicks every day. It’s starting to get pretty...
  14. Clucknut

    Crowing Chicks?

    First time with OEGBs, and these straight-run chicks are still surprising me. At 5 weeks, I’m just starting to be able to tell the cockerels from the pullets. Any doubts were removed this morning when about half of them started extending their necks, throwing their heads back, and letting out a...
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    Another chick I.D. request...

    My assorted OEGBs from Cackle are 5 weeks old now, and doing great. (I assume they'e all "Oh-Egg-Bees". They sent me 8 extras.) Their coloring is constantly changing, and always interesting. Besides the white ones, the two like this really stand out. Might this be a Red Pyle? Thanks!
  16. Clucknut

    Feathering out

    This is my first time raising banties. I'm not used to seeing chicks this small, and so feathered! Here are some of my assorted OEGBs, at 4 weeks. I think I see a roo or two...
  17. Clucknut

    They're in the coop!

    Well, they're in the brooder with a light for heat... But it's in the coop. My 38, 22 day old "Oh-egg-bees" (OEGBs) We're mid 60s at night now. That's warmer than the garage was at night when I first got them. You can bet I'll be up checking on them a couple times a night, for the first few...
  18. Clucknut

    Perch clearance

    Is 13" from the top of the perch enough overhead clearance for bantams? Thanks!
  19. Clucknut

    Opinions, please...

    I’m trying to design a free standing “chicken bench” to put in my OEGB coop. The idea is to have the nest boxes suspended under the “poop deck”, with a nice, cozy out of the way feel for the hens. The openings for the hens are on the back side, with an egg access door in the front. Do you think...
  20. Clucknut

    Crumbles okay for banty chicks?

    I'm feeding my OEGB chicks Manna Pro chick starter crumbles. My past exerience has been with full size breeds. The feed store used to sell me "mash" (Like course sand.) Now all they have is crumbles. I've been grinding the crumbles up in a blender to make it finer. The peeps will be 2 weeks...
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