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A new roo will be low on the pecking order until he gets some size. I introduced one last year, it all worked out just fine. Sorry about your loss

I orginally bought 7 thinking I might lose 2 (free range) to predators etc... I didn't, then I ordered 6 more. I am trying desperately not to order 25 or more. Must....fight urge....to order.....more....chicks!

Mine is built in to the side of a hill. One end is raised and the one end is nearly flush with the ground. I put 5"high 24" wide door on the raised end. I can pull a wheel barrel up and sweep out the coop which makes for an easy trip to the compost pile. In the winter, I pile snow up against...

Well thanks for all the input. I suppose its possible that it could have been a predator, but I really don't believe it was. The only time my birds were ever exposed to a threat they all scattered and it took me hours to find them. He was warm when I found him right smack in the middle of the...

Any snake out at this time in Michigan would have to have fur, and we have only one poisonous snake indigenous to Michigan. I am confident it wasn't a snake, but thanks for the stab at it. You do have a good point though. He "seemed" healthy, and he was the biggest boy I had. I weighed him...

Thursday I left for a few hours and retruned to find my largest six and a half month old Black Australorp Roo laying dead in the yard. They free range, so my first thought was "something got him" which was bound to happen eventually. However, I quickly realized a number of my other birds were...

One of my son's has a severe peanut allergy. I'm not talking about a rash, but full blown anaphylactic shock from something as simple as a touch. He doesn't even have to eat a peanut, just being touched by the residue in a sensitive area (face, neck, etc..). In December 2006 one of my...

I normally wouldn't presume to tell you what you should or shouldn't tell your children, but you did ask in this case, so I'll offer my opinion. Most people today are so far removed from the natural cycle of life that they find great discomfort in discussing slaughtering an animal. Food comes...

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The USDA reports similar numbers for chickens allowed to free range. Carotene is a photosynthetic pigment important for photosynthesis and its why your free range eggs are so much more orange in color. Regarding biosecurity and predation I am a relative newcomer to the wonderful backyard...

Your girls will be smarter than you think. Chickens always come home to roost as they say Just be sure to keep them cooped up for a couple days first so they get to "know" the place and think of it as home.

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That's very interesting, and I imagine its certainly possible. Most animals senses are vastly different from ours, but I have never read anything concerning stress and fluorescent lighting. Personally, I don't care for flourescent light. It has a stertile feel to it. So my purely human...

I live in Michigan and we get some very cold weather, I recall a winter a few years back in which thge temperature stayed below 0 for 9 days. I built a fairly nice coop and all has gone well to this point. I have plenty of windows which provided execellent ventilation in the warm weather...

Hmm, sounds like you are covering your bases. I'd be interested in hearing grom someone who knows more.

I agree with Gritsar. Check the breed site for the characteristics you want. I think everyone on thissite has their own favorite. Although I only have 3 breeds myself, my friends and neighbors have many different breeds and they helped me to settle on the birds that were right for me. Hands...

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I guess I'm just a ghoul. I got my first two eggs today, and it never occured to me to pass on eatting them. Admittedly, I haven't cracked them yet, but only because I was already cooking. Currently, there is an argument over who they belong to, me (my idea, my girls) or my son who found them...

I hope this isn't a silly question, but what exactly is a WCBP?

Oh my. Good luck.