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Quote: I have an old lab who has gotten mean over the years and has bit 3 people so he is on a chain now. For some reason he likes chickens and they like him , I was so worried when I saw them in his reach I thought it was over right then and he sniffed the chicken and laid back down. now...

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Quote: your own dogs or stray dogs killed them?

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Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain : This is going to be our new breeder coop/pens - a whopping 12'x20' insulated building with pens running off each side. There is one 4x8' room as a brooder, and I have stacked brooders for chicks that will go there. It's fashioned after a horse barn, in a way - walkway...

Quote: IM NOT SURE WHY YOU WANT PICS BUT I USE DEEP LITTER (HAY) AND IT WORKS GREAT ON MY WOOD FLOOR, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AT ALL SO FAR. MY COOP SMELLS LIKE FRESH CUT HAY NOT CHICKEN POO AND I HAVE ABOUT A 100 CHICKENS IN IT.

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Quote: WHY CANT THE CHICKENS JUST ROAM THE PASTURE?

Quote: not to be rude but i think you could have cut that 2x6 into 3 pieces and made the same kind of feeder. also i made about 5 troughs liek that out of wood and u need to build something over them or they stand in it and roost on it , it will be a poop covered mess in about 2 days.

Quote: Process them when they are at the size of birds you like to eat , thats what I do anyway. I eat a whole bird myself so most of mine I kill very small and I like small birds idk why lol. As for the space , I think you will find most people keep their meat monsters contained to small...

Quote: idk if anyone here eats cochins but they are some very big body birds. i have thought of tryin it but i love my partridge cochin hen she is too sweet to kill lol maybe white cochin x white jersey giant? idk just an idea i had lol

Quote: I kill all mine with a very sharp axe on a tree stump with 2 nails drove in it to hold the head while i hold the chickens feet. after the head comes off i hold mine by the wings and feet till they stop moving. omg plz do not scrub the chickens with a wire brush lol. i only do about 2...

Quote: i do mine in the oven on a lil rack with a can full of herbs and water. its called beer can chicken but i dont use beer. i have cooked a 2 yo bird that way and i ate every bite of it . i also cooked it on 200-225 degrees . hope this helps and dont let everyone scare you away from...

Quote: ive been thinking alot on this and i dis agree, i only feed what they will eat in an hour or so and they free range all the rest of the day. yes they will grow slower without food 24 hours a day . seems to me the more you feed the less they find for themselves and lets be honest a...

Quote: Actually they are 1 1/2 x3 1/2 lol . My roost are all 1x2 i had left over from a job, the chickens love them and they come from the store with very round edges .

Quote: I use three clamp style heat lamps in my chick barn . I always just get them where i want them the drive a wood staple around the clamp where it CAN NOT drop. I use the kind of staples for running romex wire. i normally only drive it up half way so i can move my lamps easy. when...

i have never had chickens inside my house i dont know how people do it. i brood mine in a barn that gets cold enough u can see your breath but i have 3 heat lamps down one wall they can go to if they want warmth. i think a few lamps is a good idea to keep them off each other . some times i...

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Quote: A good way to find out is to throw cherries in front of your chickens. Your question is kinda like "do all blondes like vanilla ice cream?". Sorry for the sarcasm but you just have to try some things for yourself and see what happens.