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Welcome from Saratoga County, NY!

Wow!!! you certainly were "reading" me right! great idea and an easy one to do as well....after this snow today and tomorrow, I'll put the hay, dry leaves, etc. down....and they can all sunbathe... yes, the local Hudson River ducks come up to their little shelter I put together for...

Welcome from Saratoga Springs, NY!!!

Hi ---- thanks.....joycemay

Hi --- the "cutie" in the picture is my honey, Kenny, black polish bantam rooster....he always has been and still continues to be my best pet! He is 2 years old now. The reason I mentioned that I only open the coop door every few days is that the temperatures where I live have been below in...

Hi --- thanks a bunch - appreciate your suggestion.....

Thanks so much for your suggestions; yes, I think patience working with him is a 'must'....and he might be just acting act to see how I will react....and he is protecting his 'girls'. Sounds like you have a farm-full of animals - that's great....thanks again....

Hi -- great to have information from the 1800's....so was wondering....how do you tame a mean chicken or rooster? I have a 9 month old buff cochin bantam rooster and he has been great until just recently....he "attacks" me when I feed him and his (2) girls....maybe it has something to do with...

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Hi Bobbi: thanks for replying to my post...you mentioned some thoughts I had too; i.e. I also love the rooster "crow"; roosters looking out for predators; keeping peace with the hens, etc. appreciate your time in writing...

My Bantams have been raised together since they were born and I've had them since 72 hrs. old....Originally, I was thinking not to keep any roosters; but have "heard-tell" that it might be a good idea to keep one rooster....any thoughts out there for a "newbie" - really appreciate it... By the...

Yep, I can understand that comment! I just put my 5 wk old Chicks in the coop this week.....and I was checking on them at 1:00 am and up again at 5:00....then we had a huge thunderstorm last night with possible tornado...I was thinking about going and taking all 14 in the basement! and my...

Me too! I'm a "new" chicken Mom and I'm getting such a kick out of these (14) bantams; 3 weeks old. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up to my Polish Chick & Rhode Island Red sitting on my head - they had jumped out of the box they were in - I was cracking up. When my neighbors came in...

Wow, Love it!!!

Hi Louis ---- I'm so thrilled - I have 14 chicks who will be one-week old tomorrow....ordered from McMurray Hatchery...a few Rhode Island Reds, Quail Antwerp Belgium, Aracuna, Black Polish (so far, my favorite) Mille Fleur, Porcelain - Bantams. Have you been a chicken owner for awhile? I've...

Thanks so much for your Welcome!!!! I now have 14 little chicks and they will be one week old tomorrow....

Hi, thanks for the Welcoming Mat!

Thanks - will do!

Hi - thanks a bunch....appreciate your welcome!

Nice to know a neighbor has this great interest too! Thanks for welcoming me! What kinds of chicks re