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Thanks everyone for your very helpful suggestions. Roo is a different bird already. He doesn't want to be picked up and if I seriously try to get him, he slams it in reverse and gets the hell out of Dodge quick. Just one day and he makes himself scarse while I'm around. Thanks again. D

More good advice Stefrobrts. And the pages were very helpful, too. Thanks all. D

Quote: Thanks!! I that's just the direction I needed. I'm a greenhorn and can certainly do those things but was uncertain if that would trigger the fighting instinct rather than cow him. I'll insitute a strict policy of domination tomorrow morning! Can't wait. I'm not afraid to deal...

Whoops, I missed your last post. You can pull the ticks off manually and, if they'll eat, I would feed them before bathing. They were lucky to find you. D

I'll throw in my two cents althought it sounds like you are getting some good advice here. I'm a vet and the only thing I would add is that you coud add some canned food to the softened dry food and warm it in the microwave a bit to get them eating. Eating frequently is important to keep the...

Jessica, I'm not sure why that worked, but I'll keep it in mind. It doesn't sound cruel to me at all. Especially since I haven't ruled out ringing his neck. I'm not going to have a rooster around that draws blood. So far he just runs toward me, so I hope there is time to work something out...

My very first chickens have been happily free ranging and the hens started laying last week. I have 13 Barred Rock hens and 1 rooster. They return to the coop at night and all was well until the last couple of days when the rooster started making moves toward me. He is definitely getting...

Yes, they are Barred Rocks. I ordered two roosters and they sent me an extra. Of course, there could be some mistakes, too. I expect that in the weeks to come I will start being able to tell them apart. Sure hope so, since a friend is taking some of the hens and we should split the roos...

Here's an update on my chickies. They are getting so big and seem healthy and fairly friendly at 5 weeks of age. A hen: A roo: I wish they were all this easy to ID so young, but there seems to be way too many hens by my estimation. Guess that means some of the roos aren't this...

Well, I may be a newbie, but I'm going to go with this sex linked ID method until proven otherwise. My roos have blue dots on their heads! Lucky me, and thank you Privitt Hatchery. Hopefully they weren't wrong too many times. Debby

Boy, I hope I misunderstand where the spot is or you are wrong. Almost all my "hens" have spots on their heads. Could you explain more clearly? Debby

I have twenty-five barred rocks and only three of them are supposed to be roos. Many of the supposed hens show some comb development that has me looking closely at them and wondering. Mine are only going into their second week. They can't ALL be roos. So I guess hens can have some comb...

My five day old Barred Rocks are growing fast, but some are growing faster than others. Yesterday I notice one in particular that I found myself calling Littlest One. At first this chick just seemed more friendly or less spooky than the others. By noon I noticed she was falling asleep on her...

Quote: Thanks for posting that hypnofrogstevie, now I'm glad it didn't get my chicks debeaked. They might be better off when they are scavanging for food. Debby

Getting ready for bed....They'll be waiting for you baby. They'll be waiting for you theeeeere. D

Quote: I have lots of pictures of the "Ova Office" on my page. Just click on the link to "Debby10s coop" at the top of the page or at the bottom of the page. The entry matterial for this springs contest is there and there are more pictures than you could possibly want. By the way, my coop...

Quote: Hopefully some of the other more experienced will help you out. But it sounds good that you have your brooder ready. Check out some of the frequently asked questions at the top of the index page, if you haven't already. Debby

Whoops! I posted the wrong picture!!! Darn. I will never learn my way around the computer. Debby