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    What makes a coop "Fort Knox" predator proof?

    Surely it's in here. Just haven't read through every post. ***Electric Fence!! - just strand wire. Been using for years. Never a breach! Even if it goes down in snow for a day or so, or i forget to plug it in, the preds are trained. They don't come into my yard. My birds bite! No digging...
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    First Egg

    Bah! First egg broken. 2nd seems okay. I'll be bringing them in, I will put a couple chicken eggs in there for motivation...
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    First Egg

    KsKingBee Thank you! Great tip! I have a broody that hatches everything I give her. And goes broody pretty easily.(She hatched those two peafowl) I will start trying to get her in the mood! Should I leave the peafowl eggs in the nest or take them and set them bottom up in the house like I...
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    First Egg

    2nd egg! Helpers
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    First Egg

    Hello, Was away for the weekend and found this today. I have 2 peahens and one Peacock. One IB BS hen was hatched 7/14/17. Approx 23 months) The other two are from mixed pen from BYC member :) shipped eggs hatched under my broody hen(chicken) approx September 2017. (Approx 20 months) The...
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    Very aggressive rooster

    Reason being, me, nor anyone I have talked to, have ever had an agressive Roo when raised with a head roo, and...not tightly enclosed, as in free range or BIG pen. Someone can take him, they just need a Big ole Roo, bunch of hens and a big space. That might work. If I was close I would take...
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    Very aggressive rooster

    let me ask...was he raised with a head roo in the flock?
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    Help! Rescue Rooster flying away!

    Surely someone posted, but just keep them penned 3 days. all will be well!
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    Moving Forward- Breeding for Resistance to Marek's Disease

    FYI, I have very minimal losses to Marek's. Now, my yard is wet... and my breeds are crosses. I could never guarantee difference in strain of Marek's, I just know that these crosses, with this roo...very minimal losses. For me 2ish a year? Roo is a Blehm line (who does not vaccinate) and is...
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    Moving Forward- Breeding for Resistance to Marek's Disease

    Gosh, sorry I killed the thread. Unvaccinated mailed egg excellent specimen Sultan is currently brooding! And doing a great job, although she doesn't have much spread, had to give eggstras to a cross bred unvaccinated Ameraucana. Who is also killing it!
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    Aviary net support ideas?

    That's really permanent! I have a ton of bamboo, I might tie 4 10 footers together and tie down 4 directions. I just do not want to have wind blowing it down. The mesh is pretty heavy, but I wonder if it's heavy enough. I've been trying to figure this out for a couple of weeks. Now it's...
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    Aviary net support ideas?

    Its temporary (lol) if I cable around trees for a couple months, it won't damge the tree, do you think?
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    Aviary net support ideas?

    Hi. Working on quick pen for appox 8 mo old trio. This is the golf course mesh I have. And the temp pen it's going onto. No trouble with this mesh with chickens and peafowl so far. Don't want to dig a hold to put support post. I have some trees nearby I could tether something to. Feel...
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    Aviary net support ideas?

    Hi. Working on quick pen for appox 8 mo old trio. This is the golf course mesh I have. And the temp pen it's going onto. No trouble with this mesh with chickens and peafowl so far. Don't want to dig a hold to put support post. I have some trees nearby I could tether something to...
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    Help! My peacock lost the end of a toe

    first pic just looks slightly inflamed. i would think expected when a frozen digit falls off. If it were me, poss antibiotics in water/food jic. No so much keeping it moist but probably wouldn't really hurt. The Iodine sounds great, blukote, rather than keeping it moist. I know dried out...
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Bizarre question... I have had "chickens" in the past that never crowed, nor layed an egg. I assumed, lower rung roos, they were smaller than the head roo. Now I have what I thought was for sure a Sultan Roo, because first the type of top hat. I think I see some saddle feathers on one side...
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    Dogs and Electric Fences

    Oh, I don't know if I posted this. I lost 2 bantams last year to Coopers Hawk. The big chickens are too much for it. Kept them all peenned for a few days and all was well. , A few weeks ago lost a broodies chick, I assume to the same type hawk, it was just gone. I was lucky enough to squirt...
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    Dogs and Electric Fences

    All that Digging and expense. seems really excessive. Doesn't need to be. Strand wire keeps Grizzly Bears out of garbage cans and dumpsters... Personally, I like to move my fence around and don't want to dig up the yard. I have a strand at first stop on welded wire, about 4 in. and...
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    Dogs and Electric Fences

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    Dogs and Electric Fences

    "I grew up successfully around hotwire several decades ago, and by measures of those that know me, everything turned out OK with no mental scars directly attributable to getting shocked. My young kids (6 an 4) are well adjusted to fencing and it have helped expand their vocabulary and technical...
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