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He's most likely a youngster and this is normal and will stay this way till he's quite older and realizes that he's grown.

"the ones that have given me chicks that I liked how they turned out" This makes sense.

In the south, no you don't need a warmer. But up north, I would imagine that it would probably be beneficial. I wouldn't know for sure, but I see lots of ice and snow on TV.

"Well I know that silly. It's the emotional attachement I have to her. Or is it something else?" Silly, I understand that. I just mean if you realize that your 'beloved' doesn't feel the same.. maybe that should make it easier.

It's best to keep children away from roosters because he is just doing his duty. You don't see your sons' actions as threatening but your cock does. Many cocks are tolerant, but most aren't. Keeping them seperate stops these things from happening.

Just realize that your chicken has no real emotional attatchment to you, then just do whatever it was you had to do with her.

You need a fence as well.

Not if they don't look like egg shells. Or taste, for that matter.

Breed standards may require them to be dubbed. Or if they're match birds... which I doubt though because there would be plenty of folks that have dubbed before.

The Hackberry will grow into a medium to large sized tree and birds frequent the berries quite often, so it shouldn't be harmful to your chickens. Nor would beech leaves.

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USER Lollipop you beat me to it. I apologize.

Very sharp knife, some down feathers, and separation from the flock is how I've seen it done personally. Do a search there was another recent thread.. with a lot of replies.

Use the oldest one you have, and do it either now, or after the cock is about 10 months or so.

Chickens normally don't lay while they are in molt. Use oyster shell from the feed store for their grit as it's higher in calcium.

The store bought eggs are sprayed with a type of oil after washing them. It keeps them "fresh" for a lot longer. I never notice any difference in taste from store bought, and home grown. Everyone else on here says they do, but I fail to notice details usually.

They'll be strangers but it won't be a big deal. They're mighty young (three weeks you said) and haven't started pecking order fights yet.

There definately are some breeds that are more prone to aggressiveness than others, but, I can't elaborate on that because most of that information on my part would be just heresay (however you spell that). I'm sure someone will chime in though. Great evening.

" understand that as do my kids, but my kids DO NOT chase and yell at my chickens...I don't know about your kids, but my kids know how to treat animals with respect." Was not trying to demean yor children, but kids act like kids and that can be seen as a threat. Plain and simple. And...

Three years max for usefulness. Until they die, if its a pet.