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  1. Di

    Taming a Rooster?

    I love my rooster. He is so sweet. I’m not sure if it is genetics or how I deal with him. During the day, I talk to him, but leave him alone while he is working. After every one roosts for the night, I go into the coop. I sing to my flock and pick each one up - including my rooster. At this...
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    eating own eggs!

    How old are your chicks? Did they just start laying? When my chicks first started laying, they did that. I watched and realized it wasn't the hen who laid the egg, but others. They would come into the nest, step on the eggs that had been laid, one would break, so they had a snack. I then...
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    Encouraging use of the nest boxes.....

    Once my girls were old enough to start laying, I stopped allowing them to free range. I kept them in their coop and run until I was sure they were all used to the nesting box routine. Some breeds didn't start laying as early as others, but I figured the late-bloomers would pick up what others...
  4. Di

    So EGG-CITED

    That IS exciting! Please keep us posted!
  5. Di

    Barred Rock the meanest breed?

    I have BRs - all hens. They are very sweet. They follow me around and have no problem with me picking them up and petting them. One recently went broody, so I purchased some fertilized eggs from the feed store - all BR and NHRs. I was told if any are roos, to bring them back and they would...
  6. Di

    part time broody

    My BR was sitting on 12 eggs bought from the feed store as I don't have a Roo. My chickens are 18 months old and this is my first Moody Broody. Turns out when she left the nest, others would take her place. She would return only to find her clutch was being taken care of, so would find...
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    Help! Broody chicken's box 3' off floor.

    Thank you so much, Margot! I feel so much better. As soon as one hatches, I'll move mother and the rest of the eggs into a cage. Did you occasionally let the hen out of the dog crate or did you keep her with the chicks until all of them hatched? Because of coyotes, I keep my hens in their...
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    Help! Broody chicken's box 3' off floor.

    My nesting boxes are 3' off the floor. Won't the chicks want food and water when they hatch? Should I watch for them to start hatching and then move the chicken, hatched chicks, and remaining eggs into a box or cage on the floor? Have others built their nesting boxes off the ground so the...
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