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  1. bobwilkie

    New Again

    I was first a member in 2015 but ended up losing my flock to a combination of heat and predators. I refurbished my coop this spring and picked up a rooster and ten chicks. I raised the chicks in a brooder until they were 7 weeks old then introduced them to the henhouse/coop/run. They are all...
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    permethrin

    I recently found lice on two of my six hens. I dusted all six with garden and poultry powder containing permethrin. I cleaned the coop, run, and nesting boxes and dusted everything. I replaced the bedding and nesting pads. All birds were happy and only had a white powder coating to show for it...
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    Breed Identification Help

    UPDATE All is well with the new birds in the new coop. The Orpington did turn out to be a hen and she is laying one or two small brown eggs each day. In fact, I found her sitting on eggs in the nesting box this afternoon. The production red is older and bigger so she quickly established her...
  4. bobwilkie

    Love or aggression?

    I was thinking about that. I told my fiancé the story and she pointed out the large freckle on my temple. I'll bet the hen thought it was food. Most of them doing this are approximately 14 weeks old.
  5. bobwilkie

    Strange (to me) nest box behavior

    Monty Hall was the host of Lets Make A Deal.
  6. bobwilkie

    Love or aggression?

    I've had my chickens since Jan 1. They used to be skid dish but I acclimated them to me feeding, watering, and cleaning. Last week I started acclimating them to eating from my hand and being picked up. Yesterday I went inside to clean and everyone of them came to me immediately and started...
  7. bobwilkie

    Breed Identification Help

    Okay, let's go back to the fact that I am brand new to the chicken game; a new egg. Maybe I am still not properly using the lingo and terminology. I was not looking for purebred chickens or show chickens. I wanted well-natured hens of various breeds that would get along well with each other and...
  8. bobwilkie

    What Breeds Should I get?

    I found out I was mistaken on the ages of the Orp (4mo not 9 wk) and Aus (4.5mo not 9 wk).
  9. bobwilkie

    Breed Identification Help

    I appreciate all the comments and advice. That's why I am on this forum - to learn. I looked at a lot of birds today so the earlier mention of ages was incorrect on my part. I asked the breeder for clarification when I called about the sex of the Orp. He clarified that the Aus was 4.5mo, Orp...
  10. bobwilkie

    Breed Identification Help

    I contacted the breeder because you are the second person to tell me the Orp looks like he will be a rooster. I expressed my concern and he told me to feel confident that I bought six hens including the Orp. He qualified that by telling me he will replace the bird if that is the case. The Rock...
  11. bobwilkie

    Breed Identification Help

    We are new to the chicken game. We inherited an adult hen about a year ago. Today we adopted six more hens all of different breeds. Can you help me identify the adult hen and confirm the breeds on the other six? Rhode Island Red or Production Red ? (1 1/2 years?) Black Australorp (4 1/2...
  12. bobwilkie

    What Breeds Should I get?

    Today we adopted six different breed hens about nine weeks old. We brought them home and introduced them to the coop and the single adult hen. The old hen talked a lot and puffed up. She peck the new hens hard on the neck and made sure they knew she was the boss. I fed them some fruit and meat...
  13. bobwilkie

    What Breeds Should I get?

    Summer days range from 60-100 degrees and winter days range from 25-60. Breeders here have a large supply of the birds I mentioned. The coop has four large nesting boxes and enough roost space for twelve birds with about a foot apiece. The floor space is the only area I can see as limited in...
  14. bobwilkie

    What Breeds Should I get?

    Okay, we need some advice from you, the professionals with all the experience... We live in Solano County, CA, which is between Sacramento and Oakland. I moved in with my girlfriend in the country and she already had three reddish brown hens of an unknown breed. We had them in a shoddy run...
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