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    IMG_5835

    Our 1st 4 egg day!
  2. IMG_5836

    IMG_5836

    I love the colors!
  3. Frutfarm

    Finally! Eggs!!!

    Finally! Eggs!!!
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    Lost one

    Hawks are almost always hanging with the vultures and since there are usually many vultures the one or two hawks up there kind of blend in. They usually are flying a little higher than vultures and have wings that do a forward "V" while the vultures are opposite. They're also a bit smaller and...
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    Lost one

    We let ours "free range" in our acre or so fenced area during the day and they go into their coop on their own at night. It's generally safe-outside of the random neighborhood dog that finds a way into the yard. Night time we just can't have them out. We had bantams that decided they wanted to...
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    A neighbor's dog took out one of my Brown Leghorn pullets today. She has been casing the fence...

    A neighbor's dog took out one of my Brown Leghorn pullets today. She has been casing the fence line for days trying to find a way in...
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    My Neighbors Rooster

    We had a stray rooster and it was ugly. My top roo and the stray nearly killed each other. They attacked each other's eyes and wattles and it ended with my rooster losing an eye before I was able to separate them and ship that stray roo to a friend's house(she was looking for one to fertilize...
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    My Neighbors Rooster

    We have trail cameras and when we feel like our birds are being threatened we move the cameras to areas around the birds. It would be hard to ever know for sure without either having seen it or having video/pics. It seems like the rooster was after dominance. The birds he already knows and has a...
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    5-week-old chicks are starting to really enjoy their supervised "outdoor" time.

    5-week-old chicks are starting to really enjoy their supervised "outdoor" time.
  10. Frutfarm

    Comment by 'Frutfarm' in article 'Avian Pox in Chickens - Warning, Graphic Pictures (under construction)'

    I found a wild bird with avian pox fluttering on the ground, not doing well. My chickens were all staring at it, but seemed to have kept their distance. What, if anything, should I do with my chickens. My bantams have never had any vaccines, but I know our standards (they're about 5 weeks...
  11. Frutfarm

    Thinking it's about time to let some of my chickies romp around the coop and yard...

    Thinking it's about time to let some of my chickies romp around the coop and yard...
  12. Frutfarm

    My chickens hate me!

    :clap So funny-"one of the day's I didn't stink." Yeah, I've gotten closer to wild turkeys in my yard than my banties! Trying to get pics of these silly birds would require a high zoom and action camera. My "chicks" are a different story, so far. They seem to pose for me!
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    My chickens hate me!

    Is she at the bottom of the pecking order? My mature banty hen scares the poo out of all the other banties, so they are crazy skittish when she's around. Treats treats and more treats and just hanging out without acting like you're going to touch her, until she warms up. Lots of good tips from...
  14. Frutfarm

    My chickens hate me!

    That's exactly it-they are showing submission, like they would with a rooster. They tend to be ok with being ok with being held by you when they do that squatting move.
  15. Frutfarm

    My chickens hate me!

    They certainly love their combs and wattles being pet. Even my saltiest bird will calm down or even fall asleep when I pet combs and wattles. My mature banty hen ran in fear from me for a year, but this last time she was broody, I started petting her as she sat in the box and now she even acts...
  16. Frutfarm

    First Egg Stories?

    Oh, it's totally normal to get all kinds of weird stuff with that first egg or so. Their systems can just take some practice runs to get up and running correctly.
  17. Frutfarm

    First Egg Stories?

    They just look like double yolk eggs. It's typical when they're working out the timing of laying and things. Sometimes mine will have double yolks when they've not laid right away, like not getting their favorite nest box or something. Not something to worry about, typically.
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    Colossal Egg

    That is so fun! I love a double yoker!
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