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    Rooster mating? Help.

    Yeah, that's not what I was implying. I don't think any birds mate in flight. Parrots cant breed if the wings of the male are clipped because they need to stay balanced on the female. I was wondering if balance would be a problem for my rooster if i cut his wing
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    Rooster mating? Help.

    So, my rooster is a master escape artist, and I can never keep him in the backyard. Recently he's been finding ways to get over the 6.5ft fence around our yard, and he isn't protected from anything when he's in the front. I know if you clip a male parrots wings he cannot breed because of lack...
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    Will my cock breed?

    I have 2 Australorp hens 1 Black Sex Link hen and 1 Australorp rooster. I’ve recently clipped all their wings except for my roosters. I know if you breed birds like parrots, the males wings can’t be clipped or they can’t keep balance when breeding. Does this apply to roosters? If I clip my...
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    Are my chicks safe?

    Awesome! I might try what you described. I’ve been training my dogs some new protection methods, so I hope this will be all I need for happy chickens! Thanks for your words friend!
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    Are my chicks safe?

    Yes, my dogs are out 24/7. They have access to inside and out. I’ve trained them to sleep by the window where the chickens are so far. My goal is to get them to run outside if they hear suspicious noises or frantic clucking from my flock. I’m hoping this will be the only protection I’ll need...
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    Are my chicks safe?

    No no, my dogs are completely trained to protect me, and my property. These chickens are new to them but from day one I’ve made them act as if they were a purse I’d left for them to watch. I’ve even made some foam animals with scent on it and trained them to attack if seen with the chickens.
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    Foxes take away my joy of keeping chickens.

    What my grandma used to do is literally create a moat, all around her coop. The only way to get to it was through a small gap that had those cow foot bars that you had to walk on. As crazy as it sounds, it worked. I doubt anyone will go as far as creating a whole lake around their coop but who...
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    Are my chicks safe?

    So, this is the first time I’m trying backyard chickens. I’ve had chickens all my life but I lived in the middle of nowhere, so I had room for a closed coop. I’ve just set up a fenced off area in my large backyard. My 3 australorps and 3 black sex links have a small coop that’s used for sleeping...
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    Raised scale on chicken foot

    It looks like they just scratched it, rinse it good and make sure it stays clean. It’ll heal on its own if it’s clean. You could maybe put a little neosporen.
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    Foxes take away my joy of keeping chickens.

    Don’t kill foxes. Yes they eat chickens and steal livestock but it’s their nature, and if you think about it, you’re just making dinner easy to them. Wherever you are there are most likely places that will take the fox if you set up a HARMLESS trap. You could use some kind of boar trap (I’ve...
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