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  1. Rick M

    NEED ADVICE! Have chickens but no coop. Lookimg for affordable options

    If you have the coop issue taken care of with the shed already then your halfway there. With ten or so t posts and welded 4x5 welded wire a run is pretty simple to make expecially if you dont have a preditor problem. I have about 4 pieces of the fencing at 50' each and have a large run area for...
  2. Rick M

    Kinda New But Not Really

    Welcome back to BYC amd chicken chasing.
  3. Rick M

    St.l/bootheel chic

    Hello and welcome to BYC.
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    Newbie

    Hello and welcome to BYC.
  5. Rick M

    New year to chicken raising

    Hello and welcome to BYC
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    My First Rooster.... I am starting to hate him sadly.....

    I have a 7 month old cockatiel that was attacking my dog just for her walking outside with me. It tried to flog my leg one time and I booted it about 5 feet into the air and now no more issues. Booting an aggressive cockerel works and if not next step is freezer camp.
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    Will they get along

    I have 7 different breeds from 9 months to 2 years old. They establish pecking order and for the most part get along. Younger ones know to stay away from areas older ladies are eating from. If they are all the same age it shouldnt be an issue.
  8. Rick M

    Hi

    Hello and welcome to byc:frow
  9. Rick M

    "You should be vegan since you own farm animals"

    Jist referring to the deceased I've worked over the years. Never seen a dog do it but cats and mice have from my experiance.
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    "You should be vegan since you own farm animals"

    Most people will argue with you about cats doing exactly that. I'm retired LEO and can attest first hand a inside cat will in fact eat you if you die and they get hungry. A dog will die beside you from hunger. A cat will lick a spot until it breaks the skin then they will keep going. Mice will also.
  11. Rick M

    Hen limping!!

    I had one hen that landed wrong getting knocked off the roost. She limped for a week or two but is perfectly normal walking now. I had a roost board too close to nesting boxes and she was pushed off and hit the nesting box perch board. I've since moved the roost boards back further and have had...
  12. Rick M

    HI I'm New

    Hello and welcome to BYC:frow
  13. Rick M

    Help with diatomacious earth

    The DE I used was extremely powdery like flour. It worked to God rid of fleas in my garage but didnt work worth anything when we had a cat die of old age inside with fleas.
  14. Rick M

    Help..too many eggs!

    I live on a short private drive in the country on some acres. I have several neighbors that love getting eggs. I give away 8 dozen a week to 4 of my neighbors. My girls free range and my neighbors all love having my girls in their yards off and on eating the grass and bugs when they decide to go...
  15. Rick M

    how to get chickens to eat worms...

    Mine woukdnt even look at worms when they were younger. I started working in the garden about a year later and I cant keep them off my shovel before dumping dirt and manure. My youngest 8 pullets 6 month olds have been some mice killing queens now too. Seen them with 4 or 5 in last two weeks out...
  16. Rick M

    Hello Chicken Huggers!

    Hello and welcome to BYC:frow hopefully Colette gets better or just having a bad day.
  17. Rick M

    help!

    Do they come to a scratch cup? Like when you call them and shake the scratch do they all come running normally? Mine will run/fly run several hundred yards to get to me shaking a scratch cup and calling them. Any place close to their coop that she could jump or fly onto to roost for the night?
  18. Rick M

    2nd grade in chicken school

    Hello and welcome to BYC:frow
  19. Rick M

    Think one hen has bumble foot

    Thank you.
  20. Rick M

    Think one hen has bumble foot

    I have a hen that is a little over a year and a half old that has a spot between her toes. It has gotten bigger after I thought she may have stepped on a thorn. It's about 2 weeks and now I can see it's getting worse. I've looked up bumble feet on the forums and pictures and just want to make...
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