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  1. Michelley1001

    Strangely feathering chick (leg feathers)

    Thank y’all for the input! That’s good to know. I will have to research a little, I don’t know anything about that breed. I bet I just had a wrong chick somehow put in my order.
  2. Michelley1001

    Strangely feathering chick (leg feathers)

    Hi all! This chick is feathering out so strangely. It was supposedly a prairie bluebell egger from Hoover’s. So I know since they are a mix that their coloring and things can vary, but this is the only one of the 7 feathering out with these big feathers on its legs like this. Prairie bluebell...
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    10 week cockerel pretty aggressively mating older hens...ok or not?

    I really just want to be able to have a self sustaining flock to some degree. I’m hoping that I can add chicks to my flock to replace ones I lose over time as hens go broody and give me the opportunity or even possibly using an incubator if I need to. So no major breeding goals, especially since...
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    10 week cockerel pretty aggressively mating older hens...ok or not?

    Thank you! As of this morning he is in the separate coop/run. Should I put a few of the other cockerels with him, or not until they misbehave? There is only one other who is already trying to mate the laying hens but he is not as aggressive as this one was. There is one in particular that I...
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    10 week cockerel pretty aggressively mating older hens...ok or not?

    Hi all! I have 7, 10 week old chicks and 5 of them are cockerels. I also have 11 hens that are all laying and around a year old. The chicks were raised by a broody in the flock so they have grown up in this flock. Two of the cockerels I have noticed attempting to mate several of my Easter eggers...
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    Broody kills the first baby? - please help quickly!!!

    I did not separate mine back in March I simply stuck the eggs under her in the nest box of her choosing and pretty much just left her alone. She was a great broody and would get up to eat on her own most days. When the chicks hatched she was a perfect mother. She protected them and showed them...
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    Well now ive seen everything.

    That’s crazy that you saw that happen! I consistently have 2-3 in the same nest box together with 3 or 4 empty boxes right next to them. Crazy chickens. They are the epitome of “the grass is greener on the other side” 😂
  8. Michelley1001

    Losing hope with chicks that hate me 😣

    A few minutes before I read your post I came in from the coop where I had to move my bully RIR off the juvenile roost and move all 7 nine week olds onto their roost from the nest boxes where they were hiding 🙄. I was actually having discouraging thoughts about my flock myself. My originals that...
  9. Michelley1001

    My chicks are afraid of me. So discouraged.

    Yes!! I have 9 week old broody raised chicks who have never quite warmed up to me. They are extremely skittish around me. Totally different than raising chicks in a brooder! Luckily they will follow the older chickens and have learned treat time so I can corral them if needed but it’s not as...
  10. Michelley1001

    Raising Chicks has been a Joy

    That’s amazing! I have read they sometimes will only lay 2 years or so because they are so high production but I’d love if they laid for 3! This past April was my first full year owning chickens and I can tell I’m going to have to expand my coop space because I won’t be able to cull when they...
  11. Michelley1001

    Raising Chicks has been a Joy

    No ma’am I only have hens! My original 3 that were born in April of 2020 are huge! Especially their combs they all 3 have super floppy combs. Then I have one that was born in July of 2020 and she is not as big as my originals. I’m curious to see if she will get that way or maybe our originals...
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    Raising Chicks has been a Joy

    @GrandmaDeKorte i had to share this pic with you! We’ve chatted about leghorns on one of your other threads but I forgot to share this with you! Leghorns are the best. And the easiest of all my chickens to pick up and love on 🥰 Ps - this particular one was dirty from playing in the mud after a...
  13. Michelley1001

    Texas

    I honestly wouldn’t charge anything for him. I’m not a breeder I just happened to have a hen go broody and it’s hard enough finding good homes for roosters. I could meet you with him but probably not for a couple of weeks if that’s ok with you. My daughter is in her last couple weeks of school...
  14. Michelley1001

    Does broody give any signs that eggs are about to hatch or are hatching?

    Oh no!! I’m so sorry this is happening with your broody. I have heard that that can happen sometimes though. I am so sorry it happened in your case and I hope that you are able to take care of the chick and rest of the eggs however you feel comfortable with!! I know that must be very...
  15. Michelley1001

    Texas

    Also, they are broody hen raised. I’m not sure yet what kind of difference that makes in roosters but from what I’ve read and heard it’s a positive one. several people on here have told me that chicks in general raised by broodys are more well adjusted and hardier. And I read that Roos raised by...
  16. Michelley1001

    Texas

    I would say he’s probably the calmest of the 3 but only because I haven’t noticed him crow yet. I’m positive one of the other 2 has been and pretty sure the other has been also. But none of them are bad boys yet. They are 9 weeks old tomorrow. I’m in Devine which is about 30 miles SW of San...
  17. Michelley1001

    Does broody give any signs that eggs are about to hatch or are hatching?

    Yes definitely post if you do! I doubt that her being off of them those times did any harm. When mine was broody I did a lot of googling and I read that they can be off for a while and it won’t do any harm. Wishing you luck!!
  18. Michelley1001

    Texas

    I gotcha! That makes sense!
  19. Michelley1001

    Does broody give any signs that eggs are about to hatch or are hatching?

    I hope you get some chicks soon! I did a poor attempt at candeling around 10 days but only tried one or 2 eggs and didn’t see anything so I left her alone. I was more worried about disturbing the eggs and her than trying to candle so I just left it alone. So I had no idea if her eggs were good...
  20. Michelley1001

    Does broody give any signs that eggs are about to hatch or are hatching?

    I didn’t hear any peeps prior to that happening! That’s why when I went to see what the commotion was I was shocked to see it involved chicks! I had been listening close to her and had heard nothing yet
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