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    How do you earn money with your flock?
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    Mine have been full free-range since the late spring, so not yet a year. I started with 9 that were at least a year old, and lost 4 of them to disease/illness. Predators got 8 chicks out of 22 hatched this year. (And I acquired an adult male, which brings me up to the 20 that I mentioned in...
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    I have quite a number of young ones who do this. They are first to get there, but they don't eat-- & within five seconds, another bird arrives to drive them away. For 20 birds (only 6 over a year old), I have two "permanent" feeding stations with pans under a shelter so they don't collect...
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    Yeah, I was wondering about this. She is a rescue, so I don't know her age, but I suspect she is fairly young. Even if it fails, it might be a good learning experience.
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    Is there anyone here who doesn't manage which hen goes broody when, and just lets them all take care of their own reproduction? My game hen is collecting a clutch between the a/c compressor and the house. The boss rooster stood by her & others circled some distance away, squawking & cackling...
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    Do you have trouble with flooding on a piece of land like that? Around here, runoff can rise pretty quickly in the low places.
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    Thank you for going into more detail on this--it is helpful to hear real examples of how flocks evolve & develop their own sets of traits. For about how many generations has your flock been free-ranging?
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    I have similar questions. I hope you get some good answers!
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    It is family land, so we don't own it all ourselves. But many of the other owners (uncles/cousins) live out of state and aren't especially interested in what goes on here. I wouldn't build a house on land I didn't own, but no one cares if the chickens forage on it. The land isn't good for...
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    They have access to 400 acres of woodland, but we aren't in the center of it. In one direction, it's about a quarter mile through the woods to the nearest neighbor's dog's territory. Our hilltop is about 20 acres. We have a hillside with pretty good native grasses/seeds/huckleberries, but...
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    I think we have similar goals & vaguely similar land; I'll be interested in how your flock develops.
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    I probably need to start doing that--just calling them and scattering feed in different places. ETA: Yes--I don't let down my guard around him! But I'm pleased that he hasn't shown any further inclination to challenge me.
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    Update: I think I last posted about my recently-acquired game cock who tried flying at my knees. I began enforcing my 4' personal space with him, using eye contact, voice, and gesture/movement to communicate that he needed to back off. I spoke firmly or used a sharp voice to warn him. He...
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    This is really good to know, actually. I have a male and female american game and I like them both, but my experience is so lacking. I will work on helping him get accustomed to me.
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    I hadn't thought about it like that--I've tried tossing him some food in case he is hungry, but that's a little different from feeding him first. Thanks!
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    Thank you! Maybe something like that is going on here.
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    Yes, I've contacted him to get his opinion. He hasn't gotten back to me, but I expect he will soon. Meantime, I just wanted some more opinions about the behavior. When I got the rooster, I asked about aggression and the owner said, "Well, he's never offered to fight me--I think he will be...
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    I don't. I texted the previous owner (a local breeder) to ask his opinion. I know the guy was trying to provide me with a good flock leader who would not be aggressive to people or pets, but I have this rooster free-ranging with about 10 females after having spent most of his life in a cage of...
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    Seems like some of you have knowledge in this area. I had my first experience with something like this recently and would like your takes on it. I have a 2y.o. american game cock who joined my flock 7 weeks ago. He is the only full grown rooster I have.. The other day, this new guy flew at...
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    Long-handled net at night?
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