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    Rooster Attacked by Something

    I have 1 rooster,a sweetheart, and 1 hen. Lost 3 hens last summer/ fall. This a.m. they are attacked by something that was able to open the top of the run. My collie woke me up because of chickens' sounds. Both gone at first then came back. My rooster is limping badly, won't eat yummies out of...
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    New roo seems to have brought peace to my flock

    I just wanted to say I was blessed with a fantastic rooster also. He takes good care of my girls and he and I get along great. Had to pick home up the other night because he was up a tree, the hen had blocked him on a limb. So I had to try to pick him up, no problem. Held him like a football. He...
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    Lost the love

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    Lost the love

    Actually, I want eggs, chicks, and fried chicken 🍗 I plan on getting some meat chickens in April.
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    Lost the love

    2 Orps, 2 australopes
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    Lost the love

    I have 4 layers and one rooster-2 orps, 2 australopes, ee rooster. They were letting me pick them up and pet, but now they run away. No, I haven't injured any but the relationship has changed. I was able to pet them anytime, now it's only when they are getting ready to roost in the hen house...
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    REVISED Meat Chickens in Large Coop in the Woods? REVISED

    I'm sorry I'm still confusing you but I keep leaving out the facts: 1) I already have an EE rooster given to me with my layers 2) Right now he and hens free range together 3) If I have a broody hen, I'm going to let her raise them 4) Going to get meat birds. You had...
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    REVISED Meat Chickens in Large Coop in the Woods? REVISED

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    REVISED Meat Chickens in Large Coop in the Woods? REVISED

    At what age would you harvest them? I've been told roosters are tough and good for nothing but stew
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    Meat Chickens' Coop in Woods & Best Breed

    I'm sorry I have confused everyone with my earlier post. It sounded right in my head but I think I kept part in my head and typed the rest. Ok. What I would like to do is get one of the biggest prefab wire coops or greenhouses that will fit fairly close to house. All the coops come with either...
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    REVISED Meat Chickens in Large Coop in the Woods? REVISED

    I'm sorry I have confused everyone. It sounded right in my head but I think I kept part in my head and typed the rest. Ok. What I would like to do is get one of the biggest prefab wire coops or greenhouses that will fit fairly close to house. All the coops come with either dog wire or chicken...
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

    I don't know about the tree service and I hadn't even thought about the utility companies, but it would be great. I could check with the local landscaping companies too. Since I'm having to get to soil from them for the gardens, maybe that would help them remember me when taking down limbs and...
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    REVISED Meat Chickens in Large Coop in the Woods? REVISED

    Hi Chicken Brains!!! I've got the layers I want inside my backyard that's fenced with wooden fends and 24" tall wire around the bottom. I inherited the place and my parents always had small dogs. I want to get some meat chicks early spring. I plan to put 1/4" square wire around a rectangular...
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

    I read somewhere, can't remember where, that some people use a thick layer of dried oak leaves. Would they dry quick enough? Especially if they were on top of the slats? I hadn't really worried yet because they are in the yard from the time I wake up to when they go to bed; scratching and...
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

    What do you think of widening the run that there with some wooden posted and 1/4" wire. Plus just make the wooden bottom of the mud run floor to cover complete run bottom. The run that came with houses have 1/4" and I'm really only satisfied with wire that small. Predators around here are...
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

    You guys have been my life saver so I wanted to share this before I asked another few coop questions. Susie, my hen that I knew would be laying very soon laid her first egg, a pink one, today; in the correct nest box! So glad she's either smart or a mind reader!
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

    Thank you so much for the advice. I wouldn't have thought to separate them until she was used to laying on that coop. So you think maybe when the others start laying, they'll take their cue from her? Or will I have to just keep adding them until they're all laying there?
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

    I have a piece that I could use to block off the right side and I already have water and food under each coop cause I never know where the storms are going to come from. The run gets quite muddy when it really rains so I think I'm going to use the slats from an old Boxspring to make a slightly...
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    Hen getting ready to start laying but I'm afraid it won't be in the coop I want her to use

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