Thanks everyone for your help. I figured it was a boy...now I just need to figure out what I am going to do with him....
Keep him, send him to the pot, or re-home him.....hmmmm
Decisions....decisions...
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Is this a roo or pullet? I picked up my chicks on March 8th from Rural King and the Rhode Island Red was about twice the size of the others when I got her, so I think she was already a week or so old. She is much larger than the other girls and has the only pronounced comb and wattles of...
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My buddy owns a small farm and we are wanting to build a meat bird pen to raise as many meaties as we can. We need some ideas on different types of pens and feed/water systems that you all use for your meat birds. We can't really utilize a chicken tractor in the pasture as the...
Thanks everyone. I went ahead and processed all 5 of them today. It was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Thanks for all the advice on how to cook them. We are going to start with one in the crock pot.
Thank you. I will use these girls for stews and crock pot chicken then!! Sounds good. Do you think it is ok to eat the older one that is being pecked on now? This is a new behavior for my birds, She used to be the head hen in the pecking order. I think being stuck in the coop and the fact...
Hello, I just ordered some new chicks and they will be arriving soon. Can't wait...it's hard to believe I haven't had baby peeps in the house for three years now. I currently have a 4 1/2 year old hen, and four 3 1/2 year old hens. Can I eat all of these birds? I have a friend experienced in...
I was wondering what everyone uses to keep their chicken's water from freezing in the winter? I am going to make one of these cookie tin base heaters this weekend, since I am tired of changing water all day...
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Yeah she is really getting into it now....maybe she will help me clean it (one of these day) haha. Next year is going to be fun....we are starting some gardening and other things in relation to self-sufficeinxy. My son loves helping with the chickens and already wants rabbits, he is...
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Actually I have tried to find those brace clamps that you used and i cannot find them anywhere. I saw your design a few months back and really wanted to do that. I just don't think it will work with as much distance I have to cover. It doesn;t help that it isn't square either. I...
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Thanks Nate!
Well, when this coop started "the chickens were all mine" according to the wife....so I had free reign. But after we have had them a while and I started building and painting she now has "suggestions"....we will be giving it another coat of blue and white and then the...
Well I guess this is as good as it is going to get until spring time! It's getting too cold to do anything outside if I don't have to. Here's some pictures of my coop that is still in progress....I want to finish some detail work, like trimming the coop, cover the run (somehow), and finish...
So I just wormed my flock with Wazine-17 and need to know when I can start adding the ACV back into their water. I read that I shouldn't do it during the worming process. Does this mean just when the wormer was in the water? Can I add it in the next refill?
Thanks in advance!
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Would you be able to post some pics from the other side of the door so we can see how you attached it all? I just bought a kennel for our run and am worried about blocking off the door.
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Dereck
Pics would help the best...also post some pics of your hens. Sounds to me you may have an Easter Egger hen...which is a cross bred hen. They are usually a cross of a blue egg layer and a brown egg layer. Do any of the hens have a pea comb instead of the big red comb on their heads? I have...
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I have never seen her in the nesting boxes....not to mention I am only getting 5-6 green eggs a week and Chickie, the other EE, is in the boxes almost every day I get home. I know its gotta be her laying the eggs.
Florida_country_boy - Well hopefully my situation turns out ok in the...