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  1. rf12345

    Colorado

    chickens do not free rang anymore. have fox problem. 2 injured, but will make it. rooster fought for his bellowed hen the other lead the hens to safer place, then I saw it and made fox to drop the hen. Injured ones already reintegrated , one is in very long chicken "trench" coat because she was...
  2. rf12345

    Colorado

    top hen does no do most damage. it's the middle and bottom hens that do the damage most to little's. often bottom hen is the one that has no end of picking on new ones. 2-3 weeks chicken wire separation. then try.
  3. rf12345

    Colorado

    One of my roosters is preparing himself for rooster jail/freezer camp. Chasing kid or jumping me is a no-no thing kind of an offense... He is the head rooster. His brother turned out to be a no good with kids punk and heading for freezer camp in the other household most likely... Too bad they...
  4. rf12345

    Colorado

    we use wood chips. works just fine. I rake it pit once in a while and put old stuff around my trees and new stuff goes it. Do it every several month. Mine free range, so do not do it very often as they like to run about...
  5. rf12345

    Colorado

    Hugs. We dialed with the skunk in my chicken house just the other week. Thankfully was a small one and offloaded it seemed... I managed to close chicken door when the critter was out. No damages. It was just at dawn... they not used to be out that early... Then we did drive him out of the pen...
  6. rf12345

    Colorado

    There is always one top rooster. only one. next in line will challenge to take his place. So you see sort of preventative measures
  7. rf12345

    Colorado

    there are. Ker Tao will take them always for community for human food
  8. rf12345

    Colorado

    roosters end up as meat birds... so...
  9. rf12345

    Colorado

    wow. that's quite a destruction. we do not have them here. feel for you
  10. rf12345

    Colorado

    awesome. and they do disassemble :)
  11. rf12345

    Colorado

    PugNChicks, they will be fine. 3-4 hens can be a good amount, many heritage breeds will not lay egg a day all the time, americanas can go as egg every other day, so 4 chickens can give you 2-4 eggs a day, and then you can freeze those eggs for times when you need them. extras you can sell to...
  12. rf12345

    Colorado

    Have 2 extra Russian Orloff roos, closing on 4 month, they eat from hands, friendly. Sexed hens... you know how that one goes, right? I've got 4 out of 9 roosters :)... Keeping me one roo and one spare, other 2 in case if someone wants that breed. Foo barn yard mix these produce large birds...
  13. rf12345

    Colorado

    lots of rain here. some of the property turned into a swamp
  14. rf12345

    Colorado

    coop is 8x5x6 with 3 roosts 5 feet long. area for 4 nesting boxes. how many free rang birds would that fit comfortably? they only go sleep there. i have little ones there that will be adults size soon. I think I need to reduce my chicks count. I bought spares and did not loose a single one to my...
  15. rf12345

    Colorado

    Passing to the group a question regarding hatching in high altitudes. what incubator do you use, what is temperature humidity before and after lockdown. 2 hatches seem to have problem during lock down. low hatch rate, all eggs before lock down look fine, moving etc. Friend tried eggs from...
  16. rf12345

    Colorado

    Also I wonder if anyone have set up a place for a broody or maybe has a link where I can look for ideas. I've got wyandotte, they supposed to be good mamas next year. I figured if I build this summer something it will be much easier next spring to bring chicks up... Also I do not plan to breed...
  17. rf12345

    Colorado

    I've got buttercup chicks. They look cool, never had them so. Did anyone have these? I need to make room for these, Have 2 7 week old black australorps pullets (2 month they will be on 23-th) , they live outside. I'll have more orloffs when I decide who goes who stays. These 2 australorps were...
  18. rf12345

    Colorado

    EE do at 9000+ just fine
  19. rf12345

    Colorado

    yep, that's duster. they did grow a bit in several days so... nice and fat looking. they seem to grow wider first 2 weeks and then slim down a bit as they become more 'leggy' by 1 month. interesting how it works. same feed. I can see clearly 2 chicks are more bottom of the flock. and they look...
  20. rf12345

    Colorado

    with solar a really large bank is needed to run a heat lamp kind of set up... I wonder if anyone of the grid is rearing little chicks and how. we did not get much yesterday compared to last week :) all melting fast. my waist high snow banks are all gone. all the massive melting puts a lot of...
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