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    A Thought: Chickens Eating Too Much

    I’ve been wondering for a while, and thought I’d ask: Is it possible for chickens to eat too much? My hens free range and normally forage and eat feed every so often. However, the last week they have been staying in their run (even though their large run door is open to free range) and eating...
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    • aggressive behavior eat alot feed feed consumption mating problem mating ratio mating rough over feeding roo behavior rooster
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    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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    Male Duck Trying To Mate With Chicken Hens !!!

    Hey ! So around March of last year I got a Pekin duckling and two Rhode Island Red chicks. At the time, being a new poultry owner, I didnt think too much about the sex of the duck. I raised them all together and they lived quite peacefully together. But these last few weeks Eli (the male pekin)...
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    • drake attacking chickens ducks ducks and chickens in harmony mate mating problem mating ratio mixed birds mixed breed flocks pekin drake rhode island red hen
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
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    Bantam Cochin Rooster disposition

    Do Bantam Cochin cockerals/roos tend to be rapey, or more gentle with the ladies? My flock are all 6 weeks and under, but I possibly have 2 Lav Orp roos, 1 Speckled Sussex roo (super obvious at 3 weeks - will likely rehome), and a Bantam Cochin roo with 24 hens. Will my ratio be ok if I only...
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