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caychris said:
I have a couple of pitas just like that. I have 6 girls and (currently 3 boys) my main guy Sam is just and awsome guy. Pita boys are just the best. Ive only had one out of about 10 with any aggressive tendencies.

Raising other breeds around pita chicks also seems to curb some flighty and skittish behaviors. Pitas are the most polite chickens. While every one else is jumping at the feed bowl mine wait till im done filling it. My boy is so funny. He tells me when I need to change and fill the water. He lets me fill the food bowl and stands away from every one waits lets the girls eat lets me collect eggs and generally just makes sure I do all my jobs for them Even lets me give his girls chin scratches without any evil eye or anything. Only get a little odd behavior from him in spring when ever my daughter goes in the pen he courts her boots. (Wing down circular little dance) He never snatches girls for matting always courts and waits for submission. Calls them to treats alarms at the hawks even though all the pens are covered. His sons are similar but not nearly as friendly. At nights when he is roosting I'll give him a little love. Other wise he wont let me touch him he seems to appreciate it then. When he was in the other coop he would stand guard near the door way whenever any of the girls slept on the"porch" on hot nights.
Was an awesome father to the single chick that one of them raised in the coop. Looked out for it and would even tell me when it got out and couldnt find its way back in. (Mama never did) Would let it eat off his beak (lets them all do it) Even now that its grown it still is the first to come to treat call

When I let them out to forage the back yard I just have to tell them its time to go back in and they let me herd them easily back into their pen. Cannot say enough good things about Pitas.
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Great account, caychris! I love hearing about awesome Pita roosters! My Marans boys are also so gentle with the chicks. I have a great photo of my roo teaching one of his 3-week old sons to dust bath together. So cute!
 
caychris said:
got tired of the constant mud the birdies are loving the straw in their run

Wish I had done this sooner.
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In our backyard the straw gets tiresome to clean as it flies everywhere in the wind but still I like it best for our situation and occasionally I throw smaller pieces w/chicken poop into the compost pile for the garden beds.
 
caychris said:
got tired of the constant mud the birdies are loving the straw in their run

Wish I had done this sooner.
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Looks good!
Sylvester017 said:
In our backyard the straw gets tiresome to clean as it flies everywhere in the wind but still I like it best for our situation and occasionally I throw smaller pieces w/chicken poop into the compost pile for the garden beds.
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I like the straw too!

I need to get some more out there tonight--Huge storm coming this way on Tuesday and Thursday.
 
Sorry - dbl post!
Really getting tiresome getting double post notices!!! Anyone else getting double posts too -- when I hit "submit" it tells me I already posted when I haven't yet?
 
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