Colorado

[ONSTAD1]

Me too. 15 minutes of torrential rain then sun again.

 

[wsmith]

All the dust is now mud

 

[ONSTAD1]

Uhhgg.

 

[dennarahl]

Wow that's great information! Thank you! I haven't chosen a place to work yet (I'm a teacher so I can be flexible if need be) and don't mind a commute if it means I can have my chickens!
I will keep these on my list! Thanks so much!

If you're not settled on Denver, there are lots of little rural towns peppered around the bigger cities where you wouldn't have a problem with roosters. We were stuck with Denver since that's where my hubby works. Heading east was the best way for us to have a little farm and actually be able to afford living on it. Generally what we found was the closer you are to the mountains (within an hour of Denver) the more the houses cost.

 

[wsmith]

I just emailed you. That would be awesome. I'm just hoping I'll have better luck with these guys than the last batch of eggs that came in.

Hope you got home OK and got the eggs in.

 

[coloradogal]

I have a roo that is a little too amorous with the girls. All 7 of them are bare backed and I put them all on showbird feed. It still isn't helping much. Will taking off his spur help or is rehoming/culling him the only way to give the girls some relief. I have them separated now but I would think that being cut off is harder for him than either a cull or a clip. Any suggestions?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Here's an observation that I made way back when:

Some Roosters will do a little dance with the girls before mating...Some Roosters do not. Once I started culling the Roosters that didn't dance with the girls; I didn't have any more Bare-Back problems with the girls...

 

[coloradogal]

Here's an observation that I made way back when:

Some Roosters will do a little dance with the girls before mating...Some Roosters do not. Once I started culling the Roosters that didn't dance with the girls; I didn't have any more Bare-Back problems with the girls...

He dances all the time and will dance sometimes around me before I pick him up and rub his belly. He's a good roo in that he has survived two dog attacks before I shored up my fencing. The last time he had puncture wounds and was always the one to put himself between the threat and the girls. If he finds a treat, he always calls the girls over and he often will wait until they all have some before eating. I'm just tired of the bare backs. I take off their saddles every other week to wash them because I'm always concerned about bugs getting up there. It usually takes a day or so to wash and dry. This morning I went to put the saddles back on and the RIR gal just looks ragged. She even has two angry feather shafts on the back of her tail. No sooner did I get her saddle on did she run outside only to be mated. Right now, I have him in the back yard and the girls in with the new chicks in the run.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Maybe he just really likes his girls....

 

[coloradogal]

He was willing twice to die for them which is why I don't want to make his soup. But the girls are starting to look rough and no amount of showbird food seems to help. Will cutting his spurs off be an option?