Maine

[TayFray!]

went to the swap!!! Sold 3 Jersey wooly rabbits and 2 New Hampshire red chickens! Came home with 3 runner ducklings only to find out 2 are males, I also got 4 silver spangled hamburgs! 1 rooster and 3 hens, (all hens are laying) Going to incubate the eggs!!! Can't Wait!!

 

[ParadisePoultry]

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Welcome dlynn,

I would definitely use that have a heart trap on your coon. But when you catch him, DROWN him, or otherwise dispatch him. Coons are horrible to chickens. They put their hands through fences and drag them right out. Sadly, where there is one, there are often many more. I use electrified netting.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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Welcome dlynn,

I would definitely use that have a heart trap on your coon. But when you catch him, DROWN him, or otherwise dispatch him. Coons are horrible to chickens. They put their hands through fences and drag them right out. Sadly, where there is one, there are often many more. I use electrified netting.

Welcome and agree... I use the "have a heartless trap" only my ending is lead poisoning versus drowning. Be careful though I trap a ton of unintended critters... like skunks. Have a skunkplan. And animal controls mantra is "you trap it you take care of it" good luck!

 

[hudsonnascarfan]

hey i got a phone call today about some ducks and some chicken with a rooster or 2 in the bunch seems like the people that owned them turned them loose and moved i guess they are just hanging around the house they lived at its sad how some people can be that way to there animals so some time tomarrow im going to take a trip over to there and see if i can get them they have been out for almost a week acording to the guy that lives next door to them he said he didnt want them cause his geese dont get along with them the chickens and the ducks are in corinth on the grant road my step son said that the ducks seem to be a bit mean but i think its cause hes afraid of them ill post back if i can get them maybe ill have some laying birds before december after all sence mychicks are just 5 weeks old now

 

[Speed]

Well looks like we will be expanding the coop. right now its a 6'X5' and I plan to make another just like it and attach them together. I'll have a 12'X5' coop after. We have 13 chickens right now but I've been looking at another possible 3 to make an even 16.

 

[dlynne1123]

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Welcome dlynn,

I would definitely use that have a heart trap on your coon. But when you catch him, DROWN him, or otherwise dispatch him. Coons are horrible to chickens. They put their hands through fences and drag them right out. Sadly, where there is one, there are often many more. I use electrified netting.

Welcome and agree... I use the "have a heartless trap" only my ending is lead poisoning versus drowning. Be careful though I trap a ton of unintended critters... like skunks. Have a skunkplan. And animal controls mantra is "you trap it you take care of it" good luck!

Thanks guys, I am finding this is true in the manner of disposing of them. We tried letting the dogs guard the coop for a few nights but just ended up with a noise complaint b/c they aren't afriad of the dogs! (The skunks haven't come back since the dogs got a nest of them under our house

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At what age can I start introducing, supervised, the younger chicks to the older chicks. Size? Or personalities? We put the others out as soon as they were feathered, but I don't want my rocks getting beat up! A night time intro during nesting/roosting? Or some lawn time with our little moveable fence during feeding?

 

[TayFray!]

My bantam wheaten old English 1 of 3 has laid her first egg in 3 months really happy! My silver spangled hamburgs are also laying!!!

 

[Speed]

I need some suggestions from the BYCers. I have a chicken with a hurt leg, I'm not sure if it's broken, it doesn't look crooked or anything but she can't walk on it. She has been hobbling around on 1 leg for a few days now and I don't want to make the poor thing suffer. A few of the folks around here say to just cook her and have a meal. If there a chance she can heal up and use her leg again I'd rather do that. Please give me suggestions.

 

[klf73]

I am actually having dh cull a lav orp chick (3mo old) because he got caught in between a fight and got his leg or back broken. He is deteriorating so I am having dh cull. I don't think he would be able to support his adult weight. I did have an ameraucana that had a leg issue and it resolved, he just stood funny for a while.

 

[annabananaandfamily]

My roo has a limp that w e haven't been able to figure out. He hobbles around and rests on perches with just one leg at times. But other that he's a happy healthy fellow. I guess it depends on the quality of life your bird will be able to have. Can she make it as is or with a little nursing back to health? Or will she be miserable?