Official Squatch Watchers

[BantyChooks]

15 roos you guys don't eat fried chicken up there or what

Well, three were PC growouts for next year's breeding season. One is my lead cock. Two or three were OEGB cockerels I grew out to choose from. One was an AM cock for next year's breeding. One was a svarthona kept to test market for that breed. One was a dom cockerel for showing. Then three more were supposed to be female but weren't. They got sold/stewed pretty quick.

Probably some more I'm forgetting. I'm down to 6 now, at least I think I am. And no, we don't eat fried chicken---chili is the best place to put tough old roosters!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I have 2 cockerels with 13 girls. 1 Bantam so she doesn’t count for the boys. 6 for each boy isn’t great and it doesn’t help some of the older girls down right refuse. My poor Svart mix has a mohawk. She’s a favorite of the boys and a little easy....

Once I move and get settled I’ll either get a few more girls (what I’d like to do) or get a separate area for one of the boys.

 

[Molpet]

One coop has 2 roos ( father and son) and 15 hens
Main coop has 3( father and sons) , 16 hens and 6 from Halloween (3 of each)... Another coop has 5 pol pullets that visit the main coop.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good night, i am going to work on a sign before bed. Yack with you tomorrow people!

 

[TexasSam]

Well, three were PC growouts for next year's breeding season. One is my lead cock. Two or three were OEGB cockerels I grew out to choose from. One was an AM cock for next year's breeding. One was a svarthona kept to test market for that breed. One was a dom cockerel for showing. Then three more were supposed to be female but weren't. They got sold/stewed pretty quick.

Probably some more I'm forgetting. I'm down to 6 now, at least I think I am. And no, we don't eat fried chicken---chili is the best place to put tough old roosters!

Nevhad chicken chili but chicken spaghetti is pretty good and taquitos

 

[BantyChooks]

Nevhad chicken chili but chicken spaghetti is pretty good and taquitos

It's the BEST. Mmmmm. Me & the mini humans all wanted third helpings.

 

[TexasSam]

I have 2 cockerels with 13 girls. 1 Bantam so she doesn’t count for the boys. 6 for each boy isn’t great and it doesn’t help some of the older girls down right refuse. My poor Svart mix has a mohawk. She’s a favorite of the boys and a little easy....

Once I move and get settled I’ll either get a few more girls (what I’d like to do) or get a separate area for one of the boys.

My roos are in separate areas except for the bantam and he doesn't count the only girl he gets is the bantam hen sometimes one of the big girls let him play but only if the big rooster is out in the field

 

[TexasSam]

It's the BEST. Mmmmm. Me & the mini humans all wanted third helpings.

So it regular chili with chicken instead of beef. Oh yeah y'alls chilli is different than ours

 

[BantyChooks]

So it regular chili with chicken instead of beef. Oh yeah y'alls chilli is different than ours

What else? It sure isn't cucumber chili.

 

[Anansi]

I use a small file for wood, not a rasp, and flip my hens upside down. There is a line that shows the point where the growth happens, like the quick on a toenail. File to about 1/8 - 1/16 inch from it and round it out. It's easier to control how close you get to it. If its grown out too much, start with the trimmers, then use the file. After that, file a little bit weekly and see if you can get it to start forming more normally in relation to the lower one. If it does, great, if not, check weekly. The chick will notice a difference, and if it's a hen, she may learn to come and ask you to file her beak if it starts causing problems. Either way, she'll get used to the routine. Once it's filed down, maintaining it won't take more than 2 or 3 mins by hand with the file.