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[roosterhavoc]

Feed cups although I have one of two stags that will deliberately drop the food and peck from the dirt.


As for the water, I just use the ground.

I like to use a damp dish rag and just let them suckle it

 

[JShubin]

ok here is a question for you guys and gals do you feed your birds in a feed cup or on the ground

Ground. I like them scratching around through straw.

 

[Texicano]

I like to use a damp dish rag and just let them suckle it

Sometimes I strap all the flock with little chicken camel packs, don't have to worry about water for weeks.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Sometimes I strap all the flock with little chicken camel packs, don't have to worry about water for weeks.

its camel back. A little copper sulfate keeps the bladder clean

 

[JShubin]

are your birds on tie cords or are they in flight coops

I keep my roosters in pens and aviaries. I rotate roosters out to get exercise in flypens or free range (under supervision).
I keep all my chicks and some hens free ranging.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Ha. I actually use feed cups and water cups. Only throw scratch onto the ground when it’s dry outside. Then only into the straw.

 

[sdm111]

Just my opinion but until I raised the kelsos and did some culling I wouldn't have bought more eggs from the fella.

If you are wanting more gameness in pumpkins your gonna need to cross they are smart decent shufflers from what I've seen and some have great worthy pumpkins lines but not close to "pure" lines. My "pures" I got are not game enough and the hen lacks type to me. But hoping these with an 1/8th gilmore under a kelso/hulsey will turn out worth while for pumpkins....said pullets show promise. Just like havoc says cull cull cull my wife's not gonna like next year.

If just for looks then they are pretty birds as they are.

Best thing to do to non game games is to cull the whole family you have. Once runners always runners.

 

[sdm111]

That's why I advise people when getting in don't spend too much money on birds the first few years cause not knowing any better you're probably going to find better birds as you learn and connect with peoole. Be prepared to start again. Spend your money on housing and stuff like that

 

[Texicano]

its camel back. A little copper sulfate keeps the bladder clean

No I meant a pack of Camel cigarettes...

 

[roosterhavoc]

The ol peacock bit off more than he could chew yet again. Here’s the offender. My wife was home which was good, scooped him up and put him in a drop pen.