Struggling chicken handler

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Onamishion

Onamishion

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Apr 17, 2012
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Hello chicken family...I am not really new at the chicken thing but everyday is a learning experience for me. I had my chickens for about a year in a half, I have two ladies and one mean rooster who seems to want to attack me on the regular. Well anyway one of my neighbors called the MC inspectors on me so I had to move the coop...with my yard falling short of the distance regulations, I ended up putting them in my garage :rolleyes:, so now it is a little difficult trying to guide them into the back yard so that they can run around the yard for the day and putting them away for bed time. I let them out early so now I have to worry about the ladies laying the eggs anywhere in the yard, I tried putting a bucket like thing with some fluff in it but big red, the rooster just knocks it over. I also worry about them staying in their own yard sometimes they like to jump the fence and visit the neighbors or taking a stroll down the street...I love my chickens would not like to see any harm come to them any advise would be greatly appreciated...Thanks
 
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Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan
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Trimming their wings would help reduce their ability to jump the fence. IMO I would not keep a bad-tempered rooster - his crowing may have contributed to your neighbors turning you in. Hens lay just as many eggs without a rooster around.
 
Thanks yes it probably was the rooster and my one neighbor is a meany...when everything checked out ok with the inspector I was gonna keep the rooster just to get on her nerves...lol but your right I am not gonna keep dealing with the aggressive issue that the rooster has so I talked to my farmer and she said that I can bring him back and she will exchange me for a lady :). I will look up some information on how to clip the chickens wings.

Thank You for your response
 

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