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I have now given up on trying to catch up on the thread.

To all of the new folks ... Hello.
To all of the folks with new chickens ... Cogratulations.
To all of the folks that lost chickens ... I am sorry.


There we go, that should about do it.



Oh, and if Robo still posts from time to time, don't blame me.
 
PeAckAnBiTs said:
PapaChez...Thats funny lol...I agree, chickens are jus like us humans we have our good days an our bad days.... then add hormones, some lady friends, an breed gentics. Then your roo is 10ft tall an bullet proof.....
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I have no idea what you thought was funny, other than maybe that he tried to sneak up behind me and sucker punch me. I wasn't trying to be funny, I was trying to show you that you were wrong about your 'hands on training' making them feel like they have no reason to attack you.

as for all the rest of that stuff in your post, I have a question, are you related to the poster here, loud hen? I'm just curious
 
PapaChaz said:
yeah I've gone back down there several times this afternoon and followed/chased him around, as if I'm challenging him. Needless to say, I do believe he got the point, and not just the one on the end of my boot.......LOL

I do realize that this was inevitable, and I was prepared for it. It even makes yesterdays miss all the more funny, he tried to do it and hit the hanging feeder instead. Poor stupid rooster, LOL
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Haha! I can't kick Stanley.
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I have shoved him with my boot but no kicks. I was waiting for it, too. I knew it was inevitable. I knew nothing about chickens(until we decided to have some) other than being told to never turn my back on a rooster. The first time it was a blatant sneak attack was the only one(thank God) and I figured it out before he was able to do anything. I let my guard down for a second while trying to get a hold of one of the girls. He came around the corner just as I turned around and scared the crap out of me! For a split second I forgot to NOT show fear and yelled "Don't you dare!" and shoved him away and made my pathetic retreat. Sadly, the closest neighbor was outside and I'm sure he got a laugh at the obvious fear in my voice.
It was definitely not an authoritative "don't you dare!" it was more of a screeching "holy crap there's a rooster in my face" sort of sound I choked out.
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He knows it's my first time around the block with chickens and the other neighbors already tease me for being from LI so I'm sure this whole adventure is hilarious. They know I'm a fish out of water out here. Thankfully, I recovered quickly and nobody actually SAW me freak out. That rooster couldn't get back around that corner fast enough!
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eldridgebrood said:
Thank you. That's what I'm worried about, I know the first time that bird gets one of my kids, my husband will have him on the table! Are polish typically a "sweeter" breed or did yall get lucky and get a particularly sweet roo?
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I've been told that Buff Orpingtons are pretty docile, which is why we chose that as our first breed. Of course, the rooster was purely an accident. We thought he was a girl.
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And I will say, he's pretty docile, for a rooster(?). After his initial little freak outs (there have only been 2 nips at me when reaching for something on the ground in front of him & one moment where he was probably gonna pull off a sneak attack but I busted him) I put him in his place any time he tries to tidbit at me or give me the stink eye. Now, I can approach him and pick him up relatively easy. Not sure how long that will last or if it has anything to do with his breed, but it works for now. I try to make it a point to sit with just him right before they go to roost. I set him in my lap and pet him until he falls alseep. Then, I put him up. If he doesn't want to be handled, he lets me know and I just let him go in with the others. I still keep one eye on him at all times, though. I agree with Papa that he's probably just waiting for that moment I lose focus.

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edited to add: I also don't tolerate him trying to mount the ladies in my presence. If he does, he gets "cock blocked". Just to let him know they're MY ladies, not his.
( I swear I'm not a bitchy control freak, at all)
 
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carcar80 said:
Y'all! I've had such a bantam mystery going on the past two weeks. Every single afternoon when I get home from work, this one pullet is out, just free ranging underneath the pole barn which houses her actual run. Nobody else is ever out with her. I assumed she was digging out from the bottom of the run so I had wired, bricked and slated every low spot and still she would be out waiting for me.

Tonight we got home and I went out and counted birds.. One bantam missing. Couldn't find her anywhere.. Until I looked ohhh about NINE FEET above the ground
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That explains it! She's roosting there and instead of turning around in the morning she's just flying out. Which means she's been going every day without any water or food aside from what she digs up.. Bless her heart.

So I guess I'll be wiring the top of that run now. There's no stop on the way up-- she's straight flying up there! Guess this is my first bantam lesson..
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I'm having a delayed response to this. I just re-read this! 9 feet?! And it's a bantam? Does this mean that my theory of getting a "heavy" breed will prevent them from getting over an 8ft fence is completely off base?! There is so much to learn!
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