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one of my australorps is broody again, but she won't sit on a nest, she just spends her time being chased by my little rooster, who has an irrational hatred of broody hens. her sister does not appreciate this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtaNFsq95Js
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That a Jersey Giant? They'll bully a banty rooster.
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Jun 21, 2023 14:56
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she's an australorp. at the very start of all this last month, he did get beat up by her or one of the other hens, but since then, it's just been chasing, no injuries on either side
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Jun 21, 2023 15:28
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City of Glompton posted:she's an australorp. at the very start of all this last month, he did get beat up by her or one of the other hens, but since then, it's just been chasing, no injuries on either side He’s a handsome fella but that behavior must be stressful for the flock. Did you get your NPIP testing done? My local FB chicken group was talking about MG and it reminded me.
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Jun 21, 2023 15:49
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he’s not too bad, they do not seem unduly stressed. he’s still young, hopefully he’ll learn to be a better rooster as he gets older we are in the scheduling stage with dept of ag, pending them getting my check for the fee recorded. it seems to be a bit of a slow process here
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Today is First Free Range Day for the 3 month old pullets (bigger reds) and the 2 month old chicks. Until now they had to stay in their 20’x20’ pen so the 23 cockerels in the older group could live their best life until selection day. I culled the cockerels down to 3, so that should be few enough that they will get along ok for a month or so. Then I will select which cockerel(s) to keep from the younger group and go from there. We are supposed to have hot humid weather this weekend with a heat index in the low 100s and I’ve seen a few people on the local FB chicken group trying to find Faverolles.  Eventually I’ll get kicked out of the group for proselytizing about Naked Necks.Edit: changed to timg, sorry if it was huge. Joburg fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Jun 29, 2023 |
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Jun 28, 2023 23:31
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You've got the same run we did. We only have six girls, so we got the 10 x 15 run. The only gripe I have with it is that they like to scratch around the edges, and I sometimes have to go in with a three prong tool and refill the trenches they've dug. I up armored mine with welded wire garden fencing around the outside, and attached chicken wire a foot up the sides and stapled two feet out. Gotta keep the raccoons out!
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Jun 29, 2023 21:16
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Is there another source for this vid? I really want to show my partner it.
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MrUnderbridge posted:You've got the same run we did. We only have six girls, so we got the 10 x 15 run. The only gripe I have with it is that they like to scratch around the edges, and I sometimes have to go in with a three prong tool and refill the trenches they've dug. I didn’t bother to do any predator proofing as these are only to keep the chickens in for short periods, they usually free range all day. All the activity by me and the goats seems to keep the daytime mammalian predators away and the chickens are in the coops at night. Speaking of predators, this morning the two month old cockerels let me know there was a rat snake near the coops. The little pullets quickly lost interest when they saw it was too big to eat. The cockerels kept after it though so I was able to get my snake grabber and relocate it.   Last Friday I saw a copperhead by the ditch between my house and my neighbor’s. There a lot of room between our houses and the ditch is grown in with trees, so it’s decent habitat for it but I imagine it stays deeper in the woods most of the time. Last year we had a couple dead chickens in the woods that I didn’t find marks on but they weren’t eaten, maybe this was the culprit? It was very interesting to see anyway.
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Hi thread. The previous owners of our house had chickens and left the coop here, so finally this year we got it fixed up and got four little fluffy dinosaur babbies. They're almost a week old now. Two Sapphire Gems, and two Buff Orpingtons. Rosie, Petunia, Daisy, and Violet.
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Elder Postsman posted:Hi thread. The previous owners of our house had chickens and left the coop here, so finally this year we got it fixed up and got four little fluffy dinosaur babbies. They're almost a week old now. Adorable!
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aww they are sweet
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Fowl pox   Many of our chickens have fowl pox, probably from all of the mosquitos we have this summer. Poor chickies.
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well that is no fun we have the NPIP tester almost scheduled to come out...supposed to be the 26th but don't have a time yet. meanwhile i now have two hens who each have a swollen eyelid. we are wondering if maybe it is infectious coryza rather than mg? i don't think that is on the list the state test for but we'll see. we called several vets and the next aviary vet appointment isn't available until august at least their symptoms are mild
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City of Glompton posted:well that is no fun My NPIP tester didn’t test for Coryza. I think it was just MG, MS, pullorum, and avian flu. It could easily be both MG AND Coryza, like my flock had. (And MS for the trifecta.) When I took my first hen in, the vet just gave antibiotics and didn’t do any testing until I pushed for it… she just said that lots of flocks are infected and didn’t think it was a big deal. If you don’t ever sell or give away birds than it is probably just a chronic thing you will have to deal with. They will need antibiotics periodically so definitely try to get in with a vet so you can call and get refills when needed.
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1. That's not a rooster.
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I dunno, some demographics get real mad when you show them video of your cock.
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Speaking of… We got 5 chicks back in March, and 1 of them (Leghorn) has been bigger than the rest the whole time, but everything seemed fine. Started growing suspiciously long tail feathers a week ago, and picked today to crow for the first time, and has not stopped since. It appears that we have a rooster. We’re in a suburb that allows hens but not roosters, and we also do not want to ruin our neighbors lives with the crowing anyway of course. As a suburban chicken owner, is there a usual course of action to ending up with a rooster? If the answer is controversial, feel free to PM me.
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Doom Rooster posted:Speaking of… I know a couple of chicken keepers that trade me roosters for hens just as a courtesy because we exchange advice, chicken-sitting, etc. so I haven’t had this problem
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Some people cull roosters, some slaughter them for meat. If you don't think of them as pets, IME at a Chicken Swap you can usually find someone who will pay you like $5 for a rooster or at least take them for free, and they will slaughter them for meat. I was lucky because my first rooster was a nice Silver Wyandotte and I was able to give him away to some kids who wanted to breed him for FFA. You might find someone who wants a rooster to shepherd their flock, but roosters are easy to get.
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Doom Rooster posted:Speaking of… Your options are either rehome to someone who can take him, or like Halloween Jack suggested, straight up cull/butcher. Most people have problems with the second option for personal reasons. The first can just be hard if you don't already have another chicken person to talk to locally.
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Unfortunately the 'best' answer is getting Autosexing breeds if you can't have roosters so that it isn't a problem in the first place. The other responses cover your current options pretty well unless you're looking for specific culling methods though.
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Thanks all. I really appreciate the advice. We’ll check around for info on chicken swaps, then reach out to some FB groups. If all else fails, I don’t have a problem with culling if it comes to it. Fake edit: Doesn’t hurt to put it out there, so if anyone wants a free leghorn rooster delivered to their door in the Denver-ish area, hit me up.
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I do raise my cockerels for meat, so if you want any detailed killing advice I’m your gal. You don’t need any fancy equipment and the hardest part is that emotional hurdle of killing a being that you have cared for. Leghorns are scrawny and aren’t in demand for meat really. If you can do the killing yourself (or have someone do it for you) you can simply bury him under a tree like a regular pet and not feel like it’s a big waste. Doing it at home at night will be the easiest on him. If you do sell him or give him away to someone who will be using him for meat, ask if the killing method is calm and humane (broomstick or beheading - yes, bleeding out - no). This is a good video showing the method that I use. I recommend bookmarking it just in case there’s an emergency and you have to euthanize a chicken. https://youtube.com/watch?v=qg-DnPEaxRw&feature=sharec
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Joburg posted:I do raise my cockerels for meat, so if you want any detailed killing advice I’m your gal. You don’t need any fancy equipment and the hardest part is that emotional hurdle of killing a being that you have cared for. Thanks Joburg, it may come to that so I appreciate the info and the resource. At work right now, but will watch when I get home. In happier news than “today we found out we have a rooster”, today we ALSO got our first egg from one of our girls! My wife found it before she had breakfast and texted me. She has honestly done a good bit more work with the chickens than I have, so she deserved it. She fried it over medium with a little salt and said it was amazing. Thanks thread!
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Our four are almost big enough to leave the brooder permanently! Had them outside yesterday afternoon, checking out the coop.
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Elder Postsman posted:Our four are almost big enough to leave the brooder permanently! Had them outside yesterday afternoon, checking out the coop. Oh my gosh.
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Four inna row!
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Elder Postsman posted:Our four are almost big enough to leave the brooder permanently! Had them outside yesterday afternoon, checking out the coop. Cuties! I took a picture of some of mine this morning. Some are more photogenic than others…  
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I know a guy who lost sight in one eye from a chicken peck when he was a toddler. That kid needs PPE.
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RudeCat posted:OMG same
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Life goals
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literally the vince mcmahon escalating reactions meme
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BHB posted:literally the vince mcmahon escalating reactions meme
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