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  1. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    When I let a new cockerel out, he usually stays where I put him for a day or two,then moves in with the girls. They'll work it out.
  2. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    This one little girl just can't seem to figure out the rafter roost. All her siblings took to it easily. I've been catching her and walking her over for nearly a week. The little boy, no problem. It seems she still wants to roost in the brooder with her big brothers. When I put her down, she...
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    Roosters needing a new home

    I have too many boys right now, but I've sold them in the past for $10 each.
  4. LaurenRitz

    Digging out a run

    In that caseI would also suggest laying the hardware cloth on the ground and building up. I thought you chose 2 feet because the squirrels didn't go down that far.
  5. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Good. I've talked to people who go through this weird grief process when they get a rooster and the behavior of the hens changes. Figured I'd mention it JIC.
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Hm... just be prepared when they choose another rooster and they're not yours anymore. They're his.
  7. LaurenRitz

    Possible breeding program

    The new chicks are Dorking-Sussex (for disease resistance), mixed American Game and Kraienkoppe (for broodiness and foraging). No problems so far with the last two, but the Dorking-Sussex are irritating. They hog the food, won't let the other chicks eat, and are determined to be dominant over...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    I am following the same process with the two new chicks. Walk them over, put them on the ladder until they start to go up by themselves. Last night I put the boy on the ground. It took him a few minutes, but he eventually figured it out. Then I brought the girl over. She looked at the ladder and...
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    Digging out a run

    If you do a two foot deep trench around the perimeter and put the wire down vertically you'll save yourself a lot of work and probably have the same effect. Go out six inches to a foot and you'll have a barrier to vertical diggers as well. You don't need to dig out the whole thing.
  10. LaurenRitz

    5 week old Jersey Giant- Cockerel or Pullet?

    I stored my pictures, but my JG cockerel was crowing by 8 weeks. The girls were much slower. In my experience they grow slowly but don't MATURE slowly. He was crowing at 8 weeks but at 9 months he was only slightly larger than my other rooster, and still growing. He got between his girls and a...
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    5 week old Jersey Giant- Cockerel or Pullet?

    Not at 5 weeks.
  12. LaurenRitz

    5 week old Jersey Giant- Cockerel or Pullet?

    Cockerel.
  13. LaurenRitz

    Our Daily Laugh! (Pics, Videos, or Stories)

    Of course their cats love it, once they're sedated.
  14. LaurenRitz

    Our Daily Laugh! (Pics, Videos, or Stories)

    My first thought was "pre-breaded chicken."
  15. LaurenRitz

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Half full eggs are a delicacy on some cultures.
  16. LaurenRitz

    Purple :)

    If it's the one I think she's (((JGXRIR)XRIR)xBA). There is a slight possibility that she's one of the EE crosses (same father) but they've just hit 16 weeks so it's probably a bit early. The BA cross is 20 weeks. The BA laid distinctly pink eggs. These are the same pink, just with a blue tint...
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    Purple :)

    In the sunlight this egg looks purple. If I'm right about which is laying, her mother laid pink.
  18. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    I call the little boys squeaky toys.
  19. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Scrambling around under my feet screaming that they're STARVING!!! while I'm trying to carry 50 lb bags of feed.
  20. LaurenRitz

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    From my perspective, if I am paying for a rare breed I am, by my financial support, contributing to its continued survival. I feel no guilt at doing whatever I want with the birds. If I didn’t buy the chicks, they would get no support from me at all. It would be a different matter if I...
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