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    Father/daughter mating. Should I let them?

    Yeah, just for eggs and basically I just love the durn things! 😍 I enjoy taking care of them, watching my back, hehehe, and just observing their behaviors! I do believe my arms have had enough pecking and biting by my Rooster, Popeye. He can be brutal at the most unexpected times. He is...
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    Father/daughter mating. Should I let them?

    Ok. So now I'm a little confused. If I shouldn't let siblings breed and also father daughter what's the point of hatching babies? I don't want to get a new Rooster every time he makes babies right? 🤔🥺
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    Father/daughter mating. Should I let them?

    Ahhh, ok. Just re-read this and it clicked. The brother and sister are half siblings. Good, according to your post.
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    Father/daughter mating. Should I let them?

    Okaaay....well, I'm not trying to get a certain breed I just have a couple of small pullets and a young cockrel that are siblings that one of my hens hatched. Just not sure if I want to keep the cockrel or not. Have 7 hens and a BO Rooster. He's quite a handful and tears up my girls backs pretty...
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    My girls are far more important to me than a possum.
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    Father/daughter mating. Should I let them?

    I know this is an older thread but what about brother sister breeding?
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    I had to. I have information that possums will return even after being relocated. I care very much for my chickens much more than a possum. Possums carry disease and will kill my girls. Isn't too hard of a decision.
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    They were dispatched
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    My friend came and got them since the wildlife people never called me back.
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    I spent yesterday searching every inch of the run and coop. I did fine one spot where she might have gotten in. But she also could have just walked right in when they were free ranging and the door was wide open. But I fixed every tiny bit of a opening I saw. Which were really none but I double...
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    Mama and babies are gone. Thank God!!!!
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    I finally found a wildlife rehab and waiting to hear back. I have a smaller coop for the chickens tonight but I'd rather see if they call me back.
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    i think I found where she got in. Going to fix that right away!
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    Not that I know of but I'll be checking asap
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    I'll get some now
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    I just got off work and came out to collect eggs and check on the chickens and I was surprised to find a big turd in the coop. I cleaned it up and looked around. I spotted a possum curled up in a corner by the nesting boxes nursing babies. Oh my goodness! I thought I had a secure run. She...
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    Review by 'Unswydd' in article 'Getting Chickens Out Of Trees.....and into their coops.'

    This is very good information to have. I'm still a newb and only have 2 years experience and need all the help I can get! Thank you for such an informative article!!!
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    4 new babies!

    Sitting out at the farm watching all the girls and I saw one of the hens go after the 8 week old babies and Mama, who stopped really raising them 2 weeks ago ran to their rescue! I was surprised but glad to see that she still cares....a bit. 🤗
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    All Flock Higher Protein Feed vs. Layer Feed

    Yes, I do know that. Thank you. I used to have to offer egg shells ground small for thin egg shells but don't anymore and I believe it's the Klaumbach feed that's helping. In my post one was a question the other a statement. I think I was wondering if I should be using all flock or grower feed.
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    Chicken Run Floor Material

    I have used straw (winter) , and pine chips for absorbing rain. I have a uncovered run. It's created a very hard floor and if I try to clean it and dig some it smells really bad. So I quit digging and only rake it once in a while and add wood chips in the summer months when it rains. They appear...
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