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    Best Rooster Food?

    What??? I thought the reserve was supposed to NOT contain calcium. Lied to again🤬
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    Best Rooster Food?

    So I recently bought some Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve (I have roosters). It seems I could go to the grocery store and buy the "dry goods" off the shelf and mix my own. Lentils, Peas, etc... Just soak them in water for a bit. I have all the spices and seasonings. If it wasn't for one hen wasting...
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    Rooster crowing all the time

    That is very true. My neighbor half a mile down the road crows all the time. They go back and forth all day. Edit: I meant the neighbors chickens, not the neighbor.
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    I got lured by discounted osb board

    Attach 2x4's Under the joist... As cross blocking. Space it 2 feet apart (if I'm picturing things correctly.
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    Rhode Island keeps eating and wasting food all day long

    Maybe she doesn't like the taste of the food. Try a different brand and see how it goes. In the mean time... I'm considering getting out. Potential established flock in NW Ohio... for free. The chickens have their "quirks", but they get along for the most part. All 16 of them. One rooster...
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    All flock feed

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    All flock feed

    https://www.kalmbachfeeds.com/blogs/chickens/rooster-nutrition-it-isnt-all-about-the-hens?srsltid=AfmBOoqEIlAoSGyTSGFbCmzTTU6J9XQ_H175eflHVaZFvdvU42c4agA9
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    Selling Chickens

    Who me???
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    Dog attack-could it have left her with brain swelling?

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    Dog attack-could it have left her with brain swelling?

    I had a neighbors dog go after one of his chickens. (Black Maran)Took a chunk out of its neck. It looked pretty ugly. I rescued the chicken and nursed it back to health. The skin healed, and the Maran was fine after a week or 2. She had a bald spot on her neck. Get a can of "blue cote" from a...
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    One week post fox attack... is she just stressed?

    Kill the fox and have it tested for rabies!!!
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    Puppy attacks pullet and ripped the feathers out of her back but she's still alive.

    Dogs and chickens don't normally mix. Just like dogs and rabbits.
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    Puppy attacks pullet and ripped the feathers out of her back but she's still alive.

    :D:D
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    How Well Do You Handle Heat-Stressed Hens?

    I can tell you chickens love grapes too. On top of that, I have a couple hundred apples on the ground atm... We share everything.
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    How Well Do You Handle Heat-Stressed Hens?

    I was talking about ME. And yes... they use misters in construction during heat waves. So I do know how chickens feel. Ugh...
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