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  1. Mrs. K

    Quaratine?

    There are a lot of variables, both with chickens, and with people. On another forum, there are people that go to auctions and buy birds, those birds have been exposed to who knows what - I would quarantine. I would not buy birds from people that do auctions or bird shows. I do and have...
  2. Mrs. K

    Is this beak ok? Black Ameraucana

    Yes I think that is a problem, how old is she? Often times beaks like this make it nearly impossible to eat enough food. When they are little, many can keep up, but as they age, the deformity in the beak becomes more pronounced, as the size of the bird increases the feed requirements increase...
  3. Mrs. K

    We FINALLY got our Easter egger egg!

    what fun is that!
  4. Mrs. K

    Hen pulling her own feathers

    If she is digging at her tail, and pulling feather, I would strongly suspect mites.
  5. Mrs. K

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 out of 9, and for this time of year, that is good!
  6. Mrs. K

    What’s Considered to be too Aggressive Rooster Courtship?

    Then I would not worry at all. If the girls like him, that is enough for me. There will be dominance issues, such as you described, but if the hens are hanging with him, it is not bothering them.
  7. Mrs. K

    It appears to be bullying…

    Some birds can take a bit of overcrowding and some cannot. Bullying often shows up now as birds become full size, and the short days and long nights keep them cooped up in the dark. I would try the pin less peepers on her ASAP. They have helped a lot of people with a small flock. The thing is...
  8. Mrs. K

    What’s Considered to be too Aggressive Rooster Courtship?

    Are your hens cowering in the coop? Or do they hang on his every cluck. Or somewhere in between. If they hysterically try and get away from him, he would be at least pulled out, or culled permanently. Otherwise, let it play out. Watch your hens, if they mostly ignore him, I would not worry. If...
  9. Mrs. K

    Help me understand this pullet's behavior

    What are you going to do with all those roosters? I would be worried about that. I do think, to a point, birds of a feather stick together. Mrs K
  10. Mrs. K

    Real world experiences with rooster to hen ratios 18 to 2?

    Cockerels are a crap shoot, sometimes it will work, sometimes it won't. Sometimes you will raise up a couple of roosters and they all turn out rather grand, and sometimes NONE of them will work. There really is no set of rules such as: "if you do this, then you will get that" when it comes to...
  11. Mrs. K

    Rooster insists on sleeping on top of the coop

    I looked at the measurements - and I have not changed my mind. If it works for you and your birds, it does. If you want all four birds to roost together - you need a different coop Do not close that door for any reason, moisture will be incredibly high in a very short amount of time, damp...
  12. Mrs. K

    Trouble re introducing my hen to her old flock

    Add a middle of the flock hen to her. Not the top birds, and not the lowest birds. If you are not sure who is who, walk a ways a way, and toss out treats. The top birds come first, the bottom bird comes last. You want a bird in the middle. Then either lock the other birds out of the coop, into...
  13. Mrs. K

    Apparently if you don’t want your chickens, dump them at my place!

    No, I did not mean that at all. They show up to your place, become part of your flock, you did look for other owners... What I meant was that animals living in the wild can pick up parasites. Check for those. As for disease - it is a risk, but really, by the time you see the strange bird...
  14. Mrs. K

    Feed cost

    Feed bills are real, and can be expensive. When I first started, I wasted a lot of feed. The feed was often spilled out of the feeder, and then tread into the dirt. This seemed to disappear, but eventually there was quite a stink, when I cleaned that up, I realized I was wasting a lot of feed...
  15. Mrs. K

    Help: How to Cull (if you've never culled before)

    Many people fear they have botched it because of the death throes, in which the bird moves violently. In actuality though, that is a sign that you did it right. I always immediately put them in a 5 gallon bucket. Keeps them cleaner if you are going to process them, and the movement is contained...
  16. Mrs. K

    Rooster insists on sleeping on top of the coop

    IMO - the dog house type coop is the problem. It is so low to the ground, I would imagine that the roost is just a few inches off the ground. When you added the roost on top of the house, that is the premium roost. It is not really big enough for more chickens, so the top two chickens get to...
  17. Mrs. K

    Apparently if you don’t want your chickens, dump them at my place!

    I think they are free ranging, and not comfortable at home. The rooster heard the chickens, and wanted those ladies, and the new one heard the rooster. You have been lucky. It is too late for quarantine, however, it would be good to check legs, and feathers for mites or lice, fecal float for...
  18. Mrs. K

    Broody hens still doting on 12 week old chicks?

    We professional keep cow calf pairs, between cows, chickens and humans I have noticed an incredible difference in mothering. We have had cows lick a calf to the point I didn't think there would be hair left on the calf by morning. Other cows jump up, give a lick and a promise, and will have that...
  19. Mrs. K

    Broody hens still doting on 12 week old chicks?

    Mrs. Feathers was a mother for 3 months. There were nearly as big as her, trying to get under her wing. A trick I learned a long time ago, was at about 3-4 weeks, I laid a 12 inch wide board across my roosts. Within days, the broody mama would get her chicks up there at night. And they would...
  20. Mrs. K

    My hens stopped laying

    Some people add light, especially if you live in the far north, where the day length is short. I don't as I don't have electricity to my coop. But this is the reason, people stockpile eggs in the summer, water glass them or freeze them. The long dark nights of winter drastically reduce eggs.
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