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  1. LuciferRoo

    My rooster hates me :-(

    THIS. I am a 6'2" man. I had one rooster who use to be really friendly as a chick and cockerel, but then started to attack me when he was mature. He never attacked head on. Always sneaky attacks from the side or behind. One time I turned around because I knew he was about to attack. He was...
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    Has anyone gotten into raising chickens to avoid egg prices/egg shortages over the last year or two?

    I did not get chickens to save money on eggs. I just had this strange desire to have chickens. I cannot explain this desire. It first hit me when I was living in a big city and my lot was just over 3000 sq/ft, which meant that I really did not have a yard. I left the city and within a few...
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    Finally met my predator match. Need help.

    One of my ideas to give a chicken run extra security is to use a solar powered electric fence as the outside perimeter. Basically my idea is to attach the plastic wire holders to the enclosure posts. Have something on the ground to prevent weeds and grass from growing under where the wire is...
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    Change of plans

    I failed chicken math. I have a hen that has gone broody two years in the row. Last year I let her hatch the eggs,but this year, I tried to prevent it. I took her eggs, tried locking her out of the coop during the day. Then things got busy and she ended up sitting and hatching a single egg. I...
  5. LuciferRoo

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I just collected the eggs from one yard and cannot remember if it was 8 or 9. There are 10 laying hens there, so either way it's a good result.
  6. LuciferRoo

    Chick healthy but not growing?

    I went to Tractor Supply today and saw their Cochin chicks there. They were significantly smaller than my chick, so maybe because I have nothing but my full grown chickens,to compare to, it looks tiny.
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    Incubator broke day 7 - what can I do?

    Thanks for the update. I love when I can read the entire story. Too many times people post questions and then never update the thread. Too bad the homemade incubator fritzed out but congratulation on getting at least 3 of the eggs hatched.
  8. LuciferRoo

    Chick healthy but not growing?

    The chick is very active and eating and drinking. Maybe I am expecting it to grow too fast😃
  9. LuciferRoo

    What’s trying to chew through?

    Get a game camera and install it facing the problem area. It should solve your mystery.
  10. LuciferRoo

    Incubator broke day 7 - what can I do?

    They are still in the homemade incubator? And you're getting them to pip? Wow. Congratulations!! What happened to the replacement incubator from Amazon?
  11. LuciferRoo

    Chick healthy but not growing?

    I was reading this thread with great interest. I have a 10 day old chick that I think may be behind the curve. Unfortunately, my broody only got to hatch one egg, so I cannot compare this chick to its siblings.
  12. LuciferRoo

    Is there a way that you can incubate eggs with out getting roosters

    I thought it was Orphingtons on Parade. 😁
  13. LuciferRoo

    Is there a way that you can incubate eggs with out getting roosters

    I did too but I am maxed out on my chicken allowance and don't have the desire to experiment. Honestly, I seriously doubt that the shape of the egg could be used to determine the gender.
  14. LuciferRoo

    Is there a way that you can incubate eggs with out getting roosters

    It worked out that way for me. Out of 10 eggs that went into the incubator, I got 9 males and 1 female. Out of 9 chicks hatched by the hen, I got 6 males and 3 females. Your results may vary. LOL
  15. LuciferRoo

    Is there a way that you can incubate eggs with out getting roosters

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  16. LuciferRoo

    Cocerell peck broody hen and her baby chicks

    If he is 2 years old then he is a rooster and not a cockerel. That behaviour is not something you want. Last spring I had about 20 roosters in my backyard and they did not attack the new chicks. Only time I worried was in the morning at feeding time. Chickens are not exactly bright so I was...
  17. LuciferRoo

    What can 3 week old chicks est other than chick starter feed?

    How about the obvious - eggs? All my chickens love scrambled. Honesty, they love raw eggs also. I don't recall giving raw eggs to chicks that young but I did when they were a couple of months old. Any damaged egg, I cracked it into a small dish and then crushed the shell and threw it on the...
  18. LuciferRoo

    Mars-Bars egg color

    I am not sure. I know she told me but I do not remember. I am finally getting olive eggs but only from one of them. I do not mind the brown eggs. They are beautiful.
  19. LuciferRoo

    Mars-Bars egg color

    My Mars-Bars started laying and instead of seeing olive or green eggs, I am finding dark brown eggs. I bought them as young pullets from someone local. I think it was one of her first attempts at this cross/mix. How often does something like this happen. I have 5 of these young hens. The eggs...
  20. LuciferRoo

    How do you decide what rooster to keep?

    I now have 3 roosters in my back yard. They all get along fine. They also have separate coops. My dominant rooster is a sweetheart. Is is not aggressive but will knock one of the others off a hen if he is close enough and sees mating. He does it even when another rooster mates with his own...
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