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I will happily agree never to eat or let Roostie be eaten, and I know he isn’t going to lay any eggs!

Hawk has girlfriends... that makes him happy, he can live without his foot feathers, he LETS them pluck them without a fuss!

That’s right, if you’re sniffling they don’t let you on the ferry to go see a dr unless you’re safely contained in An ambulance! It’s not that bad, they have been told they can’t actually deny travel to people with Covid Symptoms... something about denying access to medical services not being...

No fair! Posting while I’m out in the rain counting soggy chickens!

Yes! If I may jump on the offered soapbox? The thing is in Canada you are permitted to use antibiotics in food animals! You can be charged with cruelty for refusing medical treatment to an animal to avoid a withholding period near processing time, or to maintain Organic or RWA (raised without...

There are 48 of them! :he At least! I’m hoping they will fluff up on their own... but really. Ok, I have avoided the deluge long enough myself... time to gird my loins and brave the weather. Lure everyone undercover with some Good snacks, and bring Roostie in for his evening dose, I mean “dinner”.

I have to Object! Every EE I’ve met has been pretty Dominant, Hawk is downright crazy, and his daughters aren’t pushovers either!

I spent several weeks putting Tailess back in with her “appropriate” flock every evening and every morning she would rush back to the Roostie’s flock to lay, them clamor to get out of his pen, only to sneak back in at night. Eventually I just decided she must know what she wants and let it go...

Yes... I started out with exactly all the problems one would expect, and that Shad complains of frequently. My breeds were picked solely for egg colour, prettiness, and because they were available to me, with zero regard for similarities! Although my home breeding is producing some solid crosses...

How safe is it for chickens to get soaked? It has been pouring rain all night and day here, my Jacket is still soaked through from my morning chores, Tarp repairs, and impromptu Cow herding adventures. I was hearing an Odd whirr and couldn’t tell if it was chickens sheltering under my trailer or...

Although I agree, Chickens can be very prejudiced, and single breed flocks may go more smoothly; Many of us have also had fair Success with mixed flocks as well. Take Tailless and her Curvy Sisters. So physically different, from different flocks as well (though there was one meat bird in...

Two of my Boys, Dean and Cass, were on the freezer list. Between the Owl attacks and processing numbers and dates, a commitment to having the Cockerels I helped a neighbor hatch processed, and seeing Shad’s success in managing multiple Roosters in a free Range setting, they were spared! I had...

Well we all appreciate you, your wealth of knowledge, awesome book recommendations, gorgeous tribes... so you’re stuck with us! And that well known/respected community meanie isn’t invited to the party :tongue Even if I do feel the need to poke you once in a while, or Ribh is teasing you... you...

I hatched 14 chicks, bought 14 more, lost two and ended up with 15 cockerels and 11 hens to start my flock, it was a jump in with both feet introduction to poultry. I’ve been offline a lot lately, and having a heck of a time keeping up with everyone here... A lot of people joined in and by the...

Yep, you just called us both out! And to say nothing of Roostie making twice daily trips to the “Big Coop” in my arms, to sit on my Tshirt in my mothers chair being hand fed a home cooked meal (I’m trying to treat him with Antibiotics, and he’s gotten wise to the Baytril laced bread...) it’s...

Well, you know none of us here would ever say that! You’re like me, it’s just we both have a MUCH bigger backyard than most people. And a less cuddly approach, like you’re more likely to find on the Meat Bird forum here.

How much of everything is like that though? Observations and Theory is the beginning of science! You just haven’t gone through all the other steps yet to prove or disprove the theory. We are all just grateful and happy to take experienced advice, even if it’s not “scientifically proven” Thanks...

It’s all good, we banter. I just like poking @Shadrach from time to time. He has a different (and admirable) approach to keeping chickens than most of the BYC community. I am on a farm and also have a meat bird option, not all chicken keepers are as able to face that option. And sometimes it...

It could just be that time of the year for them... my girls have all also been less interested in their boys lately

Well, you’re also not trying to raise a small flock in a suburban backyard with anti Rooster laws, so we are both at an advantage there. A flock of 3 is bound to make a chickeneer a little more particular in gender discrimination! And the number of “stealth roosters” I’ve seen hiding their...