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Ohh I never thought of the aprons.. thanks that just may be what I need to settle this. I will try that and give him some more time. I like the little guy so much. Funny you should mention the hawk, because my one hen sees them before he does we have a lot of hawks out here. I built my coop out of that wire welding mesh stuff so no hawks can drop in on them and have lunch. The the shade cloth is over the whole thing. The coop and the whole run would be a formidable opponent for even a mountain lion to try to get into. Buried railroad ties, concrete etc.. lol. Arizona is a rough place for those little mcnuggets. I even bring them to the inside coop in the dead heat of summer.
Ohh I never thought of the aprons.. thanks that just may be what I need to settle this. I will try that and give him some more time. I like the little guy so much. Funny you should mention the hawk, because my one hen sees them before he does we have a lot of hawks out here. I built my coop out of that wire welding mesh stuff so no hawks can drop in on them and have lunch. The the shade cloth is over the whole thing. The coop and the whole run would be a formidable opponent for even a mountain lion to try to get into. Buried railroad ties, concrete etc.. lol. Arizona is a rough place for those little mcnuggets. I even bring them to the inside coop in the dead heat of summer.
---In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, wrote:I'd trim his nails and get my girls aprons. Because he is young he is full of it and ready to go. When your girls go broody you will wish you had him. When he stands guard over his girls and sights a hawk, gives them warning, protecting them, you'll be glad you kept him. Until you can get aprons on your gilrs you can always put him in a cage. What is lovely about aprons, you can buy or make aprons/saddles that compliment their feathers.Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
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Ohh I never thought of the aprons.. thanks that just may be what I need to settle this. I will try that and give him some more time. I like the little guy so much. Funny you should mention the hawk, because my one hen sees them before he does we have a lot of hawks out here. I built my coop out of that wire welding mesh stuff so no hawks can drop in on them and have lunch. The the shade cloth is over the whole thing. The coop and the whole run would be a formidable opponent for even a mountain lion to try to get into. Buried railroad ties, concrete etc.. lol. Arizona is a rough place for those little mcnuggets. I even bring them to the inside coop in the dead heat of summer.
---In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, wrote:I'd trim his nails and get my girls aprons. Because he is young he is full of it and ready to go. When your girls go broody you will wish you had him. When he stands guard over his girls and sights a hawk, gives them warning, protecting them, you'll be glad you kept him. Until you can get aprons on your gilrs you can always put him in a cage. What is lovely about aprons, you can buy or make aprons/saddles that compliment their feathers.Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
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I meant they should NOT duke it out til death like roosters.
Ohh I never thought of the aprons.. thanks that just may be what I need to settle this. I will try that and give him some more time. I like the little guy so much. Funny you should mention the hawk, because my one hen sees them before he does we have a lot of hawks out here. I built my coop out of that wire welding mesh stuff so no hawks can drop in on them and have lunch. The the shade cloth is over the whole thing. The coop and the whole run would be a formidable opponent for even a mountain lion to try to get into. Buried railroad ties, concrete etc.. lol. Arizona is a rough place for those little mcnuggets. I even bring them to the inside coop in the dead heat of summer.
---In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, wrote:I'd trim his nails and get my girls aprons. Because he is young he is full of it and ready to go. When your girls go broody you will wish you had him. When he stands guard over his girls and sights a hawk, gives them warning, protecting them, you'll be glad you kept him. Until you can get aprons on your gilrs you can always put him in a cage. What is lovely about aprons, you can buy or make aprons/saddles that compliment their feathers.Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
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----- Original Message -----From: shatterhex@yahoo.comSent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:32 PMSubject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Behavior QuestionWell he is starting to tear up the hens feathers and one of them is actually afraid of him. I raised them all since they were babies, and I do have a chance to see him go to a good home. So I guess I have to decide whats best for them. I appreciate the input. I wasn't aware about the broody thing, and if they have to duke it out ill try not to interfere and let them settle it unless it turns violent, Thanks :)
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I will have chicks hatching - good lord willing and the crick don't rise early next week. Eggs are under a surrogate mom in a cage in our living room. The cage is divided since I have the parents in the cage also. They don't play nice with the other hen. Question. Cage needs to be cleaned. Do I put shavings in both areas or just for the pair? Or do the paper towel in the chick side. This is the first time I've had to deal with this situation. Oh, and the chicks will be Seramas. The hatching mom is a bantie Cochin.
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Well he is starting to tear up the hens feathers and one of them is actually afraid of him. I raised them all since they were babies, and I do have a chance to see him go to a good home. So I guess I have to decide whats best for them. I appreciate the input. I wasn't aware about the broody thing, and if they have to duke it out ill try not to interfere and let them settle it unless it turns violent, Thanks :)
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