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Rhonda Oliver replied to Stacy Fischer's discussion coop ventilation in Micro Livestock
"I have a coop/run that that has block walls on the west and north side.  It's hardware cloth on the top, east and south sides. The top is about 80% covered in summer with a Queen's Wreath vine and the west wall is shaded throughout the day by…"
Jul 30, 2013
Rhonda Oliver replied to Rhonda Oliver's discussion Need new home for my "teenage" rooster in Micro Livestock
"Doris,

Thanks for the info!"
Feb 7, 2013
Doris replied to Rhonda Oliver's discussion Need new home for my "teenage" rooster in Micro Livestock
"Rhonda
If you can't find a new home, some places like the Stock Shop in Glendale will purchase roosters. However their destiny remains on the hands on whoever buys them. "
Feb 6, 2013
Rhonda Oliver posted a discussion in Micro Livestock
I got three chicks that were three days old back in November.  One turned out to be a rooster and I would love to find a home for him that isn't the stew pot.  I can't have him in my community--he is an Americauna, about 11 weeks old, silver, black…
Feb 6, 2013
Sheri Schmeckpeper replied to Rhonda Oliver's discussion Americauna Rooster or Hen? in Micro Livestock
"I'm not sure about the feather coloring, but when roos get to be "teenagers," they tend grow larger with longer legs and, yes, the comb matures faster. They have different personalities than pullets, and are usually less fearful. They also tend to…"
Jan 25, 2013
Rhonda Oliver posted a discussion in Micro Livestock
I'm a new chicken keeper.  I got three Americauna chicks locally when they were three days old.  They are now eight weeks old.  Over the last week or so I started questioning whether one might be a rooster.  This chick is different in all ways from…
Jan 25, 2013