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We have 5 Buff Orps, plus 1 Buff sex link cross,& 7 black sex link layers and our black Sex link Roo he is very gentle with our girls......We had to get rid of the Buff Roo as he was way to aggressive with the ladies. None of our birds are named as it makes it to hard to put them in freezer...

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We are having the same issues, Flock of 20hens is not quite a year old, Give them Purina Layer feed and egg shells regularly....They layed all winter -30f no problem, past month of june started seeing issues. There are so many others affected that there must be another cause to why this is...

ChassiNoir.....Yes he is a good boy, He never bothers me, I think he knows where his next meal is coming from. He dosn't let me get close to him at all, which is troublesome because he has a bad case of frost bite on his Comb, can't get near it even after dark....? None of the hens are having...

The rooster I have at the moment in a black sex link. He waits outside in the summer when the hens are free ranging and he will not go inside till the last hen has gone in.....I have seen him go around the yard looking for a hen that has not gone inside yet.(5 +acre ) he is a very good protector.

My bad forgot to check it's age :thumbsup

I am in the north of southern Ontario, Canada. I have not had any trouble with my birds in -20 F at all. I use a Woods style coop 12' by 8'

First off...are you talking F or C degrees....makes a big diferance. However its still to cold if the chick have not been exposed to any cool weather. If they are already used to cooler temps, they should be ok. In my opinion. My flock is doing quite well in -20F .

Went into the hen house to gather the eggs to day and 1 of our hens was dead on the floor. Some of the eggs in the nest boxes where bloody. So I examined the dead hen to find that her vent was badly lasserated, lots of dark red blood losing out. I could not find a blood trail in the straw and...

None of my chickens are pets. 22 egg layers 1 Roo and 10 meat birds. Layers make money to pay their way plus feed my family. Meat birds do what they are supposed to do. They go freezer school next week. None are named, I don't want to be attached as it's to hard to part with a pet.

Makes a lot of sence. They are a pretty bird as well.

Kinda what I thought, just hadn't seen it before. Thanks

I have heard of double yoke eggs but never a triple. We have 22 Sex link x about 19/20 weeks, they just started laying some small eggs. ...bout the size of small store bought egg. Then this morning this xx large egg. Didn't know it was a 3 yoke till it was in the try pan. Any thoughts....?

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