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    Barred Rock Rooster crossed with white rock hens (and other barred rock hens)

    I have a flock with a Barred Rock rooster, 5 Barred Rock Hens and 4 White rock hens. I just incubated eggs from this mix without having any idea which eggs belonged to the white rock hens and which ones belonged to the barred rock hens. I have 19 chicks hatched and have some questions I hope...
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    Discouraged--ready to make chicken & dumplings and start over...

    Two years ago, I started out with a nice sized flock. Through culling and a few unfortunate chicken deaths, my flock is now 9 hens and a roo. From the time my girls first started laying, they have been highly inconsistent. I've done everything I can think to do, and I have at times sought...
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    Please advise on typical behavior of rooster introduced to existing all-hen flock...

    Background Info: I have a flock of 11 hens, 23 months old. 4 White Rocks, 5 Barred Rocks, and 2 Blue Andalusians. Up until recently, the girls had always been alone and never had a rooster with them. Eighteen days ago, I introduced an 11 month old Barred Rock Rooster to the flock. The...
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    Entire flock abruptly stopped laying for no apparent reason, any ideas why?

    Situation: Flock Size: 15 (all hens) Age: Hatched March 26, 2011 - 10.5 months old Breed makeup: 5 White Rock, 4 Blue Andalusian, 6 barred rocks Location: North Central Mississippi Recent Weather Conditions: Mild temperatures, low in 40's highs in 60's, sunny a few days, partly cloudy...
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