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I'm working on integrating some two month old sex-linked pullets with my two year old RIR hens. It was rocky but is improving. I now notice that the pullets prefer the hens' layer feed to their chick feed. I read online that pullets do not need layer feed until they are 18 weeks old. Is eating...

We are retirees in south central North Carolina. I've been looking at BackYard Chickens for a couple months, finding lots of new ideas. We have two 2-year-old Rhode Island Red hens and now six little RIR-Barred Rock cross pullets. The coop is too small for more than 7-8 hens, though I (but not...

A dog attack left me with only two Rhode Island Red hens left. Six weeks after the attack they have still not begun laying again, but I expect that they will. I'm thinking of adding some chicks when warmer weather comes (probably April). Will my hens attack chicks brought in? I'll keep them...