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    Pecking order

    When creating a flock with chicks from less than a week old how long until a pecking order is established?
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    Trimming feathers

    Can you trim the feathers on a polish chicken so they can see?
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    Young Roos and crowing

    Those are some good looking birds.
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    Simple question

    Ok I’m in Florida. There are 5 older hens. Then then first set of chicks we integrated (3) are about 4 months old and the newest chicks there are 10 of them they are about 3 months. As far as space our coop is 25 feet long by about 20 feet wide and they have the ability to free range during the day
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    Simple question

    When integrating chicks to an older flock...can you remove the chicks and then bring them back without the whole process of intergration. The reason I ask is I recently introduced 3 chicks to the flock it went well with minimal picking on them. So after I introduced more chicks this didn’t go as...
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    Pooping blood

    Yes rural king had it
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    Pooping blood

    I was actually at work. All the chicks are doing fine. We haven’t lost one yet!!
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    Pooping blood

    Some of my chicks have blood in their stool. What causes this? Is it from the food it says it’s medicated...please help
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    Eggs

    At what age do hens start to lay eggs?
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    Trimming the feathers

    How do I stop my chickens from flying? And how old do they have to be to do it?
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    New chicks

    I’m not sure of the sq ft but today I’m building an addition on to our existing coop
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    New chicks

    The chicks are about 10 weeks maybe 12. The older hens are maybe 2 years I’m guessing. And we are adding 10 chicks to the 5 hens
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    New chicks

    How many new chicks can you introduce safely to a older flock at a time?
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    Broody

    Is a hen being broody a bad thing? I keep getting mixed answers.
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    How long do hens lay eggs

    How long will my hens lay eggs? Also how can you tell how old your chickens are. The reason I ask is I recently bought 5 hens already laying and I’m just curious
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