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    Moving chickens

    Thank you all! I think that re-homing them here will be best for them, though I will miss them terribly.
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    Moving chickens

    We have 6 hens; 2 are 3 years old and 3 are last years. We love them and they are fun. There is a very real possibility we will be moving from northern Colorado to southern Texas this summer (job-wise a very good thing!) Am I bonkers for wanting to take these hens with us? Is it better for them...
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    Grower vs layer

    Hi all! We have one 3.5yo hen (Penny) and three 19wo pullets that she raised. Penny was broody all last year and wasn't the best layer in the world before that. After the three little ladies were done with chick starter, we put all four on grower due to laziness and being unable to figure out a...
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    Vicious Mama

    Thank you guys, I'm going to get the pullet (Gladys) set up next to the main run today as she is well-healed so we can begin a slow reintroduction. Mama is a blue-lace Wyandotte.
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    Hi! New in northern colorado

    Hello! We've had four hens for just over two years. But unfortunately lost three early this spring when we had a newborn (human!) and neglected to lock the door. We have the last one, whose broodiness seems to have saved her life, three new chicks and she loved them immediately. But now we...
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    Vicious Mama

    As short as I can: We gave our last hen (out of an original four), who was broody, three chicks to raise. They were hers immediately and she was a great mom. At about 9 weeks of age one of them disappeared in the middle of the day! Could not find her had to assume there was a very bold predator...
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