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Sparrows can fit through chicken wire. I have wire cloth which keeps them out for the most part, one sparrow actually got trapped inside once. I am not sure how he got in, but there was a slight depression in the ground near part of the run where he might have scooted in. Filled that...

@chickenpooplady...great idea with the cookie tin. I had seen instructions on making heaters with lamps before but I was wondering where they were getting those tins from. A cookie tin seems as if it would work better as the heat is better contained than an open bottom tin and I can find one...

Sorry, as NosiphoChooks said, you cannot sex these by their appearance at this age. Is that an adult female FBC Marans in the bottom photo?

Sorry, I originally thought this was an older posting with no replies, but as I just discovered, that is not the case. I hope all goes well with your hen. Please post an update.

Hello, I just went through a similar situation. My two original hens (silver laced and colombian wyandottes) were about 20weeks and my new hen that I was trying to integrate was about 14 weeks. The first time they met, the two original hens wanted to attack the FBCM (French Black Copper...