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    Quarantine experience

    We got a straight run of Barred Rocks in the spring, thinking we'd get roughly half n' half roosters and hen. What do you know, we got 9 roos and 1 hen! :lol: It was always our goal to eat the roos, so it just meant more meat and fewer eggs! We culled most of them between 12 and 15 weeks, and...
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    Quarantine experience

    Quarantine is over, my hens are all happy and healthy together, and laying like crazy! And my husband is happy because we finally put the rooster in the freezer!
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    Quarantine experience

    Thanks everyone for the advice! I really appreciate the extra details about how to quarantine. While I'm sure we're not doing it perfectly, we're really trying our best! I'm looking more at the personal experiences of people who quarantined and what symptoms they saw at what time. I know it...
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    Quarantine experience

    Hi all! I'm currently quarantining two new additions to our (very) small flock. My husband thinks I'm silly for doing it. :p I'm so new to all this, I don't quite know what I'm looking for. I mostly want to avoid anything that would be deathly for either party, if that makes sense. Could...
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    Which one to keep?

    Thanks for all your advice! I'll definitely use it as my guideline. I had my favorite picked out (best looking, bright red comb, easy(ish) temperament, but he started crowing at 8 weeks and became my husband's least favorite! :lau They have a lot of variation in color, is it best to go for...
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    Which one to keep?

    Hi everyone! We got a straight run of barred rocks chicks in the spring, and are about to cull all but one of the roosters (we go soo unlucky with our sex ratio!) for meat. I kinda want to keep the *best* one, in case we want to hatch our own chicks in the future. They all are a little...
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