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    Can you add a second coop to a yard for the existing flock to use?

    I am not looking to separate the flock for breeding purposes, not yet anyway. I am looking to add a few more pure bred chickens and may want to separate those eventually, but for now I would like to see them all co exist in the same yard but I am concerned with the housing space. The roost...
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    Can you add a second coop to a yard for the existing flock to use?

    I have 12 adult chickens currently 2 roosters and 4 or 5 of the hens are bantams of some sort. I let a broody hatch a clutch of eggs and now have 4 more chicks( sex unknown at this point) my coop is definitely getting cramped. I want to build another coop in the yard, and will the chickens...
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    New to keeping a rooster...

    I recently added 3 pullets to my existing flock of 2 adult hens (we lost 5 of our originals to a bobcat). I ended up with a rooster and I am interested in keeping him on at least for the mean time. I have read that it may not be a good idea to have a roo if the hen ratio is low like mine, at...
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    Is this a rooster?

    I recently added some youn pullets (4months now) to my existing flock of 3 adult hens. I think I heard this one crow yesterday morning but I am not entirely sure. This is the first Americauna that I have raised and I thought the longish tail feathers were just part of the breeds "fluffiness"...
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