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    Flock integration-

    I hope someone can help me out with a question about letting my sebright rooster free range with my older hens , they have been laying for about 3 weeks now and they get to see him while he's in a time out from the pullets in the run , but I'm a little afraid he's too small to be out with the...
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    Integration

    Thanks nbro01h it's been working out great everyone is living happily now and surprisingly enough the little silkies are litterly ruling the roost , they are tougher then they look !
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    Integration

    I've got 2 six or seven week old silkies I would like to put them with my 3 sebrights that are 13 weeks old, one of them is a rooster. They have seen each other through the wire but not been close up and personal. My rooster buddy seems very curious and puffs out at them so I'm a little...
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    Guess my sebrights sex

    Hi everyone ,I'm pretty certain I got a roo here by the looks of him , these are cute little birds but I'm confused by them . They freak out at the site of people , they will not enter the large run they have all to themselves, not even when I tempt them with their favorite treats. They are so...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #1

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    Bantam

    Cute baby!! I can't see her legs or feet but she looks a lot like my pekin bantam did , and she's now fully grown at a whopping 1and 1/2 lbs
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    Food & Water at night

    I hope so , they are thick as thieves these 2 , and I have heard so many good things about sebrights , but I had no idea they lived that long! So sorry for your loss , that's a long time to get attached to something. I let all my ladies free range , but they have a large run and a barn . I'm a...
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    Food & Water at night

    I never really thought of that haha , i spent the afternoon cleaning , checking it over making sure no mice or anything ,secure roosts. Nothing out of the ordinary. My daughter and I agree if queen Victoria and queen Mary like it they can have it . At least now the other coop is all clean and...
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    Food & Water at night

    I had no idea , this will defanately keeps the coops cleaner! I've had an issue recently with my 2 leghorns , they have had a nice coop their whole lives but all of the sudden , they have decided to take up shop in the newer smaller coop that he built for our new sebrights. They are still a few...
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    Newbie from Maine

    Thanks everyone for the welcoming words :) always nice to meet new people and fellow Mainers ! Virgil is fine and back to her old self , but I know it's a chance I take by letting them free range. They have a large covered run, but pretty much come and go at will all day. If any of you Mainers...
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    Newbie from Maine

    Hello everyone , long time lurker here this is only my 2 nd year raising chickens .. This website has helped me out tremendously when it comes to taking care of my girls, so I thought I would say thank you all for the usefull threads and info you share , it helps us newbies out a lot my...
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