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    when can i blend the flock?

    Due to some unfortunate shipping, I have two rounds of chicks. My Original flock consists of 5 EE's I now have 2 cuckoo marans and two RIR's that are about 6 wks old, and 1 Buff Orp, 1 Black And. and one mystery chick that are 1 week old. When can I move the 6 week olds into the big house? Any...
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    What to do about pecking order?

    I am diversifying my flock a bit, and am giving three of my year-old-chickens to a friend. We have had some pecking issues late this Spring, but the chickens seem to be over that, now. Am I better off moving out the peck-ers, the peck-ees, or does it matter? I assume the peck-ers are near the...
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    feather loss

    i live in massachusetts, so it's been pretty cold. i have 8 ee hens, that seem to be healthy and happy, we get an average of 6 eggs per day, they are in a house we sized for 16 hens, and they eat like crazy: layer crumbles, greens and corn. yesterday one hen had a bald spot on her back today...
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    1st winter with chickens

    My EE's are ten weeks old, and we are starting to think about another New England winter! I've read about frost bite, etc. but what is behavior like in the cold? will they want to stay in? go out? what about the inevitable snow? I've got a red 250 watt heat buld for the cold nights, but how...
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    How many Roos do you see in these pictures?

    How many Roos? The answer I'm looking for is none I think it's probably too early to tell (they're 16ish days old) but we're getting attached, naming the girls, holding out hope...so I thought I'd let the experts take a whack at it! They're looking kind of funky with feathers and fluff!
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    chicks and fertilizer

    I just recieved chicks on Tuesday. This is our first foray into the wild world of poultry, and so far, so good! I expect I'll be spending a lot of time on this forum, depending on the kindness of others to see me through this! We fertilized our yard 4-6 weeks ago, do I need to be concerned...
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