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    I need help knowing what to do with the chickens in the winter!!

    oh the chicks are around 3 monthes, the coop is insolated, and they have a roosting place
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    What breed of Bantam rooster will be the most gentle with human?

    silkie all the way, iv'e bee doing reserch on them (as they are my... DREAM CHICKEN!!!!!!) as the chicken site says... "Silkies are well known for their calm, friendly temperament. Among the most docile of poultry, Silkies are considered an ideal pet."
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    I need help knowing what to do with the chickens in the winter!!

    Great info thanks! they have a coop out side, we are already going to put a tarp over the coop. We have 1 heating lamp, but it is REALLLLY bad.. my cornish hens are actully still chicks.... but you can tell their gender. the buff orpington usually acts as the mom.... just trying to get more...
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    Too many roos...

    If you want to keep them,........... you could train theem.... HOW TO TRAIN THE ROOS: Take the roos and hold them in front of eachother, do that for a time piriod every day, throw in some extra pireods if you want.this gets them to get used to each other,(RESULT OF NO FIGHTING) an then, TAA...
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    Don't know if my pullets are large enough to add in with my rooster

    well, I babysitted with some of my friends chickens and she had some of those type of chickens. the hens were a year old, weighed about 6 pounds. If anything the time you should start introudusing the rooster will be any time a year and older.(i know this becuase of research of them) and that...
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    Question about my two flocks of chickens that live together -

    well for each 12 hens you have, you need one rooster.so he might not mate with the others becuase it's to much for him. just some tips HOPE THIS HELPS!
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    I need help knowing what to do with the chickens in the winter!!

    Hiya, I live in Ontario , Canada. At this time we are entering winter in this time of year. I got my chickens early saturday of may 2, 2010. So i'm sorta new to rasing chickens. I need to know as much info as I can about what to do in the winter with the chickens. I have 3 RIR hens, 1 RIR...
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