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    Combining 2 groups of young birds

    thank you! I put the bench in there thinking it would make a good roost and I'm thinking about ways to build more ladders and roosts up higher for them as they grow. Under the coop is dug out for a dirt bath area and that seems to be a popular out of sight hiding spot. I like the pallet against...
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    Combining 2 groups of young birds

    Update: the combining of the two groups went well. At first there was a lot of fighting but it was mainly from 3 roosters (barnyard mix) we were not planning on keeping so we isolated them to our small temporary coop. The remaining 11 have been pretty peaceful. It's interesting that they mostly...
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    current chicken housing as of Feb 2022: A frame in the garden for the teenagers. Big coop ready...

    current chicken housing as of Feb 2022: A frame in the garden for the teenagers. Big coop ready to go, brooder in a modified rabbit hutch.
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    Combining 2 groups of young birds

    Thank you! I think I was over complicating it and maybe I can just get them all in there at once (that just occurred to me this morning). I'll put in their current feeders/waterers as well as the larger ones I got for the big run. I'll keep their current set ups intact in case it doesn't go well...
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    Bresse and Maran Cross?

    I just got breese and BCM chicks this year and am hoping to have a rooster of each breed. So the question still stands....has anyone done the cross? How were your results?!
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    Combining 2 groups of young birds

    Hello, I have 2 groups of chickens (14 in total): Group A is 6 birds 8-9 weeks old. Group B is 8 birds 6-7 weeks old. Both groups are in small temporary coops and I want to get them all in the big coop (which is currently empty) together in the next week. I had devised a plan to put a smaller...
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