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    Combining mature flocks

    We have a flock of 5 that includes two 5-year old Buff Orpingtons and a Spotted Sussex an Americauna, and a black/irridescent green (maybe Black Australorp?), all of which are around 4-year olds. We've bought some property that has a flock of six Buff Orpingtons (age unknown) that the owners are...
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    How to break a broody???

    So, do you leave her in the “crate of shame” all day? How often do you let her out, & for how long? At night too, or just during daytime? One of our buff Orpingtons just went broody, I pull her off the nest at dusk and put her up on the perch with the others, and she will spend the night on the...
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