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    Pullets won't sleep in coop :-(

    haha, yeah we're big pushovers with them. As my husband said tonight, "we're doomed when we have human babies." ;-) This will be good "tough love" practice. Thank you!!
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    Pullets won't sleep in coop :-(

    Thanks so much! This is a great idea :-)
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    Pullets won't sleep in coop :-(

    Thanks so much! We've never used a light in the coop, and probably won't, even if "just" because it would keep the light-sensitive door from closing. Unfortunately our brooder is too big to fit in the enclosed coop :-/ ... we have a small-ish coop that they basically just sleep/lay eggs in and...
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    Pullets won't sleep in coop :-(

    Even when it's closed and we don't let them out, like we did tonight, they just keep quacking (constantly, from like 8-9:30 pm--until we finally take them out because we just can't handle their sad sounds). Any tips on how to get them feeling comfortable in their new one? Do we just have to lock...
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    Pullets won't sleep in coop :-(

    It is a fully secure enclosure, but closes at dusk and opens in the morning (it's automatic/light sensitive). So far we'd been showing them in when it was still a little light out because we read that it's important for them to be able to see it. Should we wait until it's closed and then put...
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    Pullets won't sleep in coop :-(

    We're in the process of introducing our three 10-week-old babies (2 pullets, one rooster which we're keeping as long as we can) to the little flock, and are at the point where the hens are not picking on them much and they are coexisting well in the same run or free ranging during the day. The...
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    Got it, that's helpful, thanks!!
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    Oh interesting! Yeah they do look similar! We shall see... :-)
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    Thank you! I'm pretty sure (unless the feed store lied) she's a Blue Andalusian. :-)
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    yeah, it may be an easier transition than I though! As I said, the reason I started wondering about Fiona is that the two of them started having little face-offs... she's always been a more independent feisty chick but after learning about Glen I began questioning whether she was a little dude...
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    Ha! So true. I guess, what can you expect with $3 chicks?! Well, now more like $25 when you factor in food... or $500 when you add in the love the received. ;-) (My husband asked how I'll survive having children when I love our animals this much)
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    For any of you still following this thread, could you help confirm whether Fiona is, in fact, a pullet? She looks very pullet-like to me, but has been butting heads with our newly discovered cockerel lately.
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    They do too! ;-)
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    Yeah seriously! It's so frustrating. I'm now trying to decide if we should get two more chicks--and start the process of raising babies all over again--or just deal with the smaller flock. We already have two adults, but two of our hens died over the past year which is why we got new chicks, and...
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    Is Gwen a Glen!?

    It really is! See pictures above... we really love them...
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