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    Will a broody hen adopt chick??? Please answer ASAP!

    This evening I put 6 chicks from TS under one of my hens that hatched 2 eggs last Friday, she seemed to take to them pretty easily. They crawled up under her and she seemed content, guess we will find out tomorrow....
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    OK, coop is built and had chickens for 2 weeks, now what?

    Hey guys, I bought my first chickens 2 weeks ago, year old RIR's, 6 hens and a roo. They are doing great, roosting in the 9x7 coop I built for them at night and free ranging during the day. My question is, I would like to add a couple more hens to the flock, maybe a cochin and silkie. Is it...
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    How to introduce chickens to free range?

    Thanks for the tips, they are a year old and I just picked them up on Tuesday but they seem to be adapting well. I'll try letting them out for and hour or so before dark.
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    How to introduce chickens to free range?

    Hey guys, I just finished my coop and bought my first chickens, 6 Rhode Island Red hens and a Rooster. I built my coop identical to this (http://greenterrafirma.com/images/chicken-coop1.jpg) but a good bit larger, 9x7. I live out in the country and would like to free range my chickens in the...
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