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    Which rooster to keep?

    Thank you all. I noticed the larger rooster watching my daughter run a bit too intently for my liking. We butchered them both. We're down to three hens but the kids are safe :)
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    Which rooster to keep?

    Thanks everyone! I'm leaning toward just keeping the hens. We do have over 10 acres and keep the chickens about 30 yards from the house near an outbuilding, but they are free ranged during the day and seem to enjoy hanging out near the house and play set. I think it's a good idea to just...
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    Which rooster to keep?

    We have three hens (two are already laying at not quite 6 months), two roosters, all sibling pure bred Buff Orpington. We want them to breed and hatch out a batch next spring (with as little intervention as possible) so we're looking for breeding stock. One of the roosters is quite large...
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    ND Buff Orpington newbie

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We got 6 pullets from my aunt and uncle in June (hatched 4/23) two turned out to be roosters and one went missing (free ranged during day) (3) What breeds do you have? Buff...
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