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    My old girl is being picked on!

    For sure!! The RIR seem to be the bullies. The Sex Links get along well and since I separated those three from the flock, all three older girls are doing fine. We raised the RIR from chicks and this is the first time I've seen them be bullies. Big Bertha was guilty of the same behavior when we...
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    My old girl is being picked on!

    Thanks CollingWood! She is with the other two SL, and they are all getting along fine. I didn't want her being alone with no one to snuggle with:-)
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    My old girl is being picked on!

    Last summer, I bought 3 Sex links from a local guy. Other than having really dirty butts when we got them, they have been fine. He didn't know how old they were, but Big Bertha lays some super large eggs! I'm guessing she is probably 5 or so, judging from the egg size, but I could be way off...
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    Do I need to insulate my coop?

    Hello! We moved to CNY last year(near Syracuse). I'm curious if you decided to insulate or not. We just finished building the winter coop and are undecided regarding insulation. We have 5 RIR, 3 sex links, and a Guinea fowl that showed up in my yard a few months ago. Any advice is appreciated!
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    Upstate NY

    Hello everyone! We moved to upstate NY(near Syracuse) last year. We are southerners who found out we don't winter well! That is a topic for another thread:-). We have 2 Pygmy goats and 8 chickens. Three of the chickens are mature Sex Link who are laying well. The other five are the RIR chicks we...
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