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Topic of the Week - Integrating Chicks into an Adult Flock
We are keeping 2 roosters because when spring comes my daughter is taking hers back to her house and in a chicken tractor. We want the other one on the farm come spring. Yes they will have access to both pens during the day and when the weather is nice enough during the day we may let them...- Merry5
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Topic of the Week - Integrating Chicks into an Adult Flock
Has anyone had success with combining 2 flocks that are 5 months old. We got 48 straight run assorted brown egg layers chicks in June and once they were out from under the heat lights my daughter took 16, my brother took 16 and we kept 16 at the farm. Two weeks ago we butchered all the...- Merry5
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Are these pure buff orpinton
Sorry my question is confusing. I guess I'm asking 2 questions. Question one is: are these thoroughbred buff orpington chickens since there is a bit of black on the tail and the one has yellow legs. We got them at a local hatchery and were going to try to hatch our own next spring. However...- Merry5
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Are these pure buff orpinton
We bought 16 chickens (straight run, mixed breeds, brown egg layers) that were hatched June 6. One we thought was an buff orpinton has yellow legs the other 3 have a pinkish white. All have a tinge of black in their tail. Could they have some other variety mixed in with them? Why are they...- Merry5
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