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    RIRs - hens or roosters?

    Henry is a "Carolina brown dog", aka a mixed breed from an animal shelter. He's the best dog we've ever had.
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    RIR cockerels, right?

    They will be 4 months old next week. We were told when we got them at 6 weeks old they were pullets. Pssssht
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    RIR cockerels, right?

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    RIR cockerels, right?

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    Brand spanking new at this

    Thank you -- I copied from a pic I saw online of someone else's coop! And I'm glad to be here to learn about this new experience. :)
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    Brand spanking new at this

    Thank you - I'll do that with some new pics. The local chicken farmer indicated he would trade in the roosters for hens if he didn't sex them right for us, but I don't know how that will work out now that they're 4 months old. I did read a post or two somewhere about introducing new chickens...
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    Brand spanking new at this

    . Ha ha - we had high hopes for "fresh eggs" anyway.
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    RIRs - hens or roosters?

    Henry and Marie just watch them, so that's awesome.
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    Brand spanking new at this

    3 RIRs and 3 Plymouth rocks I think. We got them from a local chicken farmer.
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    RIRs - hens or roosters?

    [/IMG] We thought we were getting hens, but we're concerned they may be roosters?! Help? They will be 4 months old next week, or so we were told. We have 3 RIRs and 3 Plymouth rocks. Wanted 6 hens, but not sure how many we really have.
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    Brand spanking new at this

    For the first time we bought 6 young six week old chickens back in June so we could have farm fresh eggs. They free range and we're thrilled that our 2 cats and 1 large dog allow them to roam around without being chased or bothered. However, I'm afraid we actually have 5 roosters and 1 hen...
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