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    Hen or Cockerel

    Hi everyone Can anyone tell me if I have hen or cockerel. The pictures are of my three Sablepoots, about 6 weeks old. Thanks in advance for the replys.
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    What type of sablepoot are these?

    Morning all I have 3 ten day old sablepoot, two light coloured and one darker. Are they all Sablepoots or is the darker one something else?
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    Using broody hen to hatch eggs

    Yes part half of the run is covered. The coop is for 6 birds, so it said when I bought it. I would only be happy with 4 hens in there though. The fertile eggs I'm using are bantam eggs and I'm planning on keeping one or two of them. The school I work at have a flock of 25 chickens. If more than...
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    Using broody hen to hatch eggs

    The nesting box is about 6 inches from the floor. The coop is made from welded mesh and dug down just over a foot so I'm not worried about predators. She has been broody for about 2 days now only leaving the eggs for about 30mins a day.
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    Using broody hen to hatch eggs

    Hi all Just looking for some advice. I'm wanting to use my broody hen to raise chicks. She is currently set on a clutch of infertile eggs which I am going to swap for fertile eggs tomorrow. I'm wanting to leave her in the coop to raise the chicks. They are only 3 hens in the coop which are all...
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    Introducing a new chicken

    Thank you for the advice.
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    Introducing a new chicken

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    Introducing a new chicken

    Hi All Just looking for some advice on the easiest way to introduce a forth chicken to the three I already have?. I don't have a lot of room so was trying to stay away from having to create another run. I have 2 hybrids and a barnevelder which are about a year old. Thanks in advance for the...
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    Run flooring

    Thanks for the advice, I think I will dig over the soils and lay down some hay and grass cuttings.
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    Run flooring

    Hi All The school were I work we have 28 chickens, which we keep in a large sheltered run over night and let out to roam during the day. In the sheltered run with have a shed which we converted into a coop. We clean the coop regularly but I'm at a lose what to do with the run. As you can...
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    Coop cleaning

    Hi all Is it possible to sieve wood shaving bedding to remove chicken poo? If so what size sieve would I need? Thanks
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    Move to the outside?

    Well the chicks survived, don't know what I was worried about . Never seen 5 chickens so happy to be Let out this morning. Quick question, should i put some perches in the chicken run?
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    Move to the outside?

    Here are some more pics of the run and coop
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    Move to the outside?

    Just been out to put the chicks in the coop for their first night. They really didn't want to go in, I tried treats still no luck. Had to put them in one by one, every time I opened the door they tried to escape. Making a lot of noise at the moment, I can see it will be a long night of...
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    Hen or cockerel

    Here are some better pics of the Barnevelders. First two pics are of the one I believe is a cockerel. The other pics are of the other two which I think are hens.
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