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    HELP!! My Older Chickens are Bullying my Newbies to Injury!!

    Our coop/run is 4.8m x 9.6m where 2.4m x 2.4m of that is the roosting house. They generally free range, but we kept them all locked up so the new birds would know where home is before we let them back out. We're going to take your advice and build a secondary, smaller pen, to use for...
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    HELP!! My Older Chickens are Bullying my Newbies to Injury!!

    I hope so. I'm feeling so negligent. I'll keep them separate for a while now until she heals completely. That brings me to another question. I was going to incubate a dozen eggs with the hope to rear them and then integrate them to the flock - is that going to be possible? Or will it be...
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    HELP!! My Older Chickens are Bullying my Newbies to Injury!!

    I currently have a flock of 14 chickens, 7 were mine since babies and 7 I bought as pullets. These two groups integrated beautifully. Since then I've rescued 2 other chickens (a rooster and a hen I believe) and they're now at the size and age where I thought they might integrate. I initially...
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    How to feed pullets and layers in the same coop?

    Thank you so much Ol Grey Mare. I'll go in and have a look on the weekend. I'm definitely willing to do whatever it takes for my ladies to be comfortable
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    How do I know when my ladies are ready to lay?

    I thought they may have been a while off yet... I'll keep feeding them and talking to them and hopefully it's only about a month or so, I'm very impatient...
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    How do I know when my ladies are ready to lay?

    Here are some of my ladies. Any ideas on how long I have to wait till they start laying? They're not squatting yet I don't think (not noticeably)
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    How to feed pullets and layers in the same coop?

    I'm in Rockhampton, Central Queensland. So I just buy it from a feed store? Is it in a 20kg bag?
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    How to feed pullets and layers in the same coop?

    Where would I buy oyster shell from in Australia? I've never heard of it.
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    How do I know when my ladies are ready to lay?

    Still trying to work out how to add photos.
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    How do I know when my ladies are ready to lay?

    Hi I've got 7 lovely ladies living at our property and I have no idea how old they are or how long till they start laying. If I post some pics, can someone help me out? Thanks Camilla
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    How to feed pullets and layers in the same coop?

    Hi, I'm going to have 7 pullets and 7 layers sharing a coop. How do I go about ensuring each has their own food? I've got pullet grower for the pullets, and I've bought layer pellets, layer mash and grit for the layers. Apart from fresh water, veggies and the fact that they free range, am I...
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    A Big Hello from Central Queensland

    Seeing as I'll have a mix of pullets and layers, should I also then have a mix between pullet grower and layer pellets for food? I've bought grit to provide in a separate bowl - is there anything else that I'm going to need to ensure they're happy? They get cracked corn as a treat twice a week...
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    A Big Hello from Central Queensland

    I'm certainly glad I posted here. I was going to put them all in together as the new ladies are layers whereas my current ones are just pullets. I'm not sure how I'm going to separate them. Interesting times ahead :)
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    A Big Hello from Central Queensland

    Quarantine the new flock? What do you mean? What should I do? Also, I was thinking about picking up the ladies in A4 Paper Ream boxes - I have 7 boxes for 7 chickens, is that okay?
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    A Big Hello from Central Queensland

    Hi, I've always dreamt of having chickens free-ranging in the backyard and this year it became a reality! I currently have 4 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Black Australorps and 1 White Australorp (apparently) and they're about 3 months old - I've had them since they were about a week old. On Saturday, I...
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