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    Mourning Hens or New Rooster Issue?

    Thanks so much for the info!! Good news the Rooster started crowing yesterday....(not quite as manly as Rocky used to...) and today the girls started laying again!! So all is good....until this coming Wednesday when the 4 new girls arrive. I am not sure exactly how old they will be, but they...
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    New to BYC

    thank you!!
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    Mourning Hens or New Rooster Issue?

    Organic layer feed both crumble and pellet. Supplementing with crushed egg shells and occasional scrambled eggs for a treat. Treats are light...handful of cracked corn in their treat ball and some scratch.
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    Mourning Hens or New Rooster Issue?

    Thanks! I know they are stressed...I'm still stressed over the loss of my wonderful Roo and girls...we were all doing so well!! Q
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    Mourning Hens or New Rooster Issue?

    I'm sure your correct. Trying to keep them happy.... Will keep the new girls that are coming next week separated for a few weeks but well within sight of the current ones. Thanks for your input. Q
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    Mourning Hens or New Rooster Issue?

    I think he is about 4 months or so ..... not crowing yet but bigger than the girls. I kept him in a pen for four days where the hens could see him and he could see them. When I let him out I kept them all closed up in the coop together for three days before letting them free range. Now they...
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    New to BYC

    Thanks!
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    New to BYC

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    New to BYC

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    New to BYC

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    New to BYC

    Thank you so much! Not sure, the coop was open as we left during the day but did not return till dark. I put all of the details on the forum.
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    Mourning Hens or New Rooster Issue?

    I just joined BYC today for some advice. We started raising chickens last summer and were doing great until last month when we believe a fox got four of our flock of six. We lost our Rooster- Rocky and three hens, BooBoo, Baby Grey and Stormy. They were survived by Marilyn and Star. It was...
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    New to BYC

    Hi, this is Q I am new to BYC and raising chickens. We live in the middle of Allegheny National Forest. I started my first flock last summer in June with one Rooster "Rocky" a Barred Rock, Stormy a Red Sex link, and Star a Black Star. Later in the fall we added two Cochins; BooBoo and Baby...
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