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    Breeding Free Range Chickens

    Okay. I guess maybe I'll just pick one and do that if I decide to. Thanks so much!
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    Breeding Free Range Chickens

    Hi all! I have a flock of 11 established hens and 10 pullets from this year. I was thinking of adding some roosters next year and breeding to sell chicks. My flock is free ranged during the day, and locked in the coop at night. If I have 2 roosters of different breeds, is there any way to...
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    Thanks for your reply! So I actually got them at about a year old so they were around 18 months. But yes I did get them from the same place together (and only those two). So maybe it was something with them because it's quite a coincidence that it was those two and all the rest are, so far...
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    I hadn't noticed them off by themselves or acting weird. They were both laying. I will start checking their crops once in a while. That's a good idea!
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    No I bought them at about a year old. So I'd say they were 18 months. They were both Production Reds.
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    Yes I think I will try to get out there earlier so if anyone is not in I can look for them.
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    I don't think it was especially windy. 🤔
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    Hi I'm Rachel!

    Must be! Lol For a while our rooster wouldn't let her inside the coop so she would roost above the run. But must be she's part of the flock now cuz she goes inside with them at night now. ☺
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    I don't remember it being especially windy. I know that temp is fine when they're huddled together in the coop. But I was wondering if just one alone outside might not be able to keep their body temp up enough?
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    Thanks for replying! Yeah that's how I always train them when I first get them/ they are moved outside. And they've been going in fine since I got them. I mean, there may have been a stray time here and here when they roosted somewhere else. But we always found them and such them in the coop...
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    Hi I'm Rachel!

    Thanks! 😊
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    Hi I'm Rachel!

    Hi my name is Rachel. Nice to meet you all! I've read a lot of forums when I've had specific questions but I decided to actual become a member finally. A little about me: (1) We just moved to the country 4 years ago after always living in town. So I've had chickens for 3 years now. (2) I...
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 days!

    I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post... so please direct me if I'm off. This is my first post. Two nights ago I went to lock my chickens into their coop. I always count them and I noticed one of my production reds was not in there. I looked around the yard for a bit but couldn't...
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