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    Releasing 12 week old to flock in open field

    I have the pullets in a chicken tractor in my yard; moved them there once they were fully feathered. My chicken coop and attached run are about 140' from my house. I open the door to the run every morning and close it once my flock coops up. They can go in and out. There is an automatic door...
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    Releasing 12 week old to flock in open field

    thank you - this was my original plan ... think I will go with it - move them to the fenced in coop run which is attached to the coop and keep them there until I see them regularly cooping up at night.
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    Releasing 12 week old to flock in open field

    thank you for your advice
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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop?

    I initially never did but whenever I deep clean and spread out new shavings the dust was getting to me so now I wear just a regular face mask when I deep clean only.
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    Releasing 12 week old to flock in open field

    Hello. I have a flock of 10 almost 1 year old hens and one rooster. They free range and coop up at night. I have 4 about 12 week old pullets that have been in a large "cage" (chicken tractor of sorts) in my yard. My older flock comes into the yard often. I was wondering if it would make...
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    Moving cockerels/roosters to new flock right next door????

    Thank you for the advice and great suggestions. This helps me tremendously
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    Moving cockerels/roosters to new flock right next door????

    I appreciate your reply and for me, makes sense and how I want to proceed. Right now there is nothing that stands out as a concern with any of the 4 cockerels. Two are standing out as possibly being better protectors of the flock and the other two seem to be more passive at this juncture - one...
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    Moving cockerels/roosters to new flock right next door????

    I have a very mixed breed. I know there is Americana, various heritage breeds and also some who knows what. I got my chicks from my daughter who had a hen walk out one day from her barn (clearly the hen was not cooping up at night - they did not know as they have about 40 and they freecrange...
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    Moving cockerels/roosters to new flock right next door????

    thank you - did not think to look at this from the perspective of one flock with two coops (separated by about 1 acre). So 16 weeks suggests I should move a cockerel or 2 to my daughter’s field/coop?
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    Moving cockerels/roosters to new flock right next door????

    I live next door to my daughter on 15 acres. She has about 35-40 hens and 2 active roosters and one "passive" one that stays in her back yard. They free range their flock during the day who often make their way to my house. I started my own flock earlier this year from chicks from hers. I...
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    All flock or layers feed?

    Thank you. I meant 18 weeks not months LOL. So sounds like I stay the course (or switch to all flock at some point) and add oyster shell on the side which I will start doing tomorrow. And I continue this regimen as long as I have at least one rooster which I plan to do for some protection...
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    All flock or layers feed?

    I have a similar question. My girls and boys are 17 weeks old. They have been on starter/grower crumbles and also free range all day. Days are getting much shorter in the "mountains" of NW Georgia. The feed bags typically say up to 18 months. Should I keep the same feed until I see an egg...
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    New chicken mama w/14- 5 week olds in NW GA.

    sorry - just realized you said coop not tractor. It is not too late for the coop. We planned on using something more substantial than chicken wire and appreciate the suggestion on the 1/2" hardware cloth. We have lived here for 5 years and daughter and hubby have had chickens the entire...
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    New chicken mama w/14- 5 week olds in NW GA.

    A broody hen hatched 20 chicks - she was not cooping up at night and instead hiding somewhere in their barn. She walked out one day with 20 brand new baby chicks. It is really amazing she and babies/eggs survived being in the barn like that. Ok - so now I am worried about the chicken wire...
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    Moving 5 week old chicks to wet grass - ok?

    thank you and will do
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