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    Cockerel hates white breeds?

    The 13 week pullets have their own coop and run for wet and windy days right next to the layers. Atleast until they reach the same size and weight then start integrating. It's when their all out free ranging he can get close to them. He's always chased them away but he's started attacking...
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    Cockerel hates white breeds?

    Is this possible Black rocks and bluebelle not sure if you have them in the US ( http://www.widgits.co.uk/Bluebelle.html ) only get the occasional peck, but my two light sussex pullets (25 and 13 weeks) are getting beaten up badly. He literally chases them down pecks and kicks at them until...
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    Raising a single chick?

    My 1st time incubating only 1 chick hatched which turned out to be a cockerel, it used to follow everyone around but it would chirp loudly almost scream when left alone. When it was about 9 weeks old we got 5 pullets to keep him company, 3 weeks on he hasn't bonded with any of them. Pullets...
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    Establishing pecking order or just mean cockerel

    So last sunday i finally got my pullets delivered 2 large fowl, a light sussex and a blue ranger around 22 weeks old and 3 bantams lights sussex, black rock and blue ranger all 6 weeks. To keep my 13 week light sussex cockerel company. There all in a 16x 4 ft run. Up until last monday my...
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    Cornish X

    I have a cornish x light sussex cockerel 13 weeks old no problems so far but they do grow quicker my ones the same size as 22 week pullets, although a little heavier than others he is fine and top of pecking order. I feed him no different than the others although he doesn't like pellets much, he...
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    large fowl cockerel with bantams

    Hello I'm still new to chicken keeping, just wanted to ask. I have a 12 week old light Sussex cockerel large fowl I tried re-homing him, but I live in London so it's not easy, I've given up on it now. After 2 months on a waiting list the farm is finally delivering to my city. My question is...
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    Is it a Roo ? INDIAN GAME X LIGHT SUSSEX

    Thanks let me get them posts quickly
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    Old Enough To Tell Them Apart?

    too early to tell
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    Boys VS Girls

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    Is it a Roo ? INDIAN GAME X LIGHT SUSSEX

    Hello a few months ago for the first time i decided to incubate and hatch my own eggs, only 1 out of 6 hatched. Being an amateur i was looking for Light Sussex eggs and somehow managed to purchase Indian Game (cornish) x Light Sussex Tabel bird eggs . We wanted to raise it in the backyard will...
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