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    help with introducing new hens

    Hi everyone, I am in the process of trying to introduce 4 x 12 week old hens to an existing flock on 1 x 12 week old hen and 2 roosters. I have the intention of doing away with one of the roos but he's not very big as of yet. They have all been sharing a coop at night for 2 weeks now with no...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    That's an excellent idea. I'll do it now. Thanks.
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    New Hampshire Red thread!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks! It's certainly the hand raised aspect that is the biggest issue. Once we get girls raising their own chicks outside I think I should be right. If only my husband wasn't a bigger softie than me! I'm in Tasmania, Australia which also throws a spanner in the works but I'll see how I go...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi, everyone, I'm in north west Tas and I have a 10 week old New Hampshire Red roo to give away. I know - nobody wants a roo but I figured it was worth asking. We haven't had any problems with him, its just that I have 2 roo's and 2 hens!
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    New Hampshire Red thread!!!!!!!!!

    I have 2 NHR roos and 2 hens that are about 8 weeks old.I have had them since day olds and they are all lovely (at the moment) but what does everyone think, am I definitely going to have to get rid of one roo? Nobody ever wants roos and I'm not sure that I could eat one
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    New Hampshire Breed Thread

    [/IMG] Hi, this is my first time posting on the forum so hopefully the images work. I have 4 new Hampshire's that are now a week old. They are doing very well. I'd normally never ask this question about week old chickens but is the feathering on cockralls distinct at this age? Growing up we had...
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