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    Keeping roosters together

    I had 7 hens and two roosters. After reaching maturity ... they began to challenge one another. We ended up giving one rooster away after the other got injured and we had the hens losing too many feathers for being loved on too much. I had read that one rooster to 8 to 12 hens is about the...
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    Hello from Shelbyville TN

    Hi Everyone, I am looking to start my first little flock of chickens. The coop and 2 yards are ready. I I am looking for barred rocks because they are known to be friendly and I have a small child care on my mini farm of about 4 acres. I am hoping to provide first hand science and love of...
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    Hello from Shelbyville TN.

    Hey Everyone! I am new with raising chickens. I will be picking up my first birds on Friday, July 18th! Excited and nervous. I am sure that I will have a lot of questions. I am starting with 2 Rhode Island Red hens-(young and just started laying), 1 Rhode Island Red cockerel and 2 ducks...
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