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    Adding new hens, strange behavior?

    Our hens were about 1 yr and a month old, we got two more from a farm not too far away that weee 14 weeks old. Isolated about 2 weeks, other side of fence a couple more then range together and now then been going in coop off and on, either one or both are inside or outside in run perch attached...
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    11-13 week gold laced wyandotte hen?

    Thanks all for the replies!
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    11-13 week gold laced wyandotte hen?

    Can someone help confirm? It Looks like two of my Rural King pullets are roosters? Big combs more colors…
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    What kind of chicken?

    Thanks for replies, it is a pretty friendly bird
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    What kind of chicken?

    Got Gold Laced Wyandottes all have yellow feet but one has greenish gray feet and is much lighter in color; looked pretty much the same as chicks when got at Rural King
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    8 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte... when will I know for sure?

    My guess is pullet with all that gold lace on it's back
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    Spice other than Nest and Rest

    And i am just wondering about the inside of the coop; i think i will redo it, a littke smaller
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    Spice other than Nest and Rest

    8’x8’ half is coop with run under coop and run entire other half So sleep coop run the rest Also door in run to range in fenced areas that i’ll rotate I’m in central OH
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    Spice other than Nest and Rest

    I have 4x8 and nest box is inside so 4x7 I made roost of two 48” 2x4 with thin wall on nest side and another on side to go out to run, it seems sorta to big and like only a lane to get to nest or roost and not much other room Think 7 chickens I guess question is, do the need much room other...
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    Nest size wide enough?

    Thank you, nice to use what already have with the price of wood now a days!
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    Nest size wide enough?

    Using wood i already had, i Got a 11” wide , 13” Deep, and 14” high at front 24”in back - angled back so they won’t get on top Question is, will 11” be wide enough Dual purpose breed like hampbar ( is what local store usually has)
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    Extra run

    Thanks i’ll check it out; i see some Omlet brand fencing i need to check out too
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    Extra run

    Thanks, that was pretty much what i was thinking - accept risk. Just wanted see what others thought. Raccoon, weasels fox, chicken hawks are probably worst here some coyotes, skunk,opossum
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