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  1. Bettylouplus4

    Is one rooster and two hens okay as long as the girls wear "aprons"?

    Our small flock has recently gotten smaller and I was wondering if one rooster and two hens will be okay together until I can get some new chicks in the Spring. I plan to buy the girls hen "aprons" this week. The rooster is 17 weeks old, as is one of the hens; the other hen is 14 weeks old...
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    Down to only two hens - will they be warm enough?

    In the Spring I purchased five chicks for my daughter. Two ended up being roosters, and, unfortunately, one of the hens died the other day. I don't know what to do now. We live in Massachusetts and it can get very cold here in the winter. I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not the...
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    my 16 week old rooster wont leave my on 16 week old hen alone

    My other 16 week old hen just died recently and now my rooster wont leav the other one alone! Will she be alright until I can get another hen? Or should I purchase a chicken saddle for her?
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    My baby died this morning =(

    I had five chickens. Now I have four. My very favorite 16 week old hen was deead this morning when I went to check on her this morning. I thought she was just asleep but she didn't move when I said"bett lou?" just laid there. She was my faorite chicken and always will be even though she's past...
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    Listless 16-week old hen with droopy eyelids and pale skin

    I am an 11-year-old owner of five backyard chickens. This morning when I let them out of their coop to free range, one was very listless. She sat right outside the door with her eyes closed. I examined her and noticed her eyelids were droopy and puffy and her skin around them is pale. I put...
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