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    Two Broody Buffs

    Two of my Buffs have become broody. I have removed them from their normal coop and placed the two of them on 10 fertilized eggs each in a small coop (4'x4'.) My question is will the two mother hens coexist with their broods once they have hatched or should the two hens be separated with their...
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    Broody Buffs

    Two of my Buff Orpingtons have become broody and I would like them to sit and hatch some chicks. I have removed them from their flock and placed them in a separate coop with fertilized eggs that I have been given. My question is: Is their instinct strong enough so that they adapt to their new...
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    Switching feed

    My two leghorns (17wks old) have started to lay. The 10 others (13 week old Araucanas and Buff Orps) have not. Can I switch to all layer pellets at this point or should I continue the grower feed? Also, the eggs from the leghorns are very small. Will they increase in size as they get older?
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    Changing flocks

    I am ready to take the 6 old girls out of the large coop and into another. I plan to put two 9 week old white leghorn pullets with 6 Buff Orpingtons and 6 Ameraucanas (all of which are 5 weeks old) into the large coop (12'x8'). Any suggestions for how I should go about introducing the leghorns...
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    Very tired chicken

    One of my year old black sex-links is constantly falling asleep. She will walk sometimes with her eyes closed then wake up. Looks like she is exhausted. I have 10 sqft/bird for the coop and they have a 20' x 30' pen. They have been fed layer plus pellets (18% protien). Comb looks good not...
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    2 layers 1 roo?

    I thought I would add a few white egg layers to the flock. Should one of them be named Foghorn??!
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    Ground Cover

    I'm looking for a quick growing ground cover for our pen approx 30'x20'. My ladies were moved into a new pen this spring before the existing grass even had a chance to turn green. Now the pen is a wasteland of dirt and straw that I have added. I am planning on fencing in our back yard so they...
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