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    Bachelor pen design

    I currently have a 16x16 run. I am in the process of adding a new 12x16 run. I am thinking about splitting it down the middle so I could split the flock into 3 different groups. If I wanted one of the new 6x12 runs to be a bachelor pad, how much do I need to separate the two (6x12) runs? Each...
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    Candling DARK eggs.

    Anybody else have a hard time candling very dark eggs? I’ve got a 1600 lumen LED light and still have trouble.
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    Balding leghorns

    5-6? week old leghorns from tractor supply. Eats and acts normally. All 4 purchased together look similar. I originally thought one of the older bantams was pecking, but I’ve been watching and just don’t see it. Thoughts?
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    Thoughts on sex?

    So I have a mixed flock: 1 Easter Egger Rooster (looks like a splash Americauna) 3 Cuckoo Maran hens 3 Wilsummer hens 1 Black Jersey Giant hen 3 olive egger hens (look similar to Cuckoos but with crests) 3 Easter Egger hens (sold as Americauna at Tractor supply but lay blue green eggs) 2 Red...
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    New coop.

    Hello all, I am currently working on expanding my flock /coop / run. I currently have an 8x7 coop and 16x16 run. I have decided to build a new coop (8x12) and run (16x16) beside the current run. Does anybody have any “must have” ideas that I should incorporate in the design? I currently have...
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    First time incubating.

    Going to try incubating some of my eggs for the first time. Set them last night. Will update when I candle them. Any tips would be appreciated.
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    A frame run question

    Free ranging on the outskirts of town is not working. Stray dogs have gotten too many of my girls. I am now building an A frame run. 16 x 16 (8ft tall). I have a huge pile of corrugated tin that I can use. How much of the run would you cover? I was originally going to cover half of the run...
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    Flock integration

    I currently have 2 Red Star hens and 3 Rhode Island Red pullets (3 months old) at my business. I also had 18 various breed (mostly sexed pullets) at my house (6 weeks old). I took the young ones out to see the older ones yesterday to see how they get along. They seemed to get along so well that...
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