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    In what ratio can you merge into an existing flock?

    Hello! I currently have a flock of 3 Jersey Giant hens, a JG rooster, a EE and a 'something'. Unfortunately, I lost 6 other hens a few weeks ago - with the warm weather coming back, I had opened their coop door to let in some extra sunlight, but completely forgot to shut it in the evening...
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    Shrink bags and variable size birds

    Hi all. I have 6 roosters to cull, and they range in size from smaller leghorn-type roosters at 4-5lb up to a few larger roos with Jersey Giant up near 7-9lbs. I'm interested in moving to shrink bags, but I'm having some problems figuring out what I should get: Does it work to just get large...
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    Fencing 200' away from the coop

    I have a 5-acre hobby farm, and we have a (small) flock of free range chickens. This week, they've discovered the neighbour's property and her bird feeder. We've been asked to keep them indoors as she isn't paying for bird seed for our chickens. 100% reasonable; I want to be a good neighbour...
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    Whole grains mix to supplement free ranging

    So, currently my flock is free ranging ~12 hours per day. They have layer pellets freely available in the coop, but they spend all day outside, and rarely come in to eat. It's basically there for early morning. I've been reading about FF, and am giving it a shot. However, I'm wondering if...
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    Is this leghorn a rooster?

    I've been starting to think one of the pullets I was sold isn't going to have a great career in laying. Sorry for the 'not quite fantastic' photos, but they weren't cooperating for phictures Edit: They were apparently born on March 25, so about 13 weeks old now.
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    How much do you worry about inbreeding?

    Hi all, In my current flock, I have 1 rooster and 6 hens, 4 of which came from the same hatch as the rooster. If one of my hens goes broody, I want to stick eggs underneath. Given that the rooster is a sibling of four of the hens, I'm assuming I shouldn't put their eggs under the rooster...
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    New free range flock, Rooster ignores the pullets

    Hi all, A few weeks ago, I purchased a mixed flock of 6 laying hens, 10 10-week pullets and a rooster ('Rufus' or 'Doofus' depending on the situation). They were previously free ranging at the farm where I bought them. I've kept them in the coop for 8 or 9 days, and let them out for the first...
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