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    Is this cockerel a secret pullet?

    Sooo about a month ago I was picking up chicks and wanted to grab a cockerel so I’d have one that matured a bit earlier and offer a bit of protection. Seller had a pen of all the cockerels she wasn’t planning to keep and told me to take my pick. It was dark, this guy caught my eye because he...
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    Spooked hens hiding in the forest

    Our large adolescent pup got loose today and scared the daylights out of most of our hens (our 8-12 week olds and our Icelandics mostly ignore him, but our pullets that are close to laying and our hens run, and it turns into a whole chase game for him). I know they are likely alive - he just...
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    Allowing hens to lay outside of nesting boxes?

    Does anybody let their free-range hens continue to use their preferred “unofficial” laying spots outside the coop? A few of my hens have started using this nice little spot at the base of a tree, not far from the coop/house. I can totally see the appeal - it’s quiet, safe, sheltered, and...
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    Ziggy the secret pullet?

    This is Ziggy (or Zoey, as promised to my daughter if he turns out to be a she). The person we were purchasing chicks from knew I wanted an older roo and told me to take my pick from her pen of young cockerels. It was dusk so lighting was dim. I grabbed this guy because he reminded me of my...
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