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  1. newchickenfan

    Added 2 hens, one is depressed? How long w/o eating can she go?

    Excuse my ignorance, for broodiness does there have to be eggs? It is dead winter here with 18 degrees and not many hens are laying eggs. But when a hen does go broody, do they usually eat or drink during that period?
  2. newchickenfan

    Added 2 hens, one is depressed? How long w/o eating can she go?

    For those of you who helped me decide that I needed to rehome my two roos from my flock of three chickens, thank you. It was so great to get all of the good advice from experienced chicken people. I found a woman who would take both of my buff orpington roos to use for breeding. Now I have...
  3. newchickenfan

    Are two roosters too much for one hen???

    Thank you so much for all your advice. I want to do right by all these birds. It seems the consensus is that I get rid of at least one rooster, if not both. Even though the recommendation is 10 hens for 1 roo, do you think with no competition I could keep one of the roos by adding only 1 or 2...
  4. newchickenfan

    Are two roosters too much for one hen???

    This is my first post and I do need help. We hatched three buff orpingtons and they have been in our good care from the beginning. They are 6 months old and beautiful. I am new to owning chickens as you can see by my name. All three seem to be getting along great and there is no conflict. One of...
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