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    Reintroducing my hen to flock (with a rooster) after injury

    Last night was very successful! Merle was put into the “man coop” for the night — he’s going to have a staycation this week — ha ha! June (injured) went in with all her sisters and there was peace in the coop! Today she’s trying to get out and back to me, but I’m trying to stay out if sight so...
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    Reintroducing my hen to flock (with a rooster) after injury

    Thank you so much for the encouragement! I’m certainly going to do my best! All my feathered honeys are my babies and I don’t want to have to rehome any of them :( Here is the coop, I took this pic right after we built it and they were still young birdies ♥️ This was their first day in! I still...
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    Reintroducing my hen to flock (with a rooster) after injury

    Oh they have a coop large enough for 18-20 birds and I am not hatching eggs. I only have 4 young hens that just started laying in April (one is the injured one) and then 4 newer young hens that will start laying early August. They have free range of 2 acres for the 9 of them (rooster included)...
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    Reintroducing my hen to flock (with a rooster) after injury

    Oh thank you so very much! I will make another run next to the one I currently have and I do have another small coop that I could use temporarily. My hens are all very sweet to my injured one. Is it best to have her buddy with one or could I just put her back in with the hens and pull the...
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    Introducing Merle and the Girls

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I grew up in the country and had chickens as a child. I am the biggest advocate of animals-- if they all could live in the house and fit in my bed, I would! But as an adult, I just got my first group of chickens from a friend with a...
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    Reintroducing my hen to flock (with a rooster) after injury

    I have 4 adult hens (June, Mini Pearl, Patsy and Dolly), 1 adult rooster (Merle) and 4 young hens that I introduced at 4weeks old. Everyone was living in harmony, then June, lead hen got hurt on some old wire we think on the property. I took her to the vet and they stitched her up and I kept her...
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