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  1. amity80

    Integration questions

    Thank you for your reply! My run is 12 x 12 with the coop in the middle to block line of sight all the way around. I put four feeding/water stations in, one in each corner and some other clutter. I put the bantams in with the two girls three days ago and they were basically ignored. When...
  2. amity80

    Introducing new chickens

    There is going to be some pecking to establish the hierarchy. Do they all go into the coop at night? If the three new ones aren't, you can wait until they are roosted for the night and then place the new girls in the coop on the roost with the others. I've had success with integrating them...
  3. amity80

    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Protect Your Chickens From Predators?

    I have hardware cloth buried under my run and also in an apron running a foot past the run as well, and I have had great success with free ranging only during high sun. I only let my girls out to free range 2+ hours after sunrise and put them back in the coop/run 2+ hours before sunset (10-4)...
  4. amity80

    Should I attempt to hatch her eggs?

    Does your desire to have some of her chicks out way the trouble it might be worth? I think you've been hoping for this possibility for a while based on your post, so take the chance while you can, since she's not getting any younger. If they hatch great, if they don't you haven't lost anything.
  5. amity80

    Integration questions

    You don't think the different sizes and ages will be a problem? The Roosters are only 3 months old and bantams.
  6. amity80

    Integration questions

    This is not my first time integrating flocks but this integration is especially challenging: I started with 4 hens and a year later successfully integrated 4 more hens. (even match, they met each other through wire walls, free ranged together and had plenty of food spots) Two years later, my...
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    Assorted Bantams Breed and Gender?

    I got four assorted bantams from my local tractor supply. I've had full sized girls for over four years (Rhode island reds, cream leg bars, black jersey giants, leghorns etc) but never bantams. My understanding is that bantams aren't usually gendered. My chicks are now 11-12 weeks (3mos)...
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