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    Integrating rescue hens

    We were getting about one egg a day from the new hens when they were in their own run, but none since the integration. How quickly would you recommend reintroducing original flock members? Start with the rooster then add one original hen each day?
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    Integrating rescue hens

    We had a flock of five hens (just turned 2 years old) and a rooster (a little over 1 year old), and got three hens who were rescues from an egg-laying operation (a little over 1 year old). The rescue hens are healthy, but skittish. One is missing (but growing back) feathers on about two-thirds...
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    Small growth on hen's face

    We have a 1.5 year old copper maran with a small growth that almost looks like a zit just below her beak. None of our other 4 chickens (same age, different breeds) have this. She eats organic layer feed and free ranges 0.5-2 hours per day. When we first saw it about a month ago, we put a...
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