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Thank you! I can easily do something like this. I was planning to divide the large enclosure into two areas (at the start anyways).

Thank you for the reply, that's great to know. So you have two separate roosting areas and they do use both of them? How did you do the release?

Thank you. I think you are absolutely correct. No way to predict what a rooster will do, I’m learning. I am on the fence about whether to breed the Buckeyes - originally I was planning to. If I decide to, I could separate them out - they wont be of an age where they should breed for a long time...

Thank you. That helps.

Sounds like a great set-up. I would love to have a barn.

That was my thought - ease of care. What ratio (hens to roo) do you use? I'm in the Pacific Northwest so it rains a lot in winter - so the second coop can provide added shelter for the rains. As it is now - with two separate flocks I need to add a rain shelter for the second flock. Access to...

Hi, thank-you for replying. I do have a coop large enough for all the birds, and another that is nearly as large. I am concerned about that possibility that the roos will fight, and if that happens I know which one I will keep. I don't want them to get injured. The one I will keep is younger and...

I have a small flock of young Buckeyes - 1 roo (7 months) and 4 pullets (6 months). The other flock is Marans (4) and EE (3) and an EE roo (all 6 months). They are currently separated with their own small coops and runs. We are fencing in a 1/2 acre for them, and could allow them to free range...