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  1. sparkles2307

    When to separate pullets from cockerels?

    Ours are six weeks old today. The roos are already fighting, have lil spurs coming in, and picking on the pullets. We worked on the pen over the weekend. Will finish it up after work tonight I hope. Going to move the 12 pullets we have so far identified into the large pen that momma duck is...
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    When to separate pullets from cockerels?

    DH is adamant that we will not kill a pullet so i have to do a good job knowing who is who...he wants eggs and he wants them NOW...
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    When to separate pullets from cockerels?

    We have a "garden shed" (think tin siding on a 12x16 building that could easily house a car for the winter) that was originally supposed to become the coop. THen, for the sake of convenience, we decided to "coop" a section of the old granary/corn crib that I have already taken over for my goats...
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    When to separate pullets from cockerels?

    Uh they are for meat. I stated that "we got the 100 roo package from cackle for meat. they arent meat birds (indicating breed) but are the leftovers from egg breeds" We arent keeping them. But beings that they arent MEAT BREED they will take longer to finish for butchering so I have to have...
  5. sparkles2307

    When to separate pullets from cockerels?

    We got the 100 roo package from cackle for meat. They arent meat breeds just leftovers from the egg breeds. So I should build another pen now then? LOL DH is gonna kick my butt! He'll never be thru building coops!
  6. sparkles2307

    When to separate pullets from cockerels?

    I dont want out roo chicks to kill each other...they are 5 weeks old right now, how soon should I pull the girls? I have noticed that the fighting is getting a little more serious than flapping at each other...and I dont want a bunch of cut up roos! When to separate and how far away to move...
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