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I am finding it hard to pick the chicks out of the flock, too. They're growing so fast, I keep looking around for smalls, and there are no smalls anymore.
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That's par for the course with Buttercups. My original flock would head straight for the woods and start working through the leaves looking for goodness knows what. I had a few 6-8 week old babies and they were constantly getting out last spring. They'd wander all the way around from their pen to the front yard to chase bugs in the short grass. I could not figure out how they were getting out.View attachment 2880488View attachment 2880489Bet you have a hard time finding the two chicks among the adults. They step right outside now, and seem totally unafraid of the endless sky that might contain endless chicken eating aerial predators or the forest just a few feet away that might contain chicken eating monsters.
Oh, wait. That's me that afraid of those things.
I'd agree that a mature rooster generally knows when a pullet is too young. My English Orpingtons always have a little flirt when I introduce new girls, and it might go on for a day or two, but then they settle down. The mature hens are by far worse about bullying them.@azygous, are my chicks safe with my roo? He danced at one of my pullets today but when she scooted away from him, he left her alone. The littles are about 9 weeks old. I won't need to separate them from him, will I? As they get a little older? I remember how the cockerels terrorized their "siblings" before the girls were ready....