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Hi there and thank you. I was separating the bullied ones, so i should separate the bullies instead. Well that's something else to try. Thank you for your time and help.
 
Cardiffflocker said:
Hi there and thank you. I was separating the bullied ones, so i should separate the bullies instead. Well that's something else to try. Thank you for your time and help.
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You are welcome and glad to help. I hope this helps. Just another word. Your RIR’s are getting on up there in age when it comes to laying eggs. Not that they could be finished by any means but you are going to get much more value out of your pullers for your investments of time and money so that is what you need to be thinking about when it comes to things like food, housing, and basically the way they are treated overall. Now personally I try to treat all my animals and birds basically the same but my birds are the same age and yours are not and you are having problems out of your older ones with a big age gap with a big difference in the value they are going to bring you and different people value their animals differently so that is why I made the point the way that I did. Some birds lay until they are 7or 8 years of age but it might be two eggs a week or more or less it just depends or it, their feeding situation, health, and all other things it is getting. Yours may settle down and get with your program and get busy hopefully but in my opinion for right now I would value your pullets safety first because the big girls can watch out for themselves better and your pullets still have more influences to be taken from you in order to be receptive from and absorb good things and enjoy your attention early and then your big girls can still adjust more in time as a result of having all these things as well from a secondary perspective not an after thought but more as a “hey -she really is going to be nice to us also instead of just give us food and water and a place to live- we might like her after all - especially if she has treats too. Those young cluckers seem to know what they are talking about too!
 
thepick4uchicks said:
You are welcome and glad to help. I hope this helps. Just another word. Your RIR’s are getting on up there in age when it comes to laying eggs. Not that they could be finished by any means but you are going to get much more value out of your pullers for your investments of time and money so that is what you need to be thinking about when it comes to things like food, housing, and basically the way they are treated overall. Now personally I try to treat all my animals and birds basically the same but my birds are the same age and yours are not and you are having problems out of your older ones with a big age gap with a big difference in the value they are going to bring you and different people value their animals differently so that is why I made the point the way that I did. Some birds lay until they are 7or 8 years of age but it might be two eggs a week or more or less it just depends or it, their feeding situation, health, and all other things it is getting. Yours may settle down and get with your program and get busy hopefully but in my opinion for right now I would value your pullets safety first because the big girls can watch out for themselves better and your pullets still have more influences to be taken from you in order to be receptive from and absorb good things and enjoy your attention early and then your big girls can still adjust more in time as a result of having all these things as well from a secondary perspective not an after thought but more as a “hey -she really is going to be nice to us also instead of just give us food and water and a place to live- we might like her after all - especially if she has treats too. Those young cluckers seem to know what they are talking about too!
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Thanks for that. I do try to treat the young ones like new babies, cuddles and treats and soft words. I guess they and I just need time. Thank you again many times
 
Cardiffflocker said:
Thanks for that. I do try to treat the young ones like new babies, cuddles and treats and soft words. I guess they and I just need time. Thank you again many times
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Oh yes. Time is all we need. Nothing was fixed in one day. Especially with animals yet they are very forgiving and do well with a little time and TLC they jump by leaps and bounds. It amazes me how well an animal or bird will bounce back and recover or improve with just an ounce of care or training and the proper attention and attitude given to it by the right care giver. Your birds will know they have settled at their forever home in just a few days. My coop has been under construction for a few weeks but we have had the Independence Day Holiday slowing our shipment of metal down for our roof for the coop and run. I am so ready to get our birds out there that I absolutely cannot stand it. They need to be outdoors. I have them in a nice cool - temperature wise setup in my basement. It is fully enclosed and has a concrete floor only so it cleans easily. However I am ready to have them out of there. I want them to be able to play outside all the time not just have forrays outdoors whenever we can. They need to forage everyday and dust bathe when they want to and roost on a regular basis and get in good habits now. I want them laying as soon as they are ready. It will be about ten weeks yet before I have the first egg but by golly I want that first egg as soon as I can get it. I have worked hard to get it! Lol! We have planted food and raised herbs as well as veggies for them and fed all that fresh food to them as well as their daily started feed and I am hoping for some nice healthy orange yolks but first healthy chickens reproduction cycles. I hope my chickens stay healthy and safe and we don’t have any chickens lost to disease, accidents, or predators. That will be a huge blessing. Take care of yours and yourself and I wish you the best of luck with them all!
 
thepick4uchicks said:
Oh yes. Time is all we need. Nothing was fixed in one day. Especially with animals yet they are very forgiving and do well with a little time and TLC they jump by leaps and bounds. It amazes me how well an animal or bird will bounce back and recover or improve with just an ounce of care or training and the proper attention and attitude given to it by the right care giver. Your birds will know they have settled at their forever home in just a few days. My coop has been under construction for a few weeks but we have had the Independence Day Holiday slowing our shipment of metal down for our roof for the coop and run. I am so ready to get our birds out there that I absolutely cannot stand it. They need to be outdoors. I have them in a nice cool - temperature wise setup in my basement. It is fully enclosed and has a concrete floor only so it cleans easily. However I am ready to have them out of there. I want them to be able to play outside all the time not just have forrays outdoors whenever we can. They need to forage everyday and dust bathe when they want to and roost on a regular basis and get in good habits now. I want them laying as soon as they are ready. It will be about ten weeks yet before I have the first egg but by golly I want that first egg as soon as I can get it. I have worked hard to get it! Lol! We have planted food and raised herbs as well as veggies for them and fed all that fresh food to them as well as their daily started feed and I am hoping for some nice healthy orange yolks but first healthy chickens reproduction cycles. I hope my chickens stay healthy and safe and we don’t have any chickens lost to disease, accidents, or predators. That will be a huge blessing. Take care of yours and yourself and I wish you the best of luck with them all!
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What an adventure we embark on. i guess it's back out spending time with my girls and tlc. Last nights captured slugs from the garden plants are always an ice breaker. Good luck to you and all the best in endeavours.
 

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