- Sep 26, 2014
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I ordered two pullets online as I live on an island off the coast of Maine and getting on the mainland is a problem. Anyway, I have two issues...I've had these pullets for over a week and they will not leave the coop and go outside into the run...is this ok? The hatchery I purchased them from said they have never been outside...which I find alarming. My first instinct is to just let them come out when they feel ready but should I put them outside?
Also they have been debeaked...I only had three hens before getting these but they are not debeaked (and had I known this hatchery practiced that I would not have purchased through them...which it does say they do on the website but I didn't understand what that meant). So I know they are doomed to forever be on the bottom of the pecking order but are there any other issues I should know about? And will it grow back?
Also they have been debeaked...I only had three hens before getting these but they are not debeaked (and had I known this hatchery practiced that I would not have purchased through them...which it does say they do on the website but I didn't understand what that meant). So I know they are doomed to forever be on the bottom of the pecking order but are there any other issues I should know about? And will it grow back?