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    Our 3 Black Sex Links

    I am enjoying the fact that I can finally pet them now that they are beginning to squat. They were too old when we got them to allow us to handle them much. And as they got older they would grab at fingers if you weren't careful when handing them scraps. Now I can pet them and even pick them up.
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    Our 3 Black Sex Links

    We started our flock this summer with six. A daytime predator dropped us to three. The three have been living happily since. (I fixed the predator entry point) Our girls have a house that would comfortably fit the original six. They have a 10'X15' fenced run with a roof covering most of it...
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    Comment by 'afroggie' in article '3 Black Sex-Links'

    We got our first egg today! Our three are just over 25 weeks old. One started squatting a few days ago and another just yesterday. The third still does not squat. The egg layer (Hen Solo - named because she would often go off on her own to explore) joined me in the coop this morning while I was...
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    3 Black Sex-Links

    We started our chicken adventure this summer with six Black Sex-Links. All was fine and good with the little ones when a preditor snuck into the yard in the middle of the day and took one and killed two more! That was not a good day. I secured the back fence, mowed down the overgrown shrubs and...
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