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  1. Mrs. K

    Integration Day! Help Lol!

    Whoops the urge to roost will equal the urge to fight
  2. Mrs. K

    Integration Day! Help Lol!

    Throw a little feed outside, and stick a water station out of the run - just for a few days. Let the big girls out and let the babies roam the whole coop. Let the big girls back in as close to dark as you can. Where the urge to fight will about equal the urge to fight. Do keep the pop up door...
  3. Mrs. K

    Is this a silly question?

    Well I would not advise waiting till eggs appear, it is very hard on pullets to be in with a single cockerel or multiple cockerels. They mature much earlier, get much bigger, and really can make life hard for the pullets. Post pictures, we can help.
  4. Mrs. K

    Chicken bullying! - Help!

  5. Mrs. K

    Chicken bullying! - Help!

    Sell the victim hen. Being raised together has almost no influence on chicken behavior. Some birds will do better in a different flock. Post pictures of your set up, might be clutter will help. Pin less peepers have helped some with a small flock. Mrs K
  6. Mrs. K

    Chicks in the hot weather

    Shade at all times of the day, check it carefully. Also don’t feel guilty with putting them out, outside and more space is much more healthier than keeping them safe in too small of space.
  7. Mrs. K

    Normal integration behavior, or do we need to separate?

    I agree with LaFleche. Put the old girls in the smaller pen, let the chicks out in the big space. This allows the chicks to develop territorial rights. It let the big girls see them in that space. Out in the run- put in a lot of clutter so that chicks can escape and get out of sight. Mini walls...
  8. Mrs. K

    Introducing 3 pullets to a single game fowl hen

    Well done! Always solve for peace in the flock. You can be thankful, she flew into your yard, giving you the wonderful hobby of chickens.
  9. Mrs. K

    Different age chicks

    Pallet just barely off the ground. Mostly you don’t have to protect them, they just need escapes that are approachable from multiple sides. One of the things I do is coop train my chicks to a small dog crate. After a few days of sleeping there. The naturally go there at dark. Easy way of...
  10. Mrs. K

    Planning a Semi-Free range flock

    I am up in South Dakota. My main predators are coons (at night) coyotes, hawks and eagles. A good rooster can really help with daytime predators - kind of sort of, but not all roosters are good roosters. I have had chickens for decades, fed an insane number of predators, and the last time I was...
  11. Mrs. K

    Other tips to keep chickens cool in 85°+ heat

    Check the shade throughout the day. It tends to change dramatically through the day. Shade and water is what they need.
  12. Mrs. K

    Hen is too aggressive with young chicks

    Put her where you had the chicks. Order pin less peepers for her.
  13. Mrs. K

    Anything to help my Wyandottes start laying?

    Time
  14. Mrs. K

    South Dakota Thread!

    I live in SW part of SD. I use black rubber bowls in the winter. I use two. Fill one, it freezes solid, next day, turn it upside down in the sun, and the black will absorb enough heat that the block will fall out. Fill the second bowl, and repeat. Their water needs are much less that in the...
  15. Mrs. K

    Separate flocks coexisting

    You just have a sub flock of immature birds. Very normal, about the time the pullets start laying, the sub flock will be gone.
  16. Mrs. K

    Insecure Hen

    Can you post some pictures of your birds? By 20 weeks there should be clear indication who is rooster and who is not. They are your chickens and you can do what you want. I am glad you are going to try something else, and see how it goes. If that does not work, do get rid of the rooster. Ten...
  17. Mrs. K

    I've got my first egg, and a lot of questions!

    Often times people new to home grown eggs worry because they have always had store bought eggs, which are perfect. It is not because every egg is perfect, it is because they are sorted. The less than perfect are used in food production. A good rule of thumb is, if bright eyed, eating and...
  18. Mrs. K

    New chickens introduced into my flock are pecking at each other and now pecking at themselves

    How much space do you have the littles in? Post pictures, space causes a lot of problems-..,but I see you have been doing this for a while..,hmmm?
  19. Mrs. K

    Insecure Hen

    You are right, she doesn’t have a great life. It can be caused by a couple of things: The 20 week cockerel, not all roosters are great birds Over crowding in the set up. Some birds can tolerate a little overcrowding and others can not. Post some pictures of your set up. What was more than...
  20. Mrs. K

    Combining two groups of 9 week old chicks?

    The above is good advice, but often times it is hard to quarantine in a truly backyard set up. Do these people go to bird auctions or show birds? If not, at 9 weeks I think you would be pretty safe. Not 100% safe, but pretty safe. I would put them all outside together in a strange place all at...
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