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Hi all! Ive combed over the threads trying to find the best way to reintroduce my 12wk old to my flock. Background info...I have an established small flock of 5 RIR's and back in the end of February I got 6 more chicks (2 barred rocks, 2 sapphire gems & 2 buff orphingtons). The coop is a...

Hi All! I have a question on combining my 11 wk old chicks (2 sapphire gems, 2 buffs, 2 barred rocks) to my (5) 1 yr old RIR's. They were raised in an 'in coop' brooder and are doing well. To start the intergration we put in 'windows' so each could see each other but not touch. After a...

Hello! I have a question about my chickens and egg laying. I have 5 RIR's that are 21 wks old and only one is laying. About one egg every day and its a little on the small side but good form and good shell and even color. I determined that the one that's doing the laying is the dominate one...

Good Morning all! I finally was able to get some pics of my RIRs but it was quite the task to get them to let me lol. They didn't want to hold still long enough like they did when they were younger in my first post about them so I apologize about the quality of them. Im still not sure if they...

Hi all I was wondering if you can help me identify a behavior that one of my chicks is displaying recently. I'm new to chickens so lots of questions but this one has me stumped. I recently just noticed that one of my chicks (which are about 4-5 wks old) will lay down in the bedding and start...

Hello! I am new at having chickens and in an effort to go more natural I decided to start raising my own. Back in March I made the plunge and got 5 Rhode Island Reds (age and sex is a question but I think they are about 4 wks old). And I have to say I'm having a ball with them! We do have a...