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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jan-2023 03:13:18 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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   • PinochetsCommieCopter
   • Kirby

   @Kirby @PinochetsCommieCopter Some breeds are okay and more ambivalent about sharing a pen, more wild strains can be pretty violent. You can generally have a comfortable ratio, I think 1:3 is a little excessive for most chickens, we were at 1:7 last year and at least 85% or so were fertile.

   You can often buy birds on ‘sale’ from online breeders, but be ready for plenty of dead ones if you have a big temp diff. or poor post office handling. But going that way in the start gives you a motley assortment to sample and assess before going all-in on some show breed like people wanna do

   • Kirby (kirby@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jan-2023 03:13:20 JST Kirby

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     • PinochetsCommieCopter
     Anyone transition from exclusively egg hens to adding a rooster into the mix for meat harvesting as well?
     
     I assume I'll need a second roost for breeding? Can I reintroduce that hen in gen pop with her chicks without them getting hen pecked to death? I'm going to start researching, but figured y'all will have the best practical advice.
   • PinochetsCommieCopter (pinochetscommiecopter@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jan-2023 03:13:21 JST PinochetsCommieCopter

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     RT: https://poa.st/objects/f2820d4a-0b8f-46ee-a358-7d517a849d95