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kt.

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Replacing hens
« on: July 13, 2015, 21:25:58 »
REPLACING POULTRY:  Having had hens on my allotment for over 8 years now, I have always replaced my stock in full but have just added 5 POL hens to my seven 20 month old birds that will be culled in a few months.  I know there is to be some bullying for a day or two to sort the pecking order but they have been mixed for 9 days now but the new ones are still not mixing too well.   Is it best to continue to replace all at once or overlap each year.
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Re: Replacing hens
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2015, 21:38:39 »
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Re: Replacing hens
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2015, 19:31:03 »
What we've found in similar circumstances is that the "new flock" tend to stick together, so it takes a little longer to sort out the eventual pecking order.  Provided there's no serious bloodshed, we leave them to sort things out, which they eventually do.


 

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