Posts by Stephanie739

Quote: Originally Posted by Mahonri  You'd be amazed at how well baby chickens can jump.. AND I've also seen mamas "tuck" chicks under their wings to move them.  Believe it or not! I kind of thought she had...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stephanie739  Thanks! The mom is an australorp. The babies are either barred rocks or australorps on the mom side, and fathered by either a blue orpington, light brahma, or bantam cochin....

i posted in the wrong thread 

Quote: Originally Posted by Eva2012  Beautiful, what breed is she? Thanks! The mom is an australorp. The babies are either barred rocks or australorps on the mom side, and fathered by either a blue orpington, light...

Mama hen moved the babies to a new location, but she had to get them over the 2 ft tall fence! How did she do this?    I have a rabbit cage surrounded by a pet enclosure inside the big coop. I just put them in this setup...

I also have broodies introducing many babies at one time on a regular basis. My birds have gotten used to many newbies. 

I've never had trouble introducing new chicks with my older chicks. I guess having so many (about 30) with a couple of sleeping areas, and large free range areas they don't pay much attention to the new arrivals. 

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamNV  Aww congratulations, they are so cute!! :) Thank you!

I checked the last five eggs a couple hours ago. Two had died early, and the other three weren't fertilized. One baby died from the cold because he or she fell out of the nest area (found her on the ground this morning) I moved them...