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I often leave a hen brooding chicks with one rooster and do so routinely with small groups of free-ranging birds as rooster provides additional protection for chicks from Coopers hawks. Breeds I have (American Dominique and American Game) the roosters are very good with chicks and generally...

Precautions if hen and chicks free-range. Wind break with snow free areas. Higher quality feed for chicks since natural forages will be limited. Increase effort to keep shallow liquid water when diet becomes more dominated by feed. My feed only fed chicks must have near continous access to...