Brink
Chirping
- May 24, 2023
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My birds usually free range all day long. They have their coop that they go into at night to roost but I open their chick door for them about 0500 every morning for them to free range the yard/grass area.
However, I have workers coming to the property to install some chainlink fencing so I've kept them locked in their coup today. I had to keep them locked in yesterday as well but the workers were finished about 0915 so they were let out after they left.
However, today the workers won't be here for a bit longer, I'm on MST time zone so it's a bit after 1100 already. I have one chick that is just crying in the coop and it's heartbreaking. I peak in through the wire and she is just walking around with her beak open with the saddest most pitiful sound coming out of her.
Their coop is decently large in my opinion as my brother, husband, and I originally built it a few years ago for a dog run. It's 16' wide 48' long with a slanted roof with the tallest part at 8' high and the shortest part at slighter over 5' high. So I know she has enough room in their with her buddies. 12 chicks and one rooster including herself. She is only about 7/8 weeks old.
Any advice on what to do with a crying chick is greatly appreciated.
However, I have workers coming to the property to install some chainlink fencing so I've kept them locked in their coup today. I had to keep them locked in yesterday as well but the workers were finished about 0915 so they were let out after they left.
However, today the workers won't be here for a bit longer, I'm on MST time zone so it's a bit after 1100 already. I have one chick that is just crying in the coop and it's heartbreaking. I peak in through the wire and she is just walking around with her beak open with the saddest most pitiful sound coming out of her.
Their coop is decently large in my opinion as my brother, husband, and I originally built it a few years ago for a dog run. It's 16' wide 48' long with a slanted roof with the tallest part at 8' high and the shortest part at slighter over 5' high. So I know she has enough room in their with her buddies. 12 chicks and one rooster including herself. She is only about 7/8 weeks old.
Any advice on what to do with a crying chick is greatly appreciated.