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    Dark Bramha - Pullet or Cockerel?

    Thank you! Not what I was wanting to hear since it was supposed to be a pullet. I had a suspicion, so I'm not surprised by the answers. I'm not opposed to having a roo if he's well behaved. Time will tell. We'll burn that bridge when we get there.
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    Dark Bramha - Pullet or Cockerel?

    I am not very familiar with raising Brahmas. These girls are about 6 weeks old. Is the Dark Brahma a pullet or a Cockerel? She always seems to be starting trouble with the other girls (master in the sneak attack chest bump) and the tail feathers look suspiciously long to me. But as I said... I...
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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

    I will also mention that we wrapped the lower part of the entire main coop run with chicken wire to make it more secure for baby chicks.
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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

    Thank you to everyone replied. It was all very great advice. We have been letting momma buff and her 2 chicks free range during the day with the rest of the flock. They stay close to the porch under tree cover. Today momma bard rock hatched her first chick. So we decided to move momma buff and...
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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

    We are not 100 percent sure what happened to the chicks last year. We had to go out of town the day after they hatched and when we came back the next afternoon all 3 chicks were gone. The only other place we have for the broody hen is in the chicken tractor with the momma and week old chicks.
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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

    Thank you for the reply. I posted pictures of our setup.
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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

    Here is the coop and the chicken tractor. The nest box the broody is in is kind of high off the ground and the gaps in the chain link fence are too large the baby chicks can escape.
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    Broody hen and one that just hatched chicks

    We have been raising chickens for over 8 years and rarely have a broody hen. Last year one went broody and hatched out 3 chicks and none of them survived. Our coop is not an ideal setup for baby chicks. This year we had one for broody so we moved her and the eggs to our small chicken tractor...
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