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    Wayward chicks

    Some will be kept to be breeders, others will be feeders. It's the economics of farm life. Treat them well and process them humanely.
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    Wayward chicks

    In case you're left wondering, the chicks remain nomadic. Except when they're hanging out with the cows. And now I have something else to distract me....
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    Wayward chicks

    Found them roosting in a tree. Snuck up... Reached from above to grab... And they both slipped through my fingers. It was like greased pigs. Hopefully I'll find them tomorrow night, again.
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    Wayward chicks

    Everyone is playing well together. And with the help of some raspberries, They were eating out of my hand this morning.
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    Wayward chicks

    Captured 5 of the 7 last night. They were cheerfully eating blueberries this morning. I hope the other 2 are less slippery tonight.
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    Wayward chicks

    Thank you for these suggestions. I went out last night, only to discover they are not roosting where they did when they were with mother hen. I'll start hunting around and find their roosting spot. I appreciate the red light suggestion. Mother hen never took the chicks to the coop that I saw...
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    Wayward chicks

    Our rooster is a cross, so they're mutts. I can't wait to see what the golden one looks like when it's bigger.
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    Wayward chicks

    Hello. We relocated to a new farm last fall and our free ranging flock has adjusted well and returns to the coop each night. But no one had gone broody. Or so we thought. 7 weeks ago, a hen hatched a clutch of eggs in the front garden. They have been ranging everywhere, except anywhere near...
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