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Free-range broody hatched chicks out of coop
I'll try this. Thank you!- Buffheads
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Free-range broody hatched chicks out of coop
My chickens free-range and one hen went broody and laid a clutch of eggs under a tree outside the coop. I took the hint that she wanted a little space from the other girls and built her a nursery pen so she (and chicks later) would be safe at night. I still let everyone free range during the...- Buffheads
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Training chickens to go in at night...
When you gather your chicks after the door has closed, do they appear to be bedded down, or are they still roaming around? I also have an automatic door. The chicks have been in their coop/run for weeks already with successful bedding down at night in the right place. But now that they are...- Buffheads
- Post #70
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Training chickens to go in at night...
I have had a similar issue and I am also a new chicken owner. They are 9 weeks old and 6 days ago I started letting them free range all day, as opposed to just when I was out to watch over them. My girls know where their home is, but at dusk since full free ranging I am finding them ON TOP of...- Buffheads
- Post #41
- Forum: Managing Your Flock