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    Broody hen accepted surrogate chicks-now what?

    Awesome. Thanks so much!
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    Broody hen accepted surrogate chicks-now what?

    She is in the shared coop. I kept the others locked out of the run for the first couple of hours to let them bond and when I reopened the gate one of the other hens came in to lay. A few have briefly come by to eat from the feeder as well, but for the most part they hang out in the yard during...
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    Broody hen accepted surrogate chicks-now what?

    Thank you! That's a relief. Even though the hen is doing all the work this time its somehow more stressful than raising them in a brooder myself. I just need to relax and let her do her job!
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    Broody hen accepted surrogate chicks-now what?

    Thanks! The grit is a good idea, I will definitely do that!
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    Broody hen accepted surrogate chicks-now what?

    I had a hen go broody and I went through the process of giving her 4 chicks. She has happily accepted them and they are now all snuggled up. My question is, what now? Every guide I've read stops here. So far it's been a few hours (around 3) and they have stayed under her the entire time. How...
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    Coop Heating for the Panicking Southerner

    Wow, really? That will definitely be doable, I can just tarp up the outside of the coop. Appreciate the advice!
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    Coop Heating for the Panicking Southerner

    I live in a very hot part of the Southern US, so I have never had to worry about winter heating for my coop. This week however, we have a record freeze coming (5 degrees!! I have never seen temperatures that low in my entire life). It is supposed to be cold and icy for the next week. I have no...
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    Damaged comb with black spots: injury or disease?

    I'll keep an eye on it. If it doesn't look better in a few days or starts showing up on other chickens I will start iodine treatment.
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    Damaged comb with black spots: injury or disease?

    I'd say my run is around 8 by 12ish feet or so? I've only got 5 in my flock. They also get supervised backyard time (used to be allowed out all day but they decided the neighbor's yard looked fun 🙄). I've got a bunch of branches in there for them, I could certainly add more though. Other than...
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    Damaged comb with black spots: injury or disease?

    Thank you, good to know! Should I put anything on them or leave them to heal alone? Also, anything I can do to keep her from being picked on so much or is she on her own?
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    Damaged comb with black spots: injury or disease?

    This hen has some black spots on her comb. I've been keeping an eye on her, as she had some very small scabs (she's lowest in the pecking order) that seemed to be healing. Now suddenly it looks like this. Is this just more damage/worse scabs or is this something more concerning? She is the only...
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    Is it at all possible to contain chickens with a 3.5 foot fence?

    I could, but I have a corner lot and I'm worried it would look ugly. We don't have an HOA or anything but I like my neighbors alright and I don't want to do anything to irritate them.
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    Is it at all possible to contain chickens with a 3.5 foot fence?

    Dang. That's what I was afraid of! Oh well. I was definitely prepared that this could be a possibility, just disappointed.
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    Is it at all possible to contain chickens with a 3.5 foot fence?

    I have 6 chickens I've been keeping in my backyard for a few months now. Their coop is in a run with 6 foot fencing, but I have been leaving the run gate open so they can free range throughout the yard. My yard itself only has 3.5 feet chain link fencing, which hadn't been a problem until this...
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