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    integration

    can anyone tell me how long it takes for a chick to be acceped into the flock. we only have two hens and a chick which was hatched by one of the hens. the other two run at the chick and peck at her, she is also being denied access to the eglu on a night. how do we handle this situation?
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    mother seems to be attacking chick

    thank you all for replying, i have seperated them and the chick seems ok at the moment. she is eating well and settled down last night without too much trouble
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    mother seems to be attacking chick

    chick is very healthy, mother has started laying again could that be the cause? can i seperate them?
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    mother seems to be attacking chick

    we only have two chickens and one chick, the mother and chick have been seperated from the other one for 6 weeks in the last week the mother seems to be attacking the chick when they go in for the night. this morning in the eglu it sounded as though it was attacking the chick again. please help
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