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    Broody Hen Killed her Chicks?

    Lady nailed it out of the park folks. The chicks were in perfect health. I've raised 50+ chickens from chicks. Just never had a hen be so broody before. I surround myself with nature, and I ASSUMED that a mother hen would feed her chicks the way all other birds do - but they do not. Each of...
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    Broody Hen Killed her Chicks?

    Oh. My. God. I feel TERRIBLE!!! :'(
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    Broody Hen Killed her Chicks?

    Thank you Lady. So then, hens do not feed their young like wild birds do in that case? I thought they would regurgitate nutrients for their young?
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    Broody Hen Killed her Chicks?

    So, all chickens and chicks are healthy. They look great actually. At this time, only 2 hens and the rooster use this coop. Other hens never go into the coop. Perhaps because the temperatures are so warm recently. (Still though, gets into the 70s at night). She is a big hen, and I saw her...
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    Broody Hen Killed her Chicks?

    I have black australorp hens and rooster. Recently, one of the hens went broody so I decided to let her handle the eggs this time. She had 8 eggs, 6 of them hatched. All was good. About 2 days later, when she left the coop to feed and water herself, I checked the chicks - 2 were dead in the...
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