I got my chicks back in september. I have kept them separated until about 2 weeks ago. The big ones can inflict real injury on the real little babies unless the mom is around to defend them. So, keep em separated until they are about6-8 weeks and then let them run with the big girls...there...
She's accepted them!!! She hopped off the nest we moved to the ground this morning. Now she's in the run showing them all the goodies they should eat. Its so cute watching them run around trying to stay close to mom. I love it!! Thank you both so much for all of your info. This site is the...
Sorry, I'm just really confused on how it all works. cause their nest boxes are so high up.
Will the Mom feed the chicks in the nest or will the chicks run around and follow her. and how will they get out of the nest box?
Okay so I put two chicks under my broody buff orpington tonight. She kind of clucked but she looked really puffed up 'like a basketball' in the corner of the nest. Whats going on? Is she going to accept them?
Also, if she does how will the chicks get food up there in the nest? (prolly a dumb...
I have a buff orp. thats gone broody. Would it work to just stick a chick under her? Would she then but 'unbroody'? would she take care of the chick? how do you even go about doing that?
My chicks are about 5 weeks now and the older flock still picks on them. My RIR will actually lunge after them, seemingly trying to kill them.
How can I get them to get along? will they ever?
The coop is divided in two right now so they can't get to each other.
The guy at the feed store told me I could feed my free ranging chickens ONLY scratch. In other words, scratch would suffice and they need nothing else.
Agree?
My chickens 'free range' in a 20' x 20' pen. Its attached to their coop so they go out there whenever they want.