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    Can a broody hen kill herself by being broody?

    I had a 1.5 year old bantam dead this morning in the run. She has been broody since May (2.5 months) The others are thriving - we have 2 other bantams the same age, and 6 younger ones (April chicks). Unless we lifted her out, she would rarely eat/drink or poop. Her poops were always HUGE...
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    First chicken try

    Sadly - some critter got a hold of at least 1 of our 7 hens today (middle of the day!) the kids are sad - we were able to locate 3 healthy ones- but they were hiding up in our deck Still looking for the missing 3- my son saw the critter (must be a mink or weasel ) He said it looked like a...
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    First chicken try

    So we are able to let them out with no issues. The tend to stay pretty close to their coop ... It's funny to watch them chase each other for[/IMG][/IMG] worms!
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    First chicken try

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    Minnesota!

    Rochester Mn
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    First chicken try

    Thanks for the ideas ... Anything wrong with going free range the first year? My kids have them outside several data a week already and the chicks are pretty easy to get back in the coop We are on 2.5 acres - no really close neighbors with dogs
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    First chicken try

    Is there any cool ideas for easy temporary runs that can used during the day and stored at night?
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    First chicken try

    Here's a pic of the small run I will initially be attaching - any ideas for a better one , please share :)
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    First chicken try

    Thanks for the comments guys. I have a small run ( 3'x3'x10') made to attach when they're a bit bigger , but I'm wondering if any of you have good suggestions that would work with our coop? Thanks in advance
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    First chicken try

    We just moved our chickens out into the coop last night from the brooder (5 weeks old) They survived! I'm keeping the heat lamp on at night for another week or so
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