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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    Thank you! My second hen hatched 5 of her 6 eggs! She is separated from all of the others except for 2 days after the hatch I let the other hen with chicks in the run with her with me as a referee in case it got ugly. (because I didn't have anywhere else to put them) There was only one small...
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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    After reading your comment, I went to let my girls (and guy) out for the day and my Mama acted like she wanted out too, so I held my breath and let her out. I am ecstatic! She and the 3 babies came out of the run and the others didn't seem to be concerned at all. I sat outside just to make...
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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    Thank you for your reply! They are a little over a week old now. She has full run of a 12x24 foot run with a dog kennel nesting spot within that. Do you think it's too late to let them out now since they are over a week old? I guess that I am just a "chicken " and afraid of losing the babies. 🥴
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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    Awwww. I'm sorry. It is so sad. I was really mad at myself because my husband had just said that morning that we should not let the others in the run as a safety measure. I was thinking "Well they can't get to them, so they should be fine!". lesson learned! ❤️
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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    The heads were almost completely pulled off. 😢 I was home at lunchtime and they were fine so it happened in a span of 3.5 hours, so I don't think that they just died because of being away from mom in that short of a timeframe. Thank you for the article! I will definitely read it!❤️
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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    You are correct in the old set up, but, I didn't think the chicks could get out. The hole's were small, but apparently not small enough. . Now, the mama and babies are the only ones in the run so they are protected from the others.
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    When to let my hen & chicks out with the flock

    I have a hen that hatched eggs for the 1st time. when she started setting I moved her to a kennel inside of the run because the other hens kept adding to her clutch. when the four chicks were a day old I came home from work to find two dead baby chicks out in the run. Somehow they got out and...
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    toes

    Thank you! Prepping for surgery now...ugh. 😳
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    toes

    New chicken mama here. This morning I noticed that my Amerucana hen has a toenail/claw that is broken and sticking up. it is firmly attached though and not bleeding. Should I trim it off or leave it alone? She is definitely not herself. She stayed in the run when I let them out and stayed...
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