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    Moms leaving chicks

    UPDATE: THANK YOU EVERYONE! We lost a couple babies because it was discovered the Cochin mom was caring for them during the day but roosting at night 🤦 It was still chilly at night in TN. We pulled a little over half and left 6 with the silkie mom. Everyone Inside and outside seem to be doing...
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    Moms leaving chicks

    🤣 Yes! Ours seemed to be doing that too lol We were considering separating moms and chicks together. I just wasn't clear in my wording, sorry lol. The Cochin mom quit sitting at night but we didn't notice at first so we lost 3 babies in total. We pulled 8 babies (smallest/weakest, lost one of...
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    Moms leaving chicks

    That's what we we're thinking might add to the issue. They're in a small run and the others get time in the large run. I wonder if we should block under the coop and ramp for now. 🤔 I was worried about them when we got home today in the rain.
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    Moms leaving chicks

    Thank You! We've considered separating them, so we'll definitely keep that in mind. We really wanted the hens to raise them. I'm happy to read these responses.
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    Moms leaving chicks

    We actually changed to an easier ramp before they hatched and everyone seems to be handling the current ramp pretty well. It just seems like if the moms leave unexpectedly, some babies panic when they see they're gone and hide under the coop instead of going in. We're guessing because they hear...
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    Moms leaving chicks

    Looking for advice. This is our first time letting our hens hatch eggs but we can't find answers to this situation. We have 2 new moms (1 bantam Cochin & 1 Silkie). The silkie hatched both of their eggs in the preferred nest, but both moms are raising them since hatching. The chicks are just 11...
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    Japanes Bantam?

    Thank you! This stinker is here to stay no matter what. He won me over by being a suck up 😂 Crows to greet me and demands snuggles before bed every night lol
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    Japanes Bantam?

    JesBarthel, I know this was 7 years ago, but what did your baby turned out to be/look like? Here's my 6 week old Roo. Trying to decide what breed hens to find for him.
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    Button Quail Question

    UPDATE: Just wanted to update everyone. Getting our schedules together was very difficult, so we don't have them. My husband gave up waiting and brought home some 1 week old chickens lol He used my tank as their brooder (took the quail stuff out first) and I adore them. BUT...Now the owner of...
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    Tennessee

    Fort Campbell, Kentucky is about an hour south of Madisonville, KENTUCKY if that's where you're looking. We're in Madisonville, Tennessee though. If you're looking here, it's about 4 hours 😣
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    Button Quail Question

    Thank you! I already had a plan for cleaning the rocks regularly (thought it out thoroughly before adding them lol) but I want then to have a variety of texture since they're coming from newspaper and cage floor. I plan to add sand to the cake pan for dust baths, and some pine flake to the end...
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    Tennessee

    I loved it in the UP... IN THE SUMMER! 😂 I'll visit Michigan often because most of my family is still there, but I'll avoid winter visits. It's really pretty when they post their snow pictures on Facebook. But I don't miss shoveling the heavy, slushy stuff lol
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    Button Quail Question

    I just started setting up a 40 gal long aquarium. My plan is to eventually move them to an outdoor enclosure with a heated house for cool nights/days. The aquarium has the reptile screen lid on top (tank is 16" tall), should I hang vines and/or soft bird netting an inch or so from the top to...
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    Tennessee

    We vacationed here in TN a couple times and I fell in love with it. We got married in Cleveland, and came to Madisonville for one night to watch the eclipse. That was a crazy trip but worth it lol We officially moved here a few months ago and I fear we brought the Michigan weather with us...
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    Button Quail Question

    Lol It's funny you say this. I was considering separating to get their feathers growing back in, and said I'd probably find out really quickly who was what gender based on egg laying and crowing lol
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