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    Baby Chicks Under Mama

    Thank you so much for this! I put a 4" board up on one side and a 6" board on the other side to keep the babies in for now. I went to Tractor Supply last night and got a 4.5' by 4.5' dog cage with a pitched roof that I can put inside the big chicken coop. I will try to get that done today...
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    Baby Chicks Under Mama

    Do I put the kennel inside the coop or remove it from the coop? All chickens free range during the day and come to the coop around 8:30 at night. The rooster is pretty aggressive with me, so I’m not sure I can get them moved tonight. Is the concern that the other chickens will mess with them?
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    Baby Chicks Under Mama

    Do I remove her now or wait until other chicks have hatched?
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    Baby Chicks Under Mama

    I don’t. When these were chicks, I kept them in a cattle watering tub.
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    Baby Chicks Under Mama

    Yikes! Broody hen has been sitting on eggs for what I thought was almost 2.5 weeks. Well now she’s sitting on a baby chick! Help! What do I do? She’s about 3.5 feet off the ground in her nest. I removed the big waterer and put a chick waterer in the coop. The coop is an old 10’x15’ barn. I...
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