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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    For years we have had a system. My two neighbors and myself that have dogs would put them inside or in their pens in the late afternoon. then those with birds could allow them out to free range. the only worry was strays. Well, back in March or April a little stray came by, maybe the size of a...
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    She is such a sweet girl. I HAD 3 Favorelle hens, but dogs have gotten the other two over the years. They are just the sweetest things. The only of my hens that we can pet and pick up. Even broody she wasn't mean to me. Had I known a dog would get her friend this spring I would have put...
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    Will my broody accept them?

    I put some with a Favorelle last night and she is a very happy mama, but I think it depends on the chicken. I wouldn't try it with just any.
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    Well, she is being a super mom. The Marans are clearly dominant chicks and they have pecked at her face, her eyes, her comb, one was hanging from her small waddle, and she just tried to move her face out of the way. Their food and water is close and they have been coming in and out from her all...
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    2 copper marans, 2 speckled Sussex, 2 silver laced polish, and one silver laced Wyandotte. All are still snuggled quiet and happy under mama. One had come out, and on seeing us dove back under. Lol. She is still sitting the nest......and they are really quiet. Should I check on them? Bring them...
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    Well, I've snuck them in. I'm thinking of getting up at 5 am so I can see how she reacts at dawn. I'm not a morning person....but it would be worth it. She acted fine with them. I slipped them under her wings and no negative reactions. They are quiet and happy, she just fluffed up, adjusted to l...
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    Anybody Else Waiitng [Im]patiently For Chicks?

    I ordered from my pet chicken with a hatch date of this Monday and picked up my chicks in town this morning. Had called yesterday to tell them they were coming and I would pick them up, and they called me this morning at 7 am to be sure. They would have brought them to me, but they don't...
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    Well, I brought broody mom inside last night and she is still broody, guarding her fake eggs. Chicks came today, so after darkI am going to try t o slip them in. And then watch, ready to take her out if she doesn't react favorably. I don't want to hurt any of my new babies!
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    Salmon Faverolle Chicks - Boys or Girls? UPDATED PICS

    With my favorelles, they looked the same until their back feathers came in. The the roo had clear black feathering.
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    IF I did it, which is only an IF. I would move broody mom inside into the brooder tonight. In a small nesting box similar to where she is with fake eggs. Then when my chicks come sneak them under her in the nighttime. And sit there watching to see how she reacts and rescue them if needed. Then...
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    new chicks this week....put with broody mom?

    So i have 7 chicks coming in the next couple days here. I have a very broody Favorelle out in the coop. I'm wondering if I should put them with her. But, I don't want to put them out in the coop. 1. My coop is off the ground. 2. the 4 chickens live with 5 Guineas and I am unsure how the...
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    chicks eating dirt.....lots of dirt

    Mine went nuts the first time i gave them sand. Ate it like crazy. I gave it to them because they were pecking the unvarnished tiles I had set their water thingie on until they broke off pieces to eat. gave them the sand and man, they went crazy over it. So, sounds normal to me. They didn't get...
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    Do chicks pant like dogs when hot?

    I probably will tomorrow. Didn't want to kick them out too quick cause I wanted them to get used to it as their home so they'd know to go back at night....
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