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  1. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    Happy news! Mama hen has accepted the chick I slipped in last night (maybe he was there all along right?) Yay!
  2. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    Well, in the confusion of night she let him under her... Hopefully in the morning all will go well! Thanks!
  3. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    Oops, I read back over that, and you had answered my question. I can sneak out there and try, but I worry about the early hours in the morning. I have him on top of my stove in a nest box. The pilot light seems to be working well as a heater, but obviously this will not work for long. The water...
  4. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    I tried a couple different ways of giving him back to her today, and she ended up pecking at him. Didn't think about doing it at night. I'm not sure how to do it since she just has them on the ground. I could give it a shot, but I'm a bit afraid she'll hurt him. What is the reasoning behind not...
  5. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    Well, I got the hen and nest moved successfully yesterday. However checking today showed that she had completely abandoned the rest of the nest, including one that had started to peck out. They were all ice cold, apparently she is just warming the two chicks with her on the ground. I was able to...
  6. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    I thought I had read not to let them around the other chickens, so fully enclosed? It will be a pain in the butt, lol because the run wasn't made for easy access. I guess I'll just have to set up the other coop and move her tonight. Thanks for the quick responses, I just kinda panicked there for...
  7. lilacandbabe

    Newbie chick delimma

    Ok, I know I did this wrong, please don't yell at me too bad. Soo, long story short, one of my chickens went broody and I let her lay on a nest. It was in the coop with the rest of the chickens, but they played nice, so I left her there. Thought I had a few days left and was going to move her...
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