I have only one coop with an adjoining run. Mature hens free range during the day but have access to nesting boxes in coop. No roosters. Hens have killed a 4 month old chick before. Is there any way to introduce these chicks to the flock without building a separate coop? Will my brooding hen...
Something dug under the pen, went into the coop, dragged a 7 week old Marans out into the pen and ate it there. Found the spot where the varmint got in the pen, repaired the fence, and set a live animal trap to catch whatever it was. Problem is now the rest of the chickens which free range...