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  1. ravendell

    Hen hatches two chicks and abandons rest of eggs

    I will try to place the two new chicks under the sitting hen this evening. My hope is that if she has already bedded for the night she will be less likely to put up a fuss. Also, since I'll be sneaking the chicks under her with the other two she might get the idea that they just hatched...
  2. ravendell

    baby chicks & hens

    I've introduced new chicks into my flock without incident after they reach 10 weeks of age. I do have a portion of my henhouse segregated so that I can move the chicks from the brooder into the house when they are 4-6 weeks of age. They stay in this fenced off section until they are at least...
  3. ravendell

    Hen hatches two chicks and abandons rest of eggs

    Hi all, One of my reds was sitting on 9 eggs. After two eggs hatched she abandoned the rest of the eggs. I placed the remaining eggs in an incubator. Three days have passed and the remaining eggs are starting to hatch. Can I place the new chicks (once dry) with the hen and her two existing...
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