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    Chickens Have Decided to Roost on Top of Coop...

    ...instead of inside. We installed an automatic door awhile back and it's been a godsend, everyone tucking themselves into the coop each night at sunset. About a week ago, they decided they prefer to be on top of the coop instead of inside. I delayed the door closing time until later, but...
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    Mama Hen Away from the Chicks Too Long

    Thanks for the good advice. Bought a used big dog crate and they'll stay in there. Without the draw of the wild, Miss Broody is a good mama who snuggles those chicks good.
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    Mama Hen Away from the Chicks Too Long

    I've been worrying about how long my mama hen, who hatched 5 chicks 5 days ago, stays away from her chicks. She keeps wandering over while she's foraging and taking dirt baths to peek at them but it's in the low 60's today and I'm worried they're getting cold. I decided to just put a heat lamp...
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    broody hen hatching rooster

    I'm considering giving our hen (now broody for the 2nd time in a month) a hatch of eggs to grow our flock, but we are too close to neighbors to keep a rooster. We have room for 3 more hens in our flock, so it sounds like 6 fertilized eggs are the way to go (with an approximate 50% hatch rate)...
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