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  1. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    I wouldn't put chicks under her either! Need them to be nearly comatose broody to sneak live chicks underneath.
  2. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    Me either, other than Betty who was an "aquarium chicken" for a week recovering from sour crop and impaction a couple of weeks ago ;) If you ever get lucky enough to have a hen go broody when you plan to get chicks, they make excellent "warm spots", teachers and protectors right out in the coop.
  3. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    You can find YouTube videos of canines ripping through chicken wire. A coon may not do so but can reach through and snag a hen that is sleeping against the wall. They only eat the head, neck and crop anyway. If you look at chicken wire you can see that it is formed by twisting the "loops" of...
  4. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    Progress is GOOD!!!! Make sure the roof is really well closed in where it meets the wood. Raccoons don't need much space to get in and kill chickens. <------- is not NEARLY as smart as @Blooie !!!!!!
  5. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    My guess would be YES that is odd. My understanding is that it is mostly in confined spaces that they get attacked and especially at the feeder(s) since the "interlopers" are "stealing" the food. I don't know if Wyandottes are generally considered aggressive as a breed and I've never had any...
  6. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    Unfortunately that seems to be the way it works. It isn't good enough to know they are higher in the order, some feel the need to reinforce that notion even when there has been no challenge. @bobbi-j has a good point regarding space. Was there enough for the existing hens and the ones you were...
  7. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    Don't mean to be rude but trying to integrate adults is much harder than integrating chicks into a flock. Any adult is seen as an interloper, a threat to the pecking order and a competitor for food. As such they must be put in their place and of course they often think otherwise. Chicks are...
  8. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    All too well!
  9. bruceha2000

    Do I really have to keep chicks in brooder for 6 weeks?

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update.956958 There is no reason to keep chicks in a brooder to 6 weeks of age. They won't stay there unless forced to do so anyway. Most will be fully feathered by 4 weeks and not need any supplemental heat...
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