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I thought it might fare better inside, where it can be kept a more stable temperature (no electricity in the coop) & it's easier to confine it to just chick crumb, check it's not being smothered etc. Thought it would also be helpful to the broody to get back to unlimited adult feed because she...

Found a large cage in the local small ads for very little money. I think it was once a parrot cage, it's about a metre wide by half a metre deep by a metre and a half tall. Set it up inside in the house, with an electric blanket designed for pets covering half the bottom, and a 250W infra red...

Thinking about it now having read everyone's comments so far, I'm tempted to blame the layer mix they had access to. A while back I had 2 sheep die from anaemia, and I eventually traced it to the fact they had broken into the chickens bulk layer pellet bin and eaten a load. Apparently it's...

Thanks. I've swept them out & luckily my Mrs' niece had a load of chick crumb spare so I've been able to rapidly get the remaining chick the right feed. Obviously removed the grit as well. The broody still likes to stay in the hutch with the chick.. maybe I should arrange some sort of raised...

Had 3 very healthy chicks all around 3 weeks old in an old rabbit hutch with the broody.. been feeding and watering them daily but ceased giving them exclusively chick crumb about a week ago, they've been foraging about in there over the last week on a mixed diet of full corn, remainder of the...