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I've have been lucky. Only lost one bantam hen to a young hawk in three years.

My hen raised chicks do follow the flock as they free range. The chicks I bought and raised in the coop with the flock have interacted with the flock but most of the time they stay with each other like a seperate flock. All eat and sleep together but the bought chicks have not followed the main...

I've had hens raise their own chicks in the coop. When eggs hatch I put mom and chicks into a cage inside coop for a few days. Mom teaches chicks to stay with her. I then open the cage door so mom can bring chicks out when she is ready. Mom keeps chicks away from the main flock for awhile. At...