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New baby chicks born in woods - what do I do now?
It looks very effective and mama looks like she's doing a wonderful job. It looks like she knows that's a safe place for them to get some food already. Ain't nature grand?- PortageGirl
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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New baby chicks born in woods - what do I do now?
Quote: I cobbled my first one of these together when I was 12 or so, and it doesn't have to be a work of art, OR, since the chicks shouldn't eat layer feed, (too much calcium, not enough protein) so either build one of these, or get 'flock raiser' for them all, it won't hurt the others to have...- PortageGirl
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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New baby chicks born in woods - what do I do now?
They survive by being very silent while sitting on a nest, with eggs or chicks, and have done so for centuries after all! I agree it's crazy that they can do it, but they CAN do it. My chickens free range so the whole area smells like chicken and predators don't always isolate one hen hunkered...- PortageGirl
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New baby chicks born in woods - what do I do now?
Leave em, and mamma will bring them to the coop soon, probably in the next day or so... She should be able to protect them, but there's some risk both from predators during the next night or so, and from the other hens when she does bring them in. It's what I've done with this sort of thing...- PortageGirl
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks