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I took her out of the nest box but she went right back in and hunkered down. The chicks are coming out on their own to eat and drink now though.

There is food and water just out of frame. Only about 5 inches away from nest box. They should be between 48 and 72 hours old at this point. I just thought it was a little strange that they would eat and drink so much yesterday but hardly at all today. Should I kick the mom out of the...

Yesterday I bought some day-old Red Silkie chicks and last night I slipped them under my broody BO hen. Yesterday while I was waiting for the sun to go down the chicks were eating and drinking a lot in their little cardboard box but today I've noticed they hardly ever come out from under their...