I did separate them as soon as I knew what was going on. I have a free-range flock right now and would like to keep allowing the mother hens to raise their own chicks if it's safe to.
Most of the flock treats the babies with respect and kindness from day one. I even have two hens that like to...
Aww they're adorable! I have (well, had, a Latte - I'm suspecting my SS hen who seems to hate chicks with a passion is the cause of him/her going missing).
So... I don't have any Easter Eggers yet, but I'm getting there. I have white egg layers and dark to light brown egg layers. I just need to get some beautiful blue and green egg layers so that I can have some EE chicks in my flock next spring!
Anyway, all of these chicks are mixes, and...