adding chicks to flock

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    Baby chicks outside

    Hi, We are interested in adding a new colored-egg-laying chick to our flock of 3 hens but we would rather not raise the chick indoors (freshly refinished basement is no longer chick-friendly). We were wondering if it was possible to raise them outside near our other hens in a mini coop with...
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    Hello! New Chicken owner in Middle TN

    Hello, I’m MJ and I picked up my first 3 chicks back in late March. I started with 2 speckled Sussex pullets and 1 buff Orpington pullet. My buff was a sweet little thing but while waiting on being able to move to our new home with a yard (was delayed by almost 2 months :/) they went to my...
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  3. OC Chick

    HELP! Broody Hen Raised Chicks & IS NOW DONE

    Hi BYC Community, My head hen went broody & I grafted chicks to her. At 2 weeks she moved them into the hen house (Omlet Eglu Cube) with my one other hen. At five weeks she stopped mothering them and would nip at them to get them to leave her alone. Now both she and the other hen chase and peck...
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    • adding chicks to flock broody abandoned nest chicks done raising chicks mothering
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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