fostering chicks

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    My tiny foster flock

    I have to share my foster flock story. I incubated, watched them hatch, and have come to love them. They got a taste of grass and sunshine for the first time yesterday, love dried mealworms, and are terrified of earthworms. They’ll be going to my friend’s farm in about 4 weeks, so I’ll be able...
  2. F

    Hello from a foster mother hen!

    Hi everyone! I guess I’ll just answer the questions and then share a few pictures of my foster flock 😊 (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - I am new to incubating, having, and raising chicks. With that said, my brother has a few hens for eggs, and my good friend has...
  3. GreenwoodChickadoodledo

    Broody mama lost all 8 eggs.

    I could use some advice. I have my first broody hen. I gave her 8 eggs on June 25th. Of course, she picked the most popular nest box to brood in. She got crowded frequently. We tried to build a broody section in the coop but it took too long and only had 1 egg left by the time we got it fixed...
  4. S

    Moving chicks from one broody to another broody

    I have 1 hen that hatched 2 chicks on may 6th and 1 hen that hatched 9 chicks on may 3rd. They are now about a week old. My question is, am I able to/should I move a couple of the chicks from the hen that already has 9 chicks, to the hen that only had two chicks? Or should I just leave them...
    • Sabbychick
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. S

    Will hen take in foster chicks?

    I have 1 hen that hatched 2 chicks on may 6th and 1 hen that hatched 9 chicks on may 3rd. They are now about a week old. My question is, am I able to/should I move a couple of the chicks from the hen that already has 9 chicks, to the hen that only had two chicks? Or should I just leave them...
    • Sabbychick
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    • broody broody and chicks chicks chicks 1 week foster fostering fostering chicks
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. J

    Fostering chicks - chicks are up, but broody hen is still in nest box

    Hello, I am attempting to foster chicks onto a broody Buff Orpington. She was broody for a couple of weeks and I put 5 2 day-old store bought chicks under her 2 nights ago. She seemed to be pecking at them yesterday when they would peek their heads out from under her, but they are all surviving...
  7. NicolleJean

    Broody Hen NOT Accepting Chick...*Help*

    Hi Everyone, My Blue Sumatra has been broody for give or a take a month. I gave her a fake egg because she was "stealing" my other two hen's eggs. I brought home a chick tonight for her to foster and it did not go so well. The chick is less than a week old (only a few little wing feathers on...
    • NicolleJean
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    • baby chicks blue sumutra broody help broody hen chick chicks egg laying fostering chicks incubator raising chicks
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    • Forum: New Member Introductions
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