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    New Momma Hen, and a silkie situation

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, and I apologize in advance for the wall of text. But long story short, we have a bunch of 3 month old chicks, most of them are big enough to go out with the big chickens and integration has been going well. The problem comes from the 4 silkies...
    • GoblinG00P
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    New Momma and a Silkie Situation

    I apologize in advance for the wall of text. But long story short, we have a bunch of 3 month old chicks, most of them are big enough to go out with the big chickens and integration has been going well. The problem comes from the 4 silkies we have, they're absolutely tiny ... Which is fine, I...
    • GoblinG00P
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    • 3 month old new momma new mother hen new mothers and chicks together slkies
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. Aycothdad

    Multiple new Mothers

    Hi, I have six broody hens. They all went broody with a couple of days of each other. They are all currently setting in a six bay nesting box in the main barn with 22 other hens and one Rooster. My plan was to place them in a 8x16 nursery to care for their chicks. Is this feasible or do they...
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    • housing new mothers new chicks older birds new mothers and chicks together
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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