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I let mine out, but put them right back in cage if they go to nest....if you've got time for that.So don't let them out for free range time with the others?
I'm so sorry that you didn't get back in time. I think that the hardest thing is losing a chicken when you think you could have prevented it. There could be a thread on BYC that deals with that subject. We can't prevent all of the mishaps, and we learn as we go along.Well, I lost my first hen today. Peppa was in the broody buster and standing up and seemed to be breaking around lunch. I intended to let her rejoin this evening. I got home to check on them and she was expired in the broody buster. She spilled her food and water bowls over and I am guessing died from the heat.
She had shade but it's in the 90s here. Dang it. I feel horrible.
She hadn't eaten much in about 2 days but looked a little better than ok.
Lesson to others, if you use a BB in the summer be sure your water and food source is secured and fastened. I watched her drink out of it multiple times and her spilling it never crossed my mind. From now on, I will only purchase non broody breeds. I won't go through all that again.