JackVinehopper
Chirping
- Apr 4, 2022
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I just discovered one of my hens has been hiding in my hay bales and hatched some chicks! She was broody over summer and I could not break her of it. I guess she got her wish. Anyway, we are into late September and how do I care for momma hen and her chicks? Let her do her thing or take chicks away and place them in a brooder? We live in the Pacific North West and we will get freezing temps in a few weeks or less. Can she feed them without layer mash on her own somehow? If I provide mash how can I keep the other 26 chickens, including two roosters, from eating the layer mash? I've only done incubator hatching so this is new to me.