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[pennyJo1960]

I have not had anyone try to go broody in the main coop my silkie are always broody try to set the raising of peeps so last ones are like November at latest get eggs from them for a few months then let them raise a few in the spring

 

[igorsMistress]

@DobieLover thanks for the coffee!

 

[Shadrach]

Interesting behaviors. A little strange to me at least. Have you seen where just one broody with multiple chicks would just leave one outside?

Yup, but I've intervened. If there is a chick calling then some hens will leave the coop with the chicks she managed to get in and go and cover them all outside. Very dangerous.
Other hens will try to encourage slow chicks in for longer than others.
Generally if the chick can't make it, I get the impression from what I've seen here, what I've read and what others here have told me that the chick either does, or doesn't survive out over night.
I'm always there to make sure the chicks get in the coops until they are weaned. If they've wanted to go up the trees after they are weaned then I've let them for a while in the past. I've yet to have a chicken taken from a tree overnight.

 

[Shadrach]

I did see the video. Interesting.

 

[DobieLover]

@DobieLover thanks for the coffee!

Any time, IM. I really needed it!

 

[DobieLover]

Yup, but I've intervened. If there is a chick calling then some hens will leave the coop with the chicks she managed to get in and go and cover them all outside. Very dangerous.
Other hens will try to encourage slow chicks in for longer than others.
Generally if the chick can't make it, I get the impression from what I've seen here, what I've read and what others here have told me that the chick either does, or doesn't survive out over night.
I'm always there to make sure the chicks get in the coops until they are weaned. If they've wanted to go up the trees after they are weaned then I've let them for a while in the past. I've yet to have a chicken taken from a tree overnight.

Have raccoons made it to your area? I assume they would have no problem climbing a tree and taking a chicken.

 

[igorsMistress]

Any time, IM. I really needed it!

Me too! I'm in the home stretch, less than an hour and I'm done at work.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Mine all go into the coop at night but see my Silkie have their own coop all the other darn banty I ended up with are at my friend she likes banty since they all go broody it makes no sense to have more but the 4

 

[Shadrach]

Have raccoons made it to your area? I assume they would have no problem climbing a tree and taking a chicken.

Fortunately not. There are very few daylight hunting ground predators here. Weasels try sometimes and get chicks but most of the hens are too big.
We get foxes at night but there are dogs here and that is a deterrent.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We know very well having the dogs here is the why we have had no predators we know this