- Aug 21, 2010
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I have been an avid reader of this forum for the last few weeks as I helped my banty frizzled silkie hatch her first clutch of eggs. After learning a few lessons the hard way (lost 2 chicks who couldn't get back in the nest under Mama), I have three teeny healthy chicks and Mama sectioned off in their own toasty warm portion of the coop. My flock is tiny, just 2 banty hens, the frizzled and a Mille Fleur D'Uccle and one loud Polish Crested rooster named Elvis.
The chickens can hear each other, and if they really work at it they can jump up and look through the wire that fills in the gap between the wood divider and the coop roof. The chicks are just a week old, but Mama and the other 2 grown chickens seem to be having some sort of mental breakdown. There is much squawking and it is comical to see the rooster flinging himself at the screen trying to see what is going on. Since my flock is so small I am wondering if it would be problematic to introduce the chicks to the other two, now? I can't bear to lose any more chicks but I don't want anyone to have a nervous breakdown either. Suggestions?
Thanks for your guidance thus far,
W
The chickens can hear each other, and if they really work at it they can jump up and look through the wire that fills in the gap between the wood divider and the coop roof. The chicks are just a week old, but Mama and the other 2 grown chickens seem to be having some sort of mental breakdown. There is much squawking and it is comical to see the rooster flinging himself at the screen trying to see what is going on. Since my flock is so small I am wondering if it would be problematic to introduce the chicks to the other two, now? I can't bear to lose any more chicks but I don't want anyone to have a nervous breakdown either. Suggestions?
Thanks for your guidance thus far,
W
