- Sep 2, 2011
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Okay, this is kind of embarrassing, but my children have been collecting eggs for me in the mornings for quite awhile. Apparently, there was a broody hen whose eggs they were avoiding and not collecting because they came running back from the coop this morning squealing about the fact that there were chicks! EEEEK! We have 8 fluffy little baby chicks in one of the nesting boxes with their mama. I've raised baby chicks before, but never this way! Usually, I buy them from the feed mill, I have them inside, under a heat lamp and we go from there.
But now I need help! Do I keep them with the mama? Will they be warm enough? We have no electric at our coop for a heat lamp. Should I bring them inside? I have a little pen at the back of the coop where I can separate them from the rest of the flock and bed them down with straw and food/water. Do I keep the mama with them? Will she hurt them? See? I have TONS of questions! Any help is much appreciated! We are so excited and surprised!!!
I'll try to post pictures if I can figure it out!
THANK YOU!!!
But now I need help! Do I keep them with the mama? Will they be warm enough? We have no electric at our coop for a heat lamp. Should I bring them inside? I have a little pen at the back of the coop where I can separate them from the rest of the flock and bed them down with straw and food/water. Do I keep the mama with them? Will she hurt them? See? I have TONS of questions! Any help is much appreciated! We are so excited and surprised!!!
I'll try to post pictures if I can figure it out!
THANK YOU!!!