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Chirping
- Oct 3, 2021
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This afternoon I came home to find all but one chicken of my flock missing. I spotted the feathers of my silkie mother hen, and ended up finding two of her four chicks in shock on the ground around the backyard. So two of the total four chicks have been found. Hopefully the other two will reveal themselves tomorrow in the morning daylight.
My concern is over these two chicks who are now without their mother. They are about 4 weeks old. I’ve made sure they have plenty of food, water, and pine shavings. But is there anything else I need to do to make sure they continue developing and growing appropriately now that they are without their mother?
Update: 3 out of the 4 chicks have been found. Also, I didn’t mention this in the original post but other than the chicks, I have one other hen in the flock. I don’t think she’s the type to adopt the chicks and be unconditionally kind to them but at least they’ll have some sort of older chicken to have lead the flock.
My concern is over these two chicks who are now without their mother. They are about 4 weeks old. I’ve made sure they have plenty of food, water, and pine shavings. But is there anything else I need to do to make sure they continue developing and growing appropriately now that they are without their mother?
Update: 3 out of the 4 chicks have been found. Also, I didn’t mention this in the original post but other than the chicks, I have one other hen in the flock. I don’t think she’s the type to adopt the chicks and be unconditionally kind to them but at least they’ll have some sort of older chicken to have lead the flock.
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