Mum not leaving nest

[Samtul]

Oh yeah, chicks climb all over their mamas all the time. I missed something - are they in an elevated coop? How far is “a long way to fall”

I just meant it seems along to fall from the back of the hen! It is lovely to see them jump on and off!

 

[Samtul]

When one doesn't have the facilities ready before birds arrive, one can lose birds.

Do not worry about a tumble of a few feet. Chicks and other precocial bird species are extremely durable. Barnacle geese build nests atop 400' cliffs. When its time to leave the nest, the mother goose flies down and the chicks follow. That's akin to a chick jumping off the 29 story US Bank Tower in Sacramento. Except that the goslings hit many jagged rocks on the way down and then walk away with the mom.

I was told they wouldn't need to be outside straight away. They had been in a large indoor coop, with a lot of space. No one knows why the chick died, but to suggest it's because they didn't have some grass to peck on, is even more upsetting.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Some chicks just fail to thrive, for whatever reason. Nature ensuring that the future is strong and healthy, by claiming the frail and weak. I'm a bit concerned about your hen though, it's been about a week since these chicks hatched, right? Is she up and moving yet?

 

[Samtul]

Some chicks just fail to thrive, for whatever reason. Nature ensuring that the future is strong and healthy, by claiming the frail and weak. I'm a bit concerned about your hen though, it's been about a week since these chicks hatched, right? Is she up and moving yet?

Hi, the chicks are 2weeks old on Wednesday/Thursday. She has been out a bit more the last 2 days, it's raining now, so she's gone inside, I'm not too worried about her now.

 

[bobbi-j]

I was told they wouldn't need to be outside straight away. They had been in a large indoor coop, with a lot of space. No one knows why the chick died, but to suggest it's because they didn't have some grass to peck on, is even more upsetting.

Your chick did not die because it wasn’t out on green grass right away. As mentioned above, sometimes they just fail to thrive and die for no obvious reason.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I was told they wouldn't need to be outside straight away. They had been in a large indoor coop, with a lot of space. No one knows why the chick died, but to suggest it's because they didn't have some grass to peck on, is even more upsetting.

Nothing in what I said suggested you lost a chick because it didn't have grass.
It was a general statement about having facilities ready in advance Of getting birds. They grow fast.
On many occasions I've had people say to me, "well I have my chicks, now what?"