my roosters killed my chicks. is that normal?

[Jerseycoop]

So sorry for your losses

 

[duniganb357]

thank you for being so nice!

tho if the chickens were curious about the dogs they wouldnt walk up to the cage EVERY DAY! i cant let the dogs out without fear they are gonna eat a chicken.

p.s: my hands asleep! adfghtarhb bhvtghhhhhhhhhh

 

[duniganb357]

my broody hen sat on her eggs they never hatched cuz they werent fertile but i put some babies in there she made them her own but i found 1 of the 5 buckeyes i put in there halfway dead with a broken neck. shes gone now (i miss her!!!

) i dont know if she broke her neck herself or if mama did it or what i just dont know! they are caged so it is impossible for an animal to get in, i just dont know what to make of it!

 

[deChickyHen]

Awwee Soo sorry for your loses!! i got good info from this thread cause I was thinking about getting new chicks, gives alot to think about!

 

[dixieland]

So sorry for you losses.....I can't say anything that hasn't already been covered on here already, but nonetheless---sending big hugs to you...

 

[duniganb357]

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i would seriously think about getting new chicks before getting them. im just sad cuz ive lost 3 of my 5 buckeyes. only 2 left ;O

 

[Kramspott]

To address this we tried something new this year.

I let one of my Cochins set on eggs this year and put her in a fenced brooding box in the middle of my chicken run.

When the chicks hatched and grew the older chickens could see them for weeks and vice-versa. They did everything together for 7 weeks - then I let the little ones mix with the 1.5 year olds.

It was great. A little pecking from 1-2 hens for a day or two and then they were accepted.

I even mixed starter feed in with the regular layer pellets the older ones were already getting and it was a great integration.

My roosters left them alone and now 5 months later they are all one happy family.

6 Ameracana's, 4 RIR's, 2 BO's, 5 LH's, 1 Bantam Cochin, 1 Bantam Mille Fleur, 1 Grey Belgian, 1 PBR