May 30, 2017 #1 R rthebert Hatching Joined May 29, 2017 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Points 2 I have a day old chick, can I have other hens around her and the brooder, or do I need to separate them?
I have a day old chick, can I have other hens around her and the brooder, or do I need to separate them?
May 30, 2017 #2 elizabethjg Chirping Joined Mar 27, 2016 Messages 366 Reaction score 24 Points 76 Location Texas The full grown hens will kill a baby that small. And the chick could die from stress and loneliness if kept completely alone.
The full grown hens will kill a baby that small. And the chick could die from stress and loneliness if kept completely alone.
May 31, 2017 #3 SunHwaKwon Crowing 9 Years Friend Joined Jul 19, 2015 Messages 5,659 Reaction score 2,795 Points 457 Location North Central Florida They need to be separated. Many times they will ignore the chick if it is with a mother, but on its own it can easily be killed. It also needs another chick to keep it company.
They need to be separated. Many times they will ignore the chick if it is with a mother, but on its own it can easily be killed. It also needs another chick to keep it company.
May 31, 2017 #4 SunHwaKwon Crowing 9 Years Friend Joined Jul 19, 2015 Messages 5,659 Reaction score 2,795 Points 457 Location North Central Florida Also... this is the wrong part of the forum to post this in This is the buy/sell/trade section.