Newbie with a large Flock of ferrel chickens that made a home on my property!

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Hello everyone,
I am new to chickens all together
Have a flock of ferrel chickens that have made a home on my property
One of hens has created a nest on my porch and is sitting on about 14 eggs.
I'm assuming this flock is about to get bigger, lol
I'm not trying to cage any of them just wana make sure babies will be ok and if I should do anything or just let nature take its course.
It would be nice to actually get eggs for consumption, but not sure about it all.
Any ideas or advice on any of this would be appreciated!
 
Feral chickens? Did they come with your property? My strategy would be to provide them a coop and let them find their way into it, give them a nice place to roost, a nice spot to lay eggs and They'll probably call it home at some point... the chicks on your deck, I don't know, mama usually knows best. But the chick will be vulnerable to a lot of different predators even the other chickens in the flock, but the mama hen will do her best to keep them safe... depending on how serious she is about brooding you could move her to a safer location ( a dog kennel something where the chicks can't get away from her once they hatch ) and your best shot at moving a broody will be at night...
Are you feeding the chickens? Sorry I just can't wrap my head around wild chickens it's really interesting... :)
Best wishes welcome to BYC and see you out in the forum ( I hope )
 
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Welcome back to BYC. Glad you decided to our flock. You don't happen to be from Hawaii do you? There are loads of feral game chickens running around in Hawaii. :eek:) Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
 
I am thinking the same as Michael. My brother has been to Hawaii often and always talks about the feral chickens. They are somewhat tamed because they pester people for food and of course get it. He gets quite a kick out of them and takes pictures. They also crow a lot I would think since they are feral -they are robust and have great survival skills.
 
Welcome !! I saw an episode of dirty jobs that had mike Rowe catch feral chickens in Miami. People would buy chickens and if they got roosters then they would set them free. I think it is available on YouTube.
 

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