Not too young... anything past 3 or 4 days start to run out to greet us when we walk into the broody areas. Usually there is 1 who we label 'the greeter', it is the lookout who runs out first, followed shortly by the others once they hear the greeter making noise. Hen usually follows a bit behind once all the chicks scramble out from under her.The chicks were crying in the run while I was in the coop. I tossed out scratch, and they shut up.They are “too young” to know that I offer scratch.
not sure yet if the fox got any other of my birds. But it became the last animal that fox would take 
. Thanks to the goats making more nosie then normal at 6 this morning and waking me up. Then heard the chickens and ducks going crazy. Not sure how many the fox would have come back for.
Amazing how chickens change your life. I used to love foxes, raccoons, and especially hawks, and watched my woods for them eagerly. Now I still love them, but have to view them as enemies. God willing they will behave themselves. After losing Hero to that 
skunk, though...
So sorry to hear. At least you got him, right? Could be worse.
The others were running around like mice, but I’m gonna keep trying to check.
