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I'm sorry to hear about your chick.... We're planning to let our hens raise their brood when the time comes as well.
I wanted to share some pictures of our first day outside! My Jerseys(and mystery chick) are one week old today so I had them in the playpen for about 20 minutes. I didn't know chicks actually play! So cute to see them flap their wings and run around chasing each other.
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Riddick was a great guard-dog...lol.

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I've noticed that my mystery chick is developing faster than the jerseys. He or she already has tail feathers and a lot more wing feathers. She was more active while outside and is even starting to develop a comb. It's really neat to watch them develop.
 
fisherlady said:
I'm so sorry!
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Coop accidents and conflicts are upsetting and frustrating to put it mildly but are an inherent risk we understand when we are 'flock raising'.

There are times I question the way I allow the broodies to raise them (usually after an accident), then I go back over all of the reasons I wanted to allow our flock to raise the chicks in a more 'natural way' to begin with and I am ok with our methods...
Our chicks get the benefits of adult instructions, discipline and flock hierarchy from early on, they miss out on the brooder illnesses which can so easily occur and they don't have any integration issues.

It is just a decision I have made for my flock method, sometimes it sucks bit most of the time it is a joy to watch...
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Flock raising is very 'personal'..we all have our own ways. Listening and reading about how and why others do what they do is essential for continued learning. There isn't any "right" way, there is only, what works best for you. Thank you for sharing/explaining why you choose 'broody' raised, more so over 'brooder' raised, I appreciate it!! ... I can not imagine you doing it any other way really...you have got to have the broodiest bunch ever!!
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I agree with you on the whole broody raised chicks, it does make their transition into the flock alot easier for them,( i am being reminded of that difference right now & I have a pretty calm flock. Not too much terrorizing.), and all the other benefits...plus it makes it easier on me, no brooder to clean, extra electric, nursing any illness.

I do have to say though, with all the extra it does put on me to brooder raise them, I really do enjoy being able to handle them without momma-hen concern
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, and they do attach more to us rather than being a bit flighty.
I wouldn't want to do it that way all the time .. .it is great to have the option when the "need" arises!
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, until then...let the "mommas" do it!!
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LMP - peaches - I just got a few, about 5 lbs, that I am going to make peach butter from. Chop 'em up and put them in the crock pot. puree. Either can or freeze. I haven't tried dehydrating them.

Day 2, I kept everyone inside. They didn't like that either.

Day 3, Put a screen in front of the door that the big ones could get over. They all stayed inside, once they got back in after I did the screen. Chickens are weird. We will see how day 4 goes.
 
LadyBehir said:
LMP - peaches - I just got a few, about 5 lbs, that I am going to make peach butter from. Chop 'em up and put them in the crock pot. puree. Either can or freeze. I haven't tried dehydrating them.

Day 2, I kept everyone inside. They didn't like that either.

Day 3, Put a screen in front of the door that the big ones could get over. They all stayed inside, once they got back in after I did the screen. Chickens are weird. We will see how day 4 goes.
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peach butter sounds very good! I think i would be the only one really eating it here, unless I shared..but that ain't gonna happen
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, so...I don't even think my digestion could take that right now
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anyway...had to call it quits with just a few bites of the fresh, real bummer!

You aren't just NOW realizing the whole "chickens are weird/strange/goofy/crazy"...shall I go on?
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If you don't mind the bigger ones running around, then you could let them out & keep the little's inside, BUT..if you do mind, how about a "playpen for the big girls to have a stretch in?...
It can be as simple as you want it to be..nothing permanent...

*what I did for the barred girls, to get them outside more than just being in the basement & so they knew what grass was and all that, anyway..hahaha,
I used part of the big girls fence as a "wall" and used a nice sized piece of chicken wire fencing to horseshoe around, connecting the 'ends' of the horseshoe to the fence-wall.
I used clothes pins to attach it...then I just threw some plastic bird netting over top, again I used clothes pins, to keep them in & of course to help protect them from the whatevers that might get interested in 'chicken tenders'.
Hope this helps.Maggie!..looking forward to running into you at some point soon, I hope!!
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chickachickayea said:

The chickies love their new space so much!


Pepper taking a snooze in the grass
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they are have a very nice coloring, pretty,...hummm, red...I like red...
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they just POP off that green grass!! & look at that white one too..
 

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