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I am sure this question has been asked before but I can's seem to find it on any other threads... 
Anyway, a friend I know has recently hatched silkie chicks and she separates her mother and chicks in a very small box on the other side of the garden, away from her rooster and two other hens. I was curious if this is what I should do with my small flock. I have a large chicken pen with a medium sized run, and I free range the hens at least twice a day. I do not have a rooster, so would I have to separate my chicks? (I also have a mean bantam hen who loves pecking the other hens)
Thank you

Anyway, a friend I know has recently hatched silkie chicks and she separates her mother and chicks in a very small box on the other side of the garden, away from her rooster and two other hens. I was curious if this is what I should do with my small flock. I have a large chicken pen with a medium sized run, and I free range the hens at least twice a day. I do not have a rooster, so would I have to separate my chicks? (I also have a mean bantam hen who loves pecking the other hens)
Thank you
