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[sdm111]

Cause I think the cock was starting to get tired of them. They started looking irritated. Usually I use broodies in their own cage and pull chicks at a day old. The few times I let the mommas set was just to let them hatch a clutch at the end of breeding season. The last was that single kelso chick and I let it stay with the parents long enough to not get a chill by itself in a pen. Only did that cause I didn't want a single chick inside in a brooder

 

[roosterhavoc]

Cause I think the cock was starting to get tired of them. They started looking irritated. Usually I use broodies in their own cage and pull chicks at a day old. The few times I let the mommas set was just to let them hatch a clutch at the end of breeding season. The last was that single kelso chick and I let it stay with the parents long enough to not get a chill by itself in a pen. Only did that cause I didn't want a single chick inside in a brooder

Gotcha. Most regular breeds would be done with em by now. I pulled them out the other day about an hour before dark to see if she would try to leave but not a chance. Gotta do it soon though. The stags are as big as the hen lol

 

[sdm111]

Yeah I never kept just a hen with its chicks. Dads always been there too. Which I'll add they did good for a while but then had that ok that's enough look after a few weeks

 

[flypen]

I have some with a hen right that are 5 weeks, she's still trying to cover them at night but I'll be removing her soon. They might be 6 weeks.

 

[roosterhavoc]

The 10.5 week olds are all on the roost. The 7.5 week olds are still getting under the hen or at least trying to squeeze under her.

 

[JShubin]

 

[B123]

Another pen covering material... Around here, the farmers do a lot silage or wrapped bales. They use a UV stabilized plastic sheeting. Some is pretty thin and some is pretty thick. It is tough stuff. Not too many color choices, but white is common. Below is a link for the flat sheet, but there are bags, rolls, all sorts of shapes and sizes.

http://www.farmbagsupply.com/flatsheeting.htm

 

[JShubin]

 

[JShubin]

 

[JShubin]