polka_dottie
Chirping
- May 23, 2020
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Hi Folks! The title really sums up my post. My flock is celebrating a year together. My two "old ladies" were shared with us from a friend and my younger hens were purchased as chicks from our local feed store. One of my old lady Rhode Island Red's is on day 19 of brooding a clutch of 6 eggs in one of my nest boxes. She's never brooded before. The other 4 other hens have been going about their business and leaving momma to her task. My questions now that we're in the home stretch....
1. Is it in her and the possible chicks best interest to relocate them to their own private run post-hatch? In reading other posts, it seems like some folks do and some don't. Momma is my surly hen and is usually The Boss of the flock.
2. If I leave them with the rest of the flock in the coop/main run, do I add a heat lamp or is momma going to keep them warm enough? (If it helps, I'm in Western NY. We've got lots of humidity but it's been a RAINY summer)
3. I'm ready with chick crumbles/waterer. I keep the flock together, and I don't feed my flock in the coop but instead in the run, do I place the chick supplies in the coop to give them more space?
4. What other best practices can I put in place to keep mom and potential babies safe?
1. Is it in her and the possible chicks best interest to relocate them to their own private run post-hatch? In reading other posts, it seems like some folks do and some don't. Momma is my surly hen and is usually The Boss of the flock.
2. If I leave them with the rest of the flock in the coop/main run, do I add a heat lamp or is momma going to keep them warm enough? (If it helps, I'm in Western NY. We've got lots of humidity but it's been a RAINY summer)
3. I'm ready with chick crumbles/waterer. I keep the flock together, and I don't feed my flock in the coop but instead in the run, do I place the chick supplies in the coop to give them more space?
4. What other best practices can I put in place to keep mom and potential babies safe?
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