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Rural/Farm Life

hedgehog

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4. Well, one of the chicks didn't make it overnight - :(

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Wed May 22, 2013, 12:46 PM

May 2013

I don't know if the mother crushed it or it just wasn't healthy enough to live.

So I made a nesting spot - straw, nearby feed and water - gabbed the three chicks and popped them there, then grabbed the hen and put her there. She settled down and covered the chicks. I'll have to watch what happens next. I do have a chick cage ready to go with a heat lamp if needed.

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Question on a broody hen - [View all] hedgehog May 2013 OP

I haven't raised chickens in a long time, so my advice may not be the best, but here goes. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #1

She has enough room to sit down and turn around, but not hedgehog May 2013 #2

I've done it both ways. fasttense May 2013 #3

Well, one of the chicks didn't make it overnight - :( hedgehog May 2013 #4

And.... she's moved herself and the chicks twice, but seems to be hedgehog May 2013 #5

She had 2 chicks with her this morning, now she's down to one! hedgehog May 2013 #6