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A Young Chick’s Path to Independence
The first week, the chicks stuck with momma, wandering no more than a foot from her warm side and taking frequent naps beneath her downy feathers. During week two, the chicks began exploring, wandering just outside the chicken yard, and … Continue reading
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Settling their differences
[Continuing the mini-drama ‘Here there be Roosters?‘] Rooroo and L kept facing off (albeit safely) while L was inside the broody box. When left utterly alone, L was distressed, so I look her out to visit for a spell. Her … Continue reading
Here there be roosters?
At 4 weeks old our chicks have started establishing their pecking order. Rooroo’s little Red sister is pretty timid and I haven’t seen her in any dominance disputes, but L, the lovely Lavender Orpington, and Rooroo, the suspected rooster Red … Continue reading
Socializing Your Chickens
People with bad chicken experiences as youngsters often suffered the attentions of birds in a large, untamed, flock. A pack of feral dogs would similarly intimidate – they have no manners and don’t know who is boss (or rather they … Continue reading
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