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Category Archives: baby chickens
Baby chickens in my shirt
Baby chickens are so adorable. I have some in my shirt right now. Seriously. I do. The weather is cooling off with the arrival of fall and the new babies are chilly more often than was the summer batch. Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, chicken behaviour, chickens
Tagged adorable, chicks, creating a monster, socializing chicks
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The many signs of rooster
Just like humans, chickens are all the same when they are babies. Boy or girl, they squeak and chirp, and cling to their mom. But chickens grow up quickly. The definitive sign of a rooster is its ‘co-co-co-rico!’ when it … Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, broody hen, chicken behaviour, chickens, education, roosters
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The Broken Chicken
We raised six baby chicks this year (April & May). It’s looking like 5 of them are roos. When the chicks are a few weeks old, they are small and independent enough to fit through the gate of the chicken … Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, chicken behaviour, predators, roosters
Tagged dog attack, wry neck
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Little Sister: Still mothering at 6 weeks
Calamity Jane was a good momma hen. She taught, she warmed, she protected. And she had a re-integration plan. At week 1 CJ moved the family from the broody box to a nest box in the coop. At week 3 … Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, broody hen, update
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