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  1. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Sunday, May 5th 2024 Update It has been about a week and a half since I added the chicks under Copper, the mother hen. The two chicks she accepted, the two Lavender Wyandottes, are both doing well. Copper has been teaching them skills like how to break bigger pieces of food for them to eat and...
  2. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    I hope so too! Copper is a very good mother to the two she accepted!
  3. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    As soon as I head out there I will be sure to take pictures for updates!
  4. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    I need to do another update of her today!
  5. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    It gives you the same worry as having some new chicks and worrying about them the first couple nights. 😅 So far she has shown to be a good mother. I have no issue raising the 2 she rejected.
  6. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Monday April 29th, 2024 Update On Saturday I let Copper and her chicks out of the cages area and into the main coop. It started with a little conflict with the mother hen but not with the chicks. That only.lasted 5 minutes and everything was just fine. Saturday night I went into the coop to...
  7. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Thank you! I don't quite know the ranking of my maran hen but I don't think she is on top. So far so good with the chicks!
  8. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Friday, April 26th, 2024 Update: The two White Sport Legbars were taken from the mother hen because she would attack them when she saw them, but not when they were laying under her. She would not let them eat. Copper has taken to the two Lavender Wyandotte chicks though, so she still has two...
  9. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Thank you!
  10. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Oh wow! I am being very careful with this hen since she is a first time mother and they are the first chicks that small in that coop, so I want to be very careful. Maybe as we get more broodies I will be less protective and let her do her thing.
  11. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Have you had broody mamas before? Did this work for you?
  12. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Thursday April 25th, 2024 Morning Update: I went out to my coop early in the morning to check on Copper and her chicks. I still had her in her normal nesting nox at the time since I added the chicks in at night, so there shouldn't have been interference. I was relieved to go into the coop and...
  13. GlicksChicks

    Copper, First Time Mama Hen Raise-Along

    Hello to everyone who is reading this, I hope you are having a great day! For over a month now I have had a broody hen, a BCM named Copper. She has been really devoted to laying on her eggs, but my hens all fight over one nesting box even though they have 3 identical ones, so she lets them lay...
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