drink88
Chirping
We have a coop that we have closed off one side, to allow two hens to hatch their eggs, that way they are left alone.
Well, they hatched, and now 2 mama birds and roughly 9 chicks (hard to count, mama's are being territorial). My question is this...
Do we need to get baby chick feed for them, and how do we feed them starter feed when mama's also have their layer feed in there with them? Probably just put the feed for the hens a little higher, and leave the start feed on the floor? Also, how long do we need to keep all of them separate from the rest of the flock? They can't go outside right now, as I want the mama's and chicks to bond and do all that. But at what point do I let the mama's out, and or the chicks out too?
Well, they hatched, and now 2 mama birds and roughly 9 chicks (hard to count, mama's are being territorial). My question is this...
Do we need to get baby chick feed for them, and how do we feed them starter feed when mama's also have their layer feed in there with them? Probably just put the feed for the hens a little higher, and leave the start feed on the floor? Also, how long do we need to keep all of them separate from the rest of the flock? They can't go outside right now, as I want the mama's and chicks to bond and do all that. But at what point do I let the mama's out, and or the chicks out too?