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    What breed was your best broody?

    One of my hens hatched and is raising chicks for the first time and I much prefer it over hand rearing. It's nice to watch them run around the yard and hop on top of their mom. And of course not having to worry about flock introductions and providing for them past food is convenient. What breed...
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    Is it normal for a hen to walk away from her chicks for a while?

    So far so good, she hasn't left them at all since that one instance. She still runs over to the food but if they don't follow she goes right back to them. Unfortunately as I'd thought the coop design has been a problem, every evening I find her trying to sleep with them out in the open on the...
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    Is it normal for a hen to walk away from her chicks for a while?

    My broody silkie successfully hatched eggs for the first time. I've never had a successful broody before. I had to attend a funeral in another state right when they started to hatch, and due to some factors (aggressive flock mates, weird coop design, etc) I didn't think they or the hen would...
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