for what that's worth. Giving the chicks at night seems to increase the chance of success.
Did you have a brooder box and heat ready to go in case the hens rejected the chicks?Chicks worked for us
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do you always fear the worst MJ? do you have no faith in Mary?
No, I plan for all eventualities! I'm highly rational.
Not quite. Only a half canopy because she plans for the worst. But there are also best outcomes!
Isn't it like 3am for MJ and Mary?
Well, I would have to be naive to assume everything is going to turn out well after having one chick squashed by a hen in a clutch of 3 (the other 2 were infertile) and another 3 a couple of years later turning out entirely infertile.
The best outcome will happen of its own accord at this point (if it's going to happen at all). I don't need to ask questions about it.
