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Your chicks are 5wks old when can they join the rest of the hens?
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∙ 14y ago
I prefer to leave my new hatch out of the flock for 6 to 8 weeks. Some flocks are more docile that others but the pecking order can be pretty aggressive so the older the chicks are the better they can deal with the attacks by the established hens.
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My hen had six chicks in coop you removed her and chicks into another house for safety.Chicks are now 2 weeks old when can mum and chicks go back with the rest of hens?
ellielovesharry
1 of your hens had 2 chicks you had a rooster the father but it died it turns out 1 of the chicks is a rooster now will he breed with the rest of the flock?
Yes. Chickens don't have our morals or laws. But inbreeding too many generations can lead to an infertile flock. This will happen if say the 2 chicks breed together and their chicks breed together, and the chicks chicks chicks breed and so on. Father and daughter or mother and son is called setting the blood lines. If you ever get any new hens or roosters and introduce them in to your flock it will`replenish` the gene pool. You don't want the family tree to run a straight line for too many generations, but for the first 3-4 generations should be ok. This is just a quick overview on the subject.
Can you keep your hen and chickens with the other ones?
Chicken have a social group or family called a flock. Hens and chicks can be kept with the rest of the flock but it is best to wait until the chicks are about a month old if they have been separate from the flock at hatch. Chickens also have what is called the pecking order and the other adult birds in the flock will often try to bully the new chicks and end up hurting them. When they are about a month old they are fast enough to escape back to momma hen.
Why does a adult hen attack young hens?
Either -They are bad mothers, and don't know how to raise young.The hens are starving and need to eat.The hens sense that the chick is weak/deformed.
How does napoleon react when the hens rebel against his orders?
When Napoleon makes a contract to sell 400 eggs per week, the hens refuse, due to the cruelty of egg-selling. Napoleon cuts their rations completely, and nine hens end up dying before the rest give in.
How long does a hens body rest before her body starts making another one?
15 days
What do you do if a chick gets ill?
IMMEDIATELY separate it from the rest of the chicks. Then call your local veterinarian for diagnosis/treatment.
How long do hens rest before her body starts making eggs?
26 hours between eggs is the usual.
Hen take care of her young?
The hen will take care of her young to the best of her ability. Young chicks are curious and wander away from moma hen but she will round them up with soft calls. Everything is dangerous for chicks and even other hens of the flock will attack if the baby is left unattended. If the mother hen is busy saving one chick, another wayward babe can often get in trouble. Try to keep momma hen separate from the rest of the flock until the chicks are at least 6 weeks old, this helps the babies by letting them grow enough to run faster away from danger.
How long does a hens body take to produce an egg how long does she rest before she makes another?
It takes about 24 hours for a hens to make an egg and after she has started to lay them them regularly she with lay 1 egg a day.
Does the cockerel take care of its chicks?
Yes. Momma hen will keep the chicks safe and protected for about 8 weeks after hatch as long as she is able to keep them near her. Chicks however are curious and will explore their new world. This can be hazardous and other members of the flock will peck at them.
Will other hens hurt baby chicks?
Yes Hens can view the baby as prey or food, they can and will also start enforcing the "pecking order" and a misplaced peck from an adult hen can wound or kill the chick. Try to keep the babies away from the rest of the flock until they can run or fight back About 8 weeks or so.
