Should you separate baby chicks for their safety?
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A lot of people wonder what they should do if their hen Hatches out baby chicks. They wonder:
1- will the mother be able to take care of them on her own.
2- Will the chicks survive in the coop?
3- Should I separate them from the other chickens?
4- Should I just take the babies away from the mother until they get bigger?
Here is what I have learned from my decades of keeping chickens.
I have bought baby chicks from feed stores and also through the mail.
The baby chicks purchased in feed stores and through mail order were hatched in an incubator. They never saw their mother and mama never sat on the eggs or saw them ether. There is no maternal bond that way. It is very different when mama sets on her clutch of eggs and hatches them. The first thing the chicks see and feel is mama. There is a very strong bond between them. A mother hen is a protective, diligent mother.
So when one of my hens sets on eggs and hatches chicks I always leave them together. There are a few important things to consider to make sure all goes well.
Number one is that your coop is plenty big enough.
Two - you will need two shallow water pans - pie tins work great - you can get a couple at a thrift store. Put one on each end of the coop. Remove any deep water tubs or bowls. Baby chicks will get in there and drowned.
Three - The mama hen and her chicks will need a hay pile or nest on the ground in a safe cozy spot. They will not usually jump back up into a nest box to sleep.
Four - Twice a day sprinkle food on the ground for the babies. Mama will teach them how to pick and scratch. Always make sure all your chickens have grit at all times. Crushed oyster shells work really well for grown chickens. They do sell chick grit at Tractor Supply Co. which is ground up very small for the babies. If for whatever reason you don’t have the perfect setup and you feel like you have to remove the babies for their safety, make sure you take mama too. That mother hen will raise and teach the chicks a lot and they are way better off with mama by their side.
There are few things more enjoyable to watch than a mother hen with her little chicks.
You will see what true motherly love is watching a hen care for her little ones.
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Yo Becks,nice job on the slimdown action. I see you gurl.
We are just getting started in the world of chickens My daughter hatched 2 from an incubator and we’re going to put together our coop today We’ve watched many of your videos on the subject and you have been very helpful Thanks
@olivianettleton1704
5 жыл бұрын
Bayou Golf helpful tips is to always have there water clean and give them plenty of room and watch out for hawks
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Good for her, how exciting!! I'm glad I can help☀️❤️☀️
Thanks for the info Becky! Great video ❤
Love your videos! They are such a help to my family for our little homestead.
I’m glad you care so much and take good care of your chickens/chicks ❤️
I have not seen you in a long time Becky? Look like you have lost weight. I love your channel.
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
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@AlejandroP1980s
5 жыл бұрын
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Great video - I love that you said not to separate cicks from their mom. From my own experience, I've seen myself how attached moms and babies are, and how much babies raised by their mama learn so much more than babies raised in a brooder!
You are so kind and help! God bless you💞💐🙏
Becky you’re looking great! I had my first set of chickens born this fall and I separated the moms and babies for few days and then let them be around the flock. The moms protected the babies so it worked perfectly.
I have subscribed to many chicken guru sites and you have answered my questions. Thank you
Great job exactly the info I was looking for. Haven’t found this info in any other videos!
Merry Christmas Becky love you and yours.
I haven’t seen another video like yours; in depth exploration of chick-hood. Thank you!
@BeckysHomestead
4 ай бұрын
Your so welcome☀️❤️☀️
Great video Becky. I find it easier to not change routine. I still throw the food on the ground. Only thing I do is add a smaller waterer that they can reach but I don't remove the large the one I have. I reccomend if separating mama and chicks, just separate them to a section inside the coop that way they can still intact and you won't have to reintroduce.
You look wonderful Becky! Great video, your content is always helpful.
Thanks so much Becky...love the hat btw!
chicks: mom tell us the truth, Did you abduct us from neighboring nest when you were laying? Because we have different feathers. mom: you are from test tubes ordered from Amazon.
Thank you Becky for the info! I don't have any chickens yet because I live in town and I need to check and see if I'm allowed to keep even keep them just for the eggs. Also my husband isn't too keen on having any kind of new pets or chickens. Actually I think he thinks it will never happen and I'm just talking but I'm actually very serious! Fresh eggs would be so nice to have. I love your videos and watch them all the time.
Thank you so very much for the good info I got baby chicks for the first time hatching this afternoon and Mama hen just wants to be left alone with her babies in the coop in the nesting box. I have three other hens that are really good-natured and I don't think I have anything to worry about considering Mama Hen is very protective. She doesn't even want me getting close to them. I've heard a million different answers that yours enlightens me that it'll be okay just letting them be for now. I have plenty of room in my coop😊
Just wanted to say I love all your videos and you are very inspirational! 😀
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, I'm glad I can help☀️❤️☀️
Always learning something new from your videos. You're a blessing 🥰♥️
Your Looking fabulous! Merry Christmas to you and son 🎄☃️
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks☀️❤️☀️
Love the hat. You are such a special Chic. Great information about raising baby chix w Mama. Thx so much.
You look great Becky!! And thanks again for your videos!! 😊❤
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Your welcome☀️❤️☀️
@Sbs920
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you
Love your videos! Thanks for all the helpful advice! Also, you look AMAZING!
Becky you look great!!! Your place has really come along nicely!! Been watching since it’s inception. You inspire me!!!😘
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm so glad I inspire you❤️💋
Thank you!! I have said since learning more about chickens that you don't have to separate them and raise them in the house. My grand father raised chickens before I was ever born and I know he never allowed a chicken in his home that he didn't plan to cook and eat.
Great video, thanks for sharing! You look so great!
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you☀️❤️☀️
Great info. Thank you!
I've raised hens with no roosters.first time introducing roos and adding a flock to my babies I raised and first time allowing a hen to brood and hatch out...so far so good..but still a bit anxious about how to do it so none suffer or stress..thank you
Hye Beckey my friend your all videos are very nice and amazing lots of love and respect from India I wish you always happy and merry Christmas🎄🎄🎄🎄
Merry Christmas 🎄 You look great Becky! So cute in your puffy hat! Looking skinny 😊. Thank you for being an inspiration to my soaping career! I started my own business after watching one of your videos almost a year ago! Thank you Becky! You are the best!🎉🥂
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Your so welcome!! You go girl ☀️❤️☀️
this was great.....I have 3 coops with 16x20 yards and want to let my silkies brood next time....this was great info!
When we put our chicks in the coop we build a place for the chicks to see the others but they cant get bullied also i take the sweetest chicks to see how they do and they are great thanks for tips! They were store bought
Thx, Becky. You are such a sweetie. I have learned about about raising chickens this year. You have a lot of Great Information. My (1st flock) April 6, 2020, Sibright chicks, (3 hens & down to 2 roos) One is now a hen sitting on 3 eggs before Christmas, she decided to get up & go out, so I took her eggs...Now she is back to sitting. I'm guessing I have a Broody Hen. This is so much fun. I'm so new at this. I hope I do all the right things...her nesting box is actually (an inside the coop dust bath), on the floor, below the actually nesting boxes. I'm planning on letting Mother Nature do it's thing (w a watchful eye)...I have two options, if raising everyone (4 Cochins hens- I raised July 17th 2020, 2 Sibright hens & two roos) doesn't work. I have a (separate) Small Coop w/in the RUN area...that will house 4 adult hens, that I can use or & also have a Dog Crate that I used to raise my 6 Sibright. Signed; Nervous Mama Seuzz Hen...lol
Great info
awesome insight..but, mine seem to grow slower while with mama as opposed to when i raise them..however, the bonus of mama is that i do not have to keep checking on the chicks..
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Wow it is the total opposite over here. They grow much faster and are much smarter when mama hen raises her babies☀️❤️☀️
thank you for your extraordinary advice
Thank you 😊
Thank you for this!! 🙏
@BeckysHomestead
21 күн бұрын
Your welcome☀️❤️☀️
I just watched your laundry soap video! You look so healthy and seem so happy!
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks☀️❤️☀️
Thank you
OMG your outfit is so ADORABLE!! Love it!
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks☀️❤️☀️
Hi becky.Am from kenya. Very informative video!
Yay! You answered my question!
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad☀️❤️☀️
Love your videos
Hi, I am new to your channel. My husband and I purchased 4 chicks yesterday at TSC. They are a week old. I have been watching a lot of your videos ( and have learned so much). I got a back of oyster shells today for their grit. But on the bag it says to not feed it to them at this age. But in this video you said to ground it up right? I noticed some really small pieces in the bag. Can I feed that to them? I don't want to buy ANOTHER bag of chick grit which they will outgrow way before they finish it. Thanks!! Love your farm😀
nice job. God bless you
I got my 1st glock of chickens today. They are pullers, Bard Rock and Rhode Island Reds a total of 6 hens and 1 rooster.
It’s the middle of winter and my hen decided to get broody, she has 2 eggs so it’s manageable . But our coop is really small so I will put them in a cage kennel in the greenhouse with a heat lamp also. I hope they will be ok.
Love your videos! Did you do anyrhing for yourself recently? You look MAHVELOUS!!!
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, just living the healthy life. I eat a lot of meat☀️❤️☀️
eating well has really paid off you look fantastic...love from montana
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks☀️❤️☀️
This is so helpful thank you! I have my very first broody chicken and she is diligently sitting on her eggs. I'm so excited to have little babies. I was going to bring the little in to keep them safe but I think now I will move momma and babies to what I call our "penthouse coop" so they can grow and she can be with them every step of the way. The other chickens will be able to come right up to it and interact but not get to them at all. How long should I leave momma and babies in there together? Will momma have a rough time reintegration with the other when it's time? She's our roosters favorite hen so I know he will be missing being near her all the time.
funny i have watched loads of videos on people moving broody hens but not one had said a real reason why they had done it... me being me i looked and looked and found your video which make so much more sense in leaving them with the mother.
Hi Becky! Thanks forbthe video- I am 1 year into my first chickens amd just had two hatch, they are almost 3 weeks old. Mama seems to be getting a bit stir crazy. I want to put them in the coop in a cage so they can integrate with the flock, just wonder when is a good time to let them around the rooster? Should i separate the rooster from the hens for a while or just hope mama will protect them from him?
Hi Becky im in Florida now! I got out of NYC finally i feel so much better Florida is relaxing. Quiet im saving my money and im going to buy land finally.I want to be free.
I have two small flocks..one i raised from babies, the other 7 hen flock given to me..one of those hens hatched 8 chicks 5 days ago..my chicken coop is a 2 car garage...I have space..I separated momma before hatch to my other garage....so she's living solo with her chicks...based on your videos..I intend to keep momma and babies separate for 2 weeks...I have a coop and run I bought that fits nicely in 2 car garage coop..which I can attach to an outside hoop run my husband built..keeping momma and babies together but separate from other 13 chickens..until 8 weeks old or as big as other hens..does that seem practical? I trust my hens..they are actually very kind to eachother..I have two roos, one i raised who I can cuddle and hand feed, the other roo was given to me, a small banti..hes a hellion..verocious..thinking of giving him away..he is a problem..thats another story..anyway..I pay attention to you and I thank you for your advices
That's great advice thank you but when the chicks hatch are the other hens likely to attack them and kill them?
I have a 10x 12 little shed that was suppose to be my personal gardening / craft shed that one of our little bantams has decided to move into and started getting broody. I had my suspicions, so I candled a few eggs and sure enough, so we modified the shed to be her private spot. This morning while handing out food we heard the meek little cheeping and my husband was ready to grab a lamp and tub and move the chicks, but I insisted he wait because I didn't want her stressed more than she probably already was and so I could make sure we got it right. Thank you for this video because you confirmed my suspicions and from your mouth to his ears, I got him make a few adjustments ( a new home for the other chickens who followed her in there ) so that she and the chicks can have that shed to themselves at least until the chicks can avoid being picked on. Now I know it is best to just let her do her thing, just as I suspected.
I was hoping I can ask questions? We always had one silkie hen and would order meat chicks and she was an amazing mom! Well now I have two hens and a rooster so I'm wondering if I should keep them separate for a week or so?
Will I need to keep the cockerel away from the mama bird and newly hatched chicks. They all live in one coop at min.
love the hat .
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks❤️💋
I have 6 diffrent momma with almost 30 eggs
Hello I have a very important question❓ My chicken started laying eggs should I leave my rooster in the coop with her or take him out?
Please help me Becky we have a hen siting on eggs they have movement but shes siting on them in a nest box 3ft in the air and the coop has wire big enough to keep chickens in but not chicks out and out dogs have killed chickens and chicks so i think i might need to separate them when they hatch and our coop has 5 chickdns in a 6 by 8ft coop with 25ft run and hanging watere um worked if they jump out nest box the 3ft jump may kill them
what if its the middle of winter and it is like 20 degrees out
My mama hen has been killing her chicks - honestly she's been killing them as quickly as she layed them at this point - she keeps trampling them. I had separated her and a babies in a cage about half the size of your flip coop. I had to cage them to keep them from the other chickens (including my two huge roosters) and also to keep them safe from feral cats. What could be the problem? She was more careful the first time she had chicks - but this time I've got less chicks let than from her first batch - even though she actually hatched way more chicks! First gang she hatched about 14 and 10 have made it and are now nearly full grown. This batch she hatched 16 but only 8 are left - and they just reached two weeks today. Did she suddenly get clumsy? Is it deliberate? Her cage is directly next door (it's actually one cage the size of your flip cool just separated in half) to some older chicks whose mama (her sister) was stolen about a month ago. She doesn't seem to like them very much, constantly lunging at them at attacking them across the fence. Is that the problem? Is she too stressed having them around and that's what's making her careless? Is my cage just too small? Also if I make any changes will it stop the mortality? I've actually taken them away from her today - she is not too happy about it but I was finding a dead one every day and I had hoped to at least match the numbers from her first batch.
We introduced our broody chicken to new feed store chicks and she immediately adopted them and is fiercely protective of them. They are in a rabbit hutch until the chicks are a little bigger. I’m afraid of the rest of the flock going after them.
I have a hen laying on 23 eggs 2 just hatched what do you recommend I do so she continues to sit on the rest of the eggs and doesn’t abandon them??? I hope you reply could really use the advice
a very useful video, i need to ask about my hen, the chicks are three months old now but still their mother and they are stuck together their mama is not mating with rooster, how can i prepare this hen for another batch.
i have 2 day old chicks with a bit of semi dry blood on the tips of there wings they look good otherwise but momma is either trying to clean then or is the one not letting them heal i really dont know they keep fallowing her want to be close to her but i just dont know if to take them out or leave them
Becky so one of my hens when the little chicks came to her and then my hen tried to peck the chicks so i don’t know what to do?
We have a buff rooster and he tries to kill chicks and pullets!!! What should we do? Just separate them?
I put marbles in the bottom of pie plates for the water. That way they can drink without getting wet. I let the Mama's raise the chicks but keep them in a separate pen until they get pullet size.
I have chickens and chicks, so should i put 1 chicken with them or not (There from a store)
My hen is hatching today! But it's going to get down to 45° tonight! Do you think I should move momma and babies in the garage?? I don't know why she choose fall 😕 lol help! Love your video's!!
I really lime your hat and outfit.....where can I get hat like that.....your better health shows.....
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I think I get it at Macy's ☀️❤️☀️
Please, can you tell what the “PSI” is on your small power washer. Amazon no longer has the exact one you have. So I need to get one that is comparable. Thank you for all you do.
So I live in Canada and its -30 outside and our heat lamp broke when we tried to lower it. We brought the chick into the house, is it safe to bring the chick back when we have a new light bulb? Will the mom chicken recognize it?
Question can a chicken be a mix of three or just 2 if so wonder April will be like her mom a silke and Americana mix or have 1 gene from mama and a mix of it's dad a gamefowl
What if you got the chicks from The store?
Becky you look so goid today. I really love these color combinations on you. It makes you skin glow and makes you looks thinner 💞💐💯😱
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks☀️❤️☀️
I love you!!!!!!
Does this happen to everyone or just me, the 🐥 would hatched to 10-20 🐣 but at the end only 3 4 🐣 only survived?
Lovely chicken
I rescued one baby chicken, Can he survive alone? Is it ok?
Where do you live in florida? I want to buy a small farm, but how?
The chicks look just like the dad 😍😍, I wonder how the grandkids would come out. I think they’re going to lay olive eggs
nice
It's great to let the momma to do it forsure! But in my experience, I remove the babies now. Although the mother hens did great! I had other chickens and ducks killing the babies.
moi aussi je travaille dans un banque et je ponce que vous avez raison de quitter tous bon courage MADAME
What kind of rooster is the white one?
Beacky my hen hatched 4 chick's and I wanna separate but I will let them keep together. She bites my mama and me when we feed them , we thought if we do so she might calm down and start lying eggs but it's cruelty. Thx 4 ur tips.
My momma chicken just hatched 12 eggs over the past week and the other chickens ate them....
When mom chicken has babies does she quit laying eggs while she has baby chicks?
Second I love your videos and we have 2 polish top hats and one got bit by a possum she survived but how do I help her heal it up
@shannonkemmerer6212
5 жыл бұрын
I had two chickens attacked by a dog one was very badly punctured near her lung cavity. I flushed out the wounds many times with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide diluted with water. BE SURE TO FLUSH THAT OUT AS WELL, AS LEAVING THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE WILL DAMAGE HEALTHY CELL TISSUE IF LEFT TOO LONG. Afterwards, I then filled the wounds with triple antibiotics (neosporin) and stuffed the open wounds with gauze to prevent any dirt from entering and then bandaged her up with gauze and medical tape which I had to wrap around her whole body and under her wing. I redid this procedure and changed her dressing and bandages several times a day. You will more than likely start to see fluids of blood water and puss oozing from the wounds. This is normal but it may smell very bad, the odor from the bacteria as you change the dressings. You may also see some green coloring as the damaged skin cells die off. Also, be sure to allow for a few minutes after the hydro. peroxide flushing to air out a bit before the dressing, but not to allow the new skin cells to get too dry, as they will need to be able to attach to the other cells during healing process. Eventually they both healed completely and lived out their full chicken lives. I told a veterinarian about how I handled that situation and he said that I did everything that they would have done as well in their office. Hope this helps you. Good luck.
@BeckysHomestead
5 жыл бұрын
I always make saline solution and wash out any wound my animals get. If it is a pretty bad wound, I will wash it out twice a day. I never wrap it, I leave it open. Never dip the cotton ball into the container, always pour a little saline solution into a little dish and dip cotton ball, wash, through cotton ball away and get a new one, repeat. ☀️❤️☀️
@olivianettleton1704
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping but she has been doing a lot better since that happened but next time I will try this out
What breed are those chicks? I am confused. Looks like a black astralorp momma, but I know those are not astralorp chicks! Are they "barnyard" chickens?
yes she does look like u have lost weight. can u share your knowledge on how u have done it
Will the other hens kill the babies
Mam can you help me please mam Madam I am going to adopt 1 baby chick Separating from partner but I will take 4 hours to meet the another so will it go successfully.