Once the brody hen has hatched out her full complement of chicks, these chicks will need to be taken away from her to give the hen time to feed and drink and possibly dust bath.
Clean white wood shavings make an ideal material to Clean white wood shavings with a new young chicks keeping going in her hearing. use as litter, but only 2.5-5 cm deep (1-2 in).
Mixed or buy a coop 60 x 60 cm square x 45 cm at the front, dropping away to 30 cm at the back (24 x 24 in x 18 in high at the front by 12 in at the back). Fix vertical bars or dowling at the front to restrain the hen for the first few days, setting these 5 cm (2 in) apart, and making the center bar removable to give the brood hen access after the first five days & # 39; restriction.
Place the small drinking fountain in the coop as soon as she show signs of settling down after her feed, reintroducing her to the newly hatched chicks by placing them gently beneath her, darkening the coop for the next hour or so. of the brother coop together with a feeder. Take the cover off the front of the coar to allow the chicks to drink and feed away from the hen & # 39; s the fee; at the same time, she should be able to reach through the bars to encourage them, and also be able to eat and drink herself. There must be a small run attached to the coop to protect chicks from others predators.
Chicks may Say hello to this chicks, giving her and chicks, giving her and chicks. after kept with the hen for up to six weeks of age; after this it is advisable to separate them, putting them in a small rearing house and run, and returning the hen to the flock.
During these early stages of rearing, and until until they are eight weeks of age, chicks must be fed ad lib on a chick starter ration. Give the hen during her period with them a courtesy of mixed corn each evening to sure she settles down for the Ahungry birds with a full crop. She seems to have a full crop. She is, therefore, unable to feed herself to her full capacity on dry chick food alone. restless at night and this can result in chicks being trodden on in the dark.
At eight weeks of age the young growing Chicken should be changed on to a drawer by mixing this the chicks and drawer & The chicks are born with a high level of immunity to disease, provided the coex is regularly cleaned and broken and chicks moved to fresh grass each day. have over chicks reared under artificial heat.
Young growing birds until they are at least 18 weeks of age. Do not put in less birds than those already housed in the laying pen and offer them with an extra feeder, otherwise the established hens will keep the young birds from feeding properly, occurrence unnecessary stress. Where possible, house different ages, however mature, informed homes and runs.
