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I have baby chicks2007-11-24 17:22:15

I have 5 hatched baby chicks and 1 trying to hatch.They're chickens.The momma hen is taking care of them in a nest box about 4 feet off the ground in our chicken coop in our barn.I have other hens and roosters in there on their roosts and in the other hen boxes.It is dark so will the other chickens kill or hurt the baby chicks?I plan on taking her and her babies out in the morning right before sunrise.Should I or should I leave them in there?

What should I do because earlier today right after 1 hatched a different hen(Not the momma hen)pecked a baby and made it bleed.Its still alive but I don't want the others to get hurt.Also do I need to feed them tonight?

What should I do and do you have any suggestions or websites I could go to?

Thank you and only serious answers wanted.

Answers:

If you have other hens in the coop there's a chance they might hurt them if they fall out of the box. Maybe she needs to have them closer to the ground so they won't fall. She will protect them and if they all stay together with mom the others will most likely leave them alone. Tomorrow make sure they have chick starter and are able to get water as they might start eating.

They'll be okay tonight. Mom will keep them warm and they should be okay a couple of days without feed. It would be ideal if you had a little fenced in area for her and the chicks away from the others.

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Give the hen water and food. It's ok to pick up the chicks and put them back into nest. Try not to bother them much.the hen will take care of them.Good luck!

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well i did work @ the zoo as a jounior zoo keeper. we didn't work with the chickens alot but that same thing happened @ the zoo. what you need to do is take the egg out that hasn't hatced yet and put a fake one in then you out the not hatched one in a place where if can hatched but be messed with then when it hatches you can put it back with the others but when you do make sure they are in a seprate pen or coop. then wait a month or two and reunite them with the others. mother included. and then you can have one happy chicken family .

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u need to separate the chicks and the momma hen away from the coop but keep them close enough to where the rest of the coop can see them do that until they are older and every now and then bring one chick into the coop and introduce it to some of the other hens and roosters

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if roost conditions are crowded, many animals get desperate and begin to fight.