Sept 7, 2017 10:14:44 GMT
wozza24
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Post by wozza24 on Sept 7, 2017 10:16:25 GMT
Hi
I Have a 5 1/2 week old baby. The mother has started to attack it. Am I safe to take it out and keep it safe in a cage?
Thanks
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Sept 7, 2017 10:42:38 GMT
If the baby is eating on his/her own then yes. I have not reared chicks, perhaps skysmum, starlingqueen, Hezz could help on this one. |
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Post by starlingqueen on Sept 7, 2017 15:53:36 GMT
Can you remove the mother and leave the father to care for the chick?
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Post by Hezz on Sept 8, 2017 0:36:03 GMT
At five and a half weeks, the chick should be pretty much self-sufficient anyway, but I agree with SQ - remove either chick and Dad, or the hen; leave the chick with the cock to learn how to forage for itself.
It is possible that the hen is looking to start a second clutch; her reason for attacking the chick.
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