fmorlando1
In the Brooder
- Jun 29, 2021
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It looks like I may have lost my very first chick to a predator today, most likely a hawk although I didn’t see it. I have 10 and eight week old chicks free ranging in my yard directly adjacent to where the adult hens free range. The chicks have their own coop and predator proof run that they go into at night. Late this morning I noticed one of the chicks was missing, I have searched everywhere and from my past experience know that even when one has escaped or found a small hole in the fence they typically stay very close and just try to get back in. i’ve resigned myself that she is gone. Now however all of the other chicks are hiding under the deck and will only come out if I entice them with some scratch, and then immediately head back under the deck. Is this normal behavior?