LM> SP> I've heard a ticking clock works for lonely puppies, too. :-) Sounds
LM> SP> like you have the situation under control. Just keep them from
LM> SP> draughts and predators for a few more weeks, and you'll be able to
LM> SP> put them outside.
LM>Thing is, i guess i'll have to seperate them from the adult chickens 
ight?
LM>Hummm...
  Liz, all the books say to separate chicks for health reasons. So what
  happens when broody hens hatch a bunch of chicks? The babies are
  exposed to their mothers' diseases, and yes, some may die. But I have
  found the majority thrive quite well. Since I wasn't a commercial egg
  farmer, I could afford to lose a couple percentages of production and
  not even notice it, while losing 2% of the production of 50,000 layers
  daily would hurt.
  That is also why I could keep chickens for several years, instead of
  one intense 6 month laying period, then off to the soup factories. An
  egg or two less per day was no big deal with a dozen hens. (And I
  raised Araucanas, whose multi-coloured eggshells brought me more as
  hatching eggs than eating eggs.)
                        ...Sandra...
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