Rural Gardening: Should mama go, or stay?, 1 by maggie234

maggie234 wrote:
A while back I posted for help with a mama bantam who hen-pecked her chicks excessively. In the end, I gave them an upside down container with a hole in it so they could escape her when needed. Now I think they're old enough to leave her but I'm not sure. She's pecking at them again, even though she gets lots of time in the yard etc. etc. I'm posting a picture of the chicks when they were young (June 18). They're older now, looking a lot like messy teenagers--gangly. Only one has a comb so far. From looking at the picture and figuring their age as six weeks older that the pic, do you think I can remove mama from the chicks for good now? Or would they still be too cold at night? Thanks in advance.