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Momma had her baby's on the roost for the first time. Up till now she has nested on the floor with them.:D

Thought you might like to see momma and chicks outside!:)

My broody hen had her adopted chicks outside for the first time!

My broody hen had her adopted chicks outside for the first time!

I put 5 chicks under my first time broody hen under the same circumstances as you and she took right to them. I did it at night she pecked me a few times as I was removing the eggs and placing the chicks but she covered them right up and has been very protective ever since. I followed Mrs. K's...

Thanks for the great information! Do you think most people vaccinate?

What does that entail?

I put five chicks under my broody white Plymouth Rock Tuesday night she seems to be a terrific mother, very protective!

Thank you! I'm sorry for being such a pest, but I want to do everything possible to make this go as smooth as possible! Thanks again, Ken

Mrs. K One more question if you don't mind. Do you feed all your hens starter feed in the coop when you have little ones in with them. I have read layer feed has to much calcium and will damage their kidneys. Thank you!

I haven't been on for awhile I have a few questions I need advice on. I had a hen go broody and I don't have a rooster, I managed to find five fertile eggs from a neighbor and put them under her along with the two dozen she ha slated and stolen from the other girls! To make a long story short...

i I put five chicks under her last night. It went very well. This morning she was sitting on them keeping them warm! She only pecked when I removed the eggs from under her so I'm thinking all will go well. Thanks for your advice and the wise words from your grandfather!

Thank you so very much! Sorry it took so long to answer, it's been 26 days and nothing yet I think I may try putting chicks under her tomorrow night.

I had a hen go broody on March 30th I don't have a rooster so I managed to get 5 fertile eggs from my neighbor. It's now been 26 days and nothing. Should I remove the eggs from under her? Also since she has gone broody once is their a good chance she will do so again in the future. If she...

She is nesting on the floor of the coop she pulled all the shavings to a corner under the ramp to the nesting boxes. The fertile eggs are marked but she has at least a dozen unfertile eggs under her too. She carried the eggs from the nesting boxes down to her nest which I didn't know chickens...

I have a white rock hen that has gone broody, I managed to get 5 fertile eggs from the neighbor. My question is if and when any hatch do I need to seperate her and the chicks from the rest of the hens? If so any suggestions on a good way to do this? Thanks.