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That is so bizarre! I've never heard of a hen adopt teen chicks she didn't hatch herself or meet at a very young age! That's very sweet tho

Good God! What a mom! Lol 😆

That would be hilarious if they never fully matured. 😂

That makes me feel better about the 2 that are moving to another state tomorrow. But I don't mind keeping the others with mom as long as she wants to stick around, I don't really have her for egg production so she can do what she pleases. As long as it doesn't mess with the development of the...

We are going to try that tonight. At night I had been keeping them in a separate coop completely with a mini roost rack and a nest, but they would just jump off the roost and back in the near no matter what I tried, mother included. Tonight I decided to let them roost in the coop along with...

That's a good way of thinking of it

Is it ok to let the 2 chicks go to their new homes un-weaned? I mean I know they arent going to die but is it going to upset everyone too much? She will still have 4 to sit on

Hey there. So I have six, 6-week-old chicks that were hatched by one of my own hens. She's been an excellent first time mother; in fact perhaps a bit too excellent. The babies refuse to roost at night, despite having roosting options that they happily use during the day. Mom, a small bantam mix...