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I'd let Ma Nature alone to take care of this situation. Sounds like the hens are very devoted to their egglings at this point, I wouldn't try to upset that deal. If you move out the chicken hens and just put a nice layer of bedding under a ramp to the nest I bet the babies would either make it...

So is your concern about the illnesses that chickens can pass on to turkeys? Because otherwise it shouldn't be a problem to have other visably healthy chickens in with newly-hatched chicken chicks. In fact, it can help the chicks to build natural immunities by being in contact with other...

There may not be any need to take the babies away from these turkey hens, especially if they show competence in doing the job well. If they're acting like that now it may mean they'll be good protectors of their poults. Why make work for yourself when you have an animal willing to do it for you?

I give my hens with chicks starter feed in their separate pen. But what do folks do that let the hens & chicks stay in the main pen with the rest of the adult flock? Do they all get starter feed, with oyster shell as supplement free-choice for the layers? I am reluctant to do that because...

I wholeheartedly agree with the above advice. Why do the work when you can get an animal to do it for you? I wish my birds could take over more of the chicken chores, don't you? For those of you who let the Mama hens & her chicks stay with your adult flock, what do you do about starter feed...