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Some let them go early which can be problematic. My American Dominiques are prone to abandon chicks to resume laying after only two weeks of brooding. As a result my breeding season for those does not start until June. It is those early abandoned chicks that are a real pain in the butt to...

I assume the rooster is not roosting close to chicks now? That is the typical arrangement I see when hen weans and commits to a second brood, for the next five weeks or so the juveniles then associate with their father unless the number of hens is high. High usually means more than three.

Mine cease clucking at five weeks and spend time away from current brood especially when concerned about subsequent brood (laying eggs). This continues until about a day before going broody when she becomes aggressive to previous brood and then goes broody on clutch. Chicks / juveniles...