Hen is first time mom and a surrogate!

[Erinnlyn]

I guess our hen was determined to be a mom this year. She went broody twice this summer and she's only 9 months old. The second time, she seemed to be in it for the long haul, so I went and got her 3, day-old chicks and put them under her on day 19 of setting. In the morning she was talking to them and showing them where the food and water was. It's so adorable!

 

[HarmonyHorsey]

I guess our hen was determined to be a mom this year. She went broody twice this summer and she's only 9 months old. The second time, she seemed to be in it for the long haul, so I went and got her 3, day-old chicks and put them under her on day 19 of setting. In the morning she was talking to them and showing them where the food and water was. It's so adorable!

CUTE! Chicks are so cute!

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

I guess our hen was determined to be a mom this year. She went broody twice this summer and she's only 9 months old. The second time, she seemed to be in it for the long haul, so I went and got her 3, day-old chicks and put them under her on day 19 of setting. In the morning she was talking to them and showing them where the food and water was. It's so adorable!

That is Great she so readily accepted and adopted the chicks. But is she still sitting on eggs?

 

[Erinnlyn]

That is Great she so readily accepted and adopted the chicks. But is she still sitting on eggs?

Nope, she's not sitting. She was sitting on fake eggs. I put the eggs in there to encourage them to utilize other nest boxes instead of just the one! I collected eggs everyday for a while from other hens that added, then I separated her into her own coop for a while before I went to get her chicks. I removed the fake eggs at the same time I was sneaking the chicks in.