chasethomas
In the Brooder
I had a broody hen that hatched out a bunch of eggs. She is fine with the chicks that she has hatched out. I boughten some breeds to add some diversity to my flock. The breeds I bought were chicks around the same size as the ones my hen was raising. I have had the store chicks in a cage so that the flock could see them and check them out. I have had them in their for about a week but every time I let them out the hen tries to attack them. I am always there when it happens so nothing severe has happened. Will the hen hurt the chicks or even kill them if I am not there to supervise? All of the others in the flock seem to be fine with the store chicks except for the momma hen. What should I do?