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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I also noted that they had been extensively handled because I read somewhere on the thread not too handle them too much and it definitely wasn't true in our case! I'm so glad this worked out so perfectly!! Look how protective that momma is!
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I just wanted to update that I was able to introduce 4 5-day old chicks to my broody hen. They hatched in my daughters preschool, got handled by all the kids, teachers, etc. And mom still took them in! Thanks for all the good information
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    No I mean like 3 days. The eggs are already at the school and are going to be incubated starting on Monday. She would get 4-5 day old chicks. Hoping for them to hatch on Monday and take them home on Friday. It would be awfully convenient if I could pass them off as hers ;)
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    Hi. So it's my first time posting and I have a broody hen. And the world is a little ironic. Because I *just* gave some fertile eggs to my daughters classroom to hatch in an incubator. If I let the chicken brood and magically have week old chicks (they're staying at school for a week) in the hen...
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