I have a broody hen with newly hatched chicks, and I intend to keep her with the main flock and not intervene too much. The box she laid her eggs in is raised off the ground. Once she jumps down with her chicks, where will they sleep? It's still cold here in Australia, about 8-12 degrees C at night.
Hello! I've just joined this community as I've been house sitting for my partner's parents in Newcastle, Australia, and one of their chickens has just hatched a chick! Hopefully more to come today. It's very exciting! I don't know a thing about raising chicks so probably gonna let the broody...