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Hens do not seem to be able to tell which babies hatched from eggs they laid. To a hen, "her" babies are the ones that hatched under her, or ones that were put under her as tiny chicks so she thinks she hatched them. If the eggs hatched at a different place and time, then she does not think...

You CAN try anything. Several people have given reasons that they think you should not try. If you do try anyway--watch, and be ready to take the chicks back out if there is a problem. Hens will typically try to protect their own babies from those "dangerous" big chicks. If the hen chases away...