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Thanks for the insight!

Well, maybe that's it! She seems to have great potential. I'm curious, does 9 months versus 14 months make any difference? I have a production hen who hatched out chicks almost two weeks ago and she's more protective.

She's about 9 months old.

That's a good point

Yes, she tells when she finds food.

Thanks! Since I didn't want to raise them myself, I just let her be and kept a good eye on her. She seems to have transitioned from broody to mama mode and this morning she did not leave the coop without her babies. All is well! Thanks for the advice!

So you don't think she's accepted them? She does tidbit them and lets them go under her.

This is my first time giving chicks to a broody hen. I gave 4 chicks to my broody Buff Orpington Friday night. She had been broody for about 10 days when I slipped them under her. She didn't even seem to notice and since Friday she has shown no aggression to the chicks. My concern is that she...