Thanks all. I had experimented with putting one chick in with the hen several weeks ago and several of her chicks hounded the new one. The hen gave the chick a quick jab also, so I pulled her out and decided to wait. We have now reconfigured the "chick" enclosed area by doubling the size and...
I recently hatched 22 eggs using 4 broody hens. This is the first time I have done this as opposed to buying more chicks. As it turned out, the only good mother is my Buff. The Jersey mothers got into a fighting match and their chicks had to be raised w/o a hen. My question is: can I return the...