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    Mama hen is abandoning babies after 4 1/2 weeks

    At 6 weeks they should be fine without any supplemental heat, so long as they are protected from drafts.
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    Mama hen is abandoning babies after 4 1/2 weeks

    Sounds perfectly normal. Some hens are more aggressive at weaning chicks than others. I’ve had hens run chicks off from them, sometimes chicks just start leaving on their own, and others still have their chicks following them by the time the sit on eggs again.
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