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I will remove the 8 chicks and put them back in the brooder when they grow too big for the hen to cover.

Not 17 more. Only a few more, like 3. I have buyers coming to pick up the others. My hen won't freak out, she is very mellow. I don't want the chicks to get too cold when she can't cover them. Even if I stick to the 8 she has, they will soon outgrow her footprint.

I got 25 chicks in the mail, and initially tried to brood them in the house. Ugh I don't know how you guys do it. So far I've given 8 chicks to my broody hen, one per day, and she adopts them without complaint. It helps that they all look same. I'd like to give her a few more, but I think she's...