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GotChicken? : I had a banty Polish who kicked her first brood (one chick) to the curb at 5 weeks - thank goodness another broody had chicks of similar age for the little one to hang with. After a while Mom would let the little one stay with her at night, and even let her little girl sleep with...

Quote: Sweet story!

Quote: Smart broody!

Quote: I think that's what my broody is doing Ranchy. She tried to teach them to roost, but when they couldn't do it yet, she went back to sleeping with them in the nest. It's like she knows what they need to learn.

Quote: Each mama hen is different. Some give the chicks three weeks max., others are still letting them under her at 6 to 8 weeks. My mama has been excellent. She's leaving them to their own devices during the day, but taking care of them at night.

Well after a couple of hours of freedom from chicks, mama decided to go back to being a mama. Thank goodness she's still choosing to sleep with them. We still have some cold nights ahead.

My mama hen kicked her 4 1/2 week old chicks to the curb today. She's still sleeping with them at night and my rooster watches over them during the day, but the poor babies are so confused. The chickateers peep loudly and try to keep up with mama, but when she ignores them, they head to their...