My husband and I were having this discussion earlier. I will NEVER raise hand raise chicks again. Lol It was exhausting. I will definitely let a hen do it next time.
I will also move the lamp I guess. It appears what they are doing is beyond my controll and the just have to work it out I guess...
My chicks are now 6 weeks old ( New Hamshire Red named Gypsy 2 white unknown breed named Winter and AnnaBeth and 3 Cuckoo Maran named Sake' , Ruckus and Chicken "Nugget") and I introducted them to my 2 hens two weeks ago. It went pretty flawless. My hens are a RIR named Luna and my Araucana...