These chicks were only 3 or so days old, still had a bit of the umbilical cord poking out, and the chick i stuck under her was a bantam and it stayed under her for a while, and then it came completely out of her and she pecked very hard, chick had a bald spot coming in. It was chirping softly...
I have a buff orpington who's brooding for the first time, her eggs are due to hatch in the next 4-6 days. I currently have day old chicks in the brooder and i tried to see how'd she react to it by slipping it under her and waiting for it to come out, and she went crazy when it did, didnt want...