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I've never had any issues with aggression when integrating them early (around 1 week of age, give or take a couple of days) because the hen is very protective of them when they're that young and they tend to stay very close to momma hen. Around 3 weeks of age, her protectiveness starts to wane...

I think broodiness is somewhat contagious. I've noticed that when one of my hens goes broody, it's fairly common for a couple more to go broody over the next few weeks. Certainly time of year also plays a part, but I have a 4 year old hen that never went broody until June every year . . . that...