Adopting babies for our broody

[Tamdog]

I had a broody hatch one chick a couple years ago and she lost interest when the chick was 4 days old. I tried to give it to another broody one night that desperatly wanted it. The next day the chick recognised the voice of its origional mom from afar, and would not stay with mom # 2. It was sad to see mom # 2 running after the chick trying to entice it to stay with her. Mom number 1 eventually let the chick die in the rain while i was at work.
Broodies talk and coo to their chicks when they are still in the egg. They know her voice. These 6 day old chicks may not recognise your broody as serigate mom.
Be prepared to raise them yourself.
Good luck and let us know how it works out.

Oh me, what an experience to witness. It almost made me cry..

 

[beezerbrit]

Ok, pick the freshest chicks they have. Day olds work best, older chicks may not bond to your broody.
Pick up chick starter, and a chick waterer while you are there if you dont already have some.
After dark and i mean black of night, put chicks under her and make sure to remove all eggs, real or fake from the nest. You dont want her to stay on the nest trying to hatch something while these new chicks need her to take them out to eat and drink.
Your broody sounds like a ferocious one and will not allow the oyher chickens to mess with her or them.
Does your coop have a ramp?

It does not have a ramp.

 

[beezerbrit]

Well you'll all be happy to know I couldn't hack it. We just went out and as soon as I got a hand under her to lift her she perked right up and tried to take my arm off. And then all the other hens woke up and started squirreling around. I don't trust Piper as far as I can throw her and we chickened out. Haha!

So we have added 4 more babies to our flock and one freaking crazy hen who is just going to be broody forever. We have tried everything. The babies are so freaking cute! We have 2 bantam frizzle cochins (Tori and Taffeta) and 2 smooth (Twyla and Tempest).

 

[beezerbrit]

Oh me, what an experience to witness. It almost made me cry..

I know, same. This kept going through my head all night...poor babes.

 

[beezerbrit]

I had a broody hatch one chick a couple years ago and she lost interest when the chick was 4 days old. I tried to give it to another broody one night that desperatly wanted it. The next day the chick recognised the voice of its origional mom from afar, and would not stay with mom # 2. It was sad to see mom # 2 running after the chick trying to entice it to stay with her. Mom number 1 eventually let the chick die in the rain while i was at work.
Broodies talk and coo to their chicks when they are still in the egg. They know her voice. These 6 day old chicks may not recognise your broody as serigate mom.
Be prepared to raise them yourself.
Good luck and let us know how it works out.

UPDATE: We couldn't hack it and I was too nervous about it and we just determined to break her of her broodiness one of the other ways we have tried 500 times.