Bring broody and babies inside???

[whychickens2]

Hi! I need help! I'm in Florida it's raining like crazy and my yard is flooding. I had a broody hatch 3 chicks yesterday and I had her blocked off in the nest box area up in the coop. The other chickens want to get up there away from the water. Is it possible to bring her and babies in the house, if she comes with them do they need a heat lamp I keep the house air conditioned, what should I put her and them in I think the babies can get out of everything and will the stress make her mean to the babies? So many questions sorry I'm stressing big time :/
One thing I'm nervous about is I bought turkeys last weekend and they are in my bathroom in quarantine I just hope if I bring her and babies in the turkeys don't pass something to them ....

Thank you!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yes, if it is flooding you don't want the chicks in that. You can bring them inside if you have a place. Broody hens can raise chicks in below freezing weather, the broody hen provides all the heat they need. A heat lamp is more likely to cause harm than help.

Most diseases and many parasites are species specific. There are a few things that turkeys and chickens can give to each other, but not many. it's just as likely that your chickens have something they could give to the turkeys. Something to consider, if I have polio, the flu, or head lice I can give them to you. If I don't have polio, the flu, or head lice I can't give them to you. While it is always possible it's highly unlikely the chickens or turkeys have anything to give to each other. Some people seem to only have "ideal" situations to deal with. I often have situations "I deal" with. You are in one of those.

I suggest when this is over, either let the broody raise the chicks with the flock or build a separate place for them. Having another area gives you a lot of flexibility to deal with things and can greatly reduce stress when you have an issue.

 

[whychickens2]

Yes, if it is flooding you don't want the chicks in that. You can bring them inside if you have a place. Broody hens can raise chicks in below freezing weather, the broody hen provides all the heat they need. A heat lamp is more likely to cause harm than help.

Most diseases and many parasites are species specific. There are a few things that turkeys and chickens can give to each other, but not many. it's just as likely that your chickens have something they could give to the turkeys. Something to consider, if I have polio, the flu, or head lice I can give them to you. If I don't have polio, the flu, or head lice I can't give them to you. While it is always possible it's highly unlikely the chickens or turkeys have anything to give to each other. Some people seem to only have "ideal" situations to deal with. I often have situations "I deal" with. You are in one of those.

I suggest when this is over, either let the broody raise the chicks with the flock or build a separate place for them. Having another area gives you a lot of flexibility to deal with things and can greatly reduce stress when you have an issue.

Thank u! I am going to pull them out of the coop. I was hoping to let her raise them with the flock. The other issue is the nest box is up high with a chicken ladder to go up and down will the chicks be able to do that and she is the low chicken on the totem pole so I'm afraid her and babies will get pretty beat up. I had planned on building another coop and area for them because they are bantams and the rest are pretty big....

 

[Pork Pie]

She will likely brood the chicks on the ground, not in the box where they were hatched