Brooding day olds outside? Please help asap.

[Pork Pie]

It depends on how long they have been broody and their personalities or dispositions whether they would adopt them. I've never dealt with a broody but I've read it can be good or bad...that's a lot of chicks for those moms though. You're right about them being hatched outside...didn't think of that. I suppose just provide fresh cool water as often as possible

Two broody hens with their own chicks in one space would likely be a blood bath - let alone so many chicks

 

[Pork Pie]

Thank y’all so much. My broody hens are both bantam Cochins so they’re tiny and probably wouldn’t be of much help anyways. I’ll let you guys know how it goes.

Best of luck

 

[Texaschickie85]

Two broody hens with their own chicks in one space would likely be a blood bath - let alone so many chicks

Thank you! I’ve only had broody hens, they’ve never hatched chicks so I’m not familiar with them. They just like to keep their unfertilized eggs warm all the time

 

[Pork Pie]

Let's see if the experts can be of further help (assuming she's still awake) - @Pyxis

 

[Pyxis]

Let's see if the experts can be of further help (assuming she's still awake) - @Pyxis

I'm up

I wouldn't try moving the hens to the chicks since that won't work - they'd probably not accept them. If they're co-brooding, as in, sharing a nest and eggs, then they might happily raise some chicks together. I have two buff orp hens that share every year. But 50 chicks for two bantam cochins is too many.

I'd brood the chicks in the new coop with a heat source for at night, and if you'd like the hens to have chicks slip a couple under each of them and just let them raise a few.