Broody accepting chicks?

Erinnlyn

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Aug 21, 2022
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Has anybody successfully had a broody accept older chicks? I have an almost 2 week old, and 2 almost 3 week olds. I had been wishing for a hen to hatch me some but no, she waits till now to be broody for a couple weeks! What's the chance she would take them if I put them under her at night? Thanks!
 
She may or may not take them, and they may or may not accept her. The only way to know is to try, but monitor very closely.
Ok. Yeah I'm trying to decide if everything else would work too because the nest she's in is up higher, plus there's 4 other hens and a rooster in there and would the chicks be scared to death basically. I'm thinking they would be pretty scared, lol. I might have to think of other ways to get her to stop being broody. Thanks!
 

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