Broody hen help!!

[Cindysrescue]

I have personally witnessed a game rooster co parent chicks with a hen. He was just as dedicated to those chicks as she was. He was kind of lost after she weaned them. He didn't know if he should stay with the chicks or go with the hen.

 

[farmgirl216]

I have personally witnessed a game rooster co parent chicks with a hen. He was just as dedicated to those chicks as she was. He was kind of lost after she weaned them. He didn't know if he should stay with the chicks or go with the hen.

I have personally witnessed a game rooster co parent chicks with a hen. He was just as dedicated to those chicks as she was. He was kind of lost after she weaned them. He didn't know if he should stay with the chicks or go with the hen.

Wow really ? There a few days old now. Do you think I could put him back and just watch them or since he's been out this long just leave him out ?

 

[Cindysrescue]

This rooster didn't have access to these chicks until they were several weeks old and stepped up anyway. You could try and just watch him. The mom probably won't let him get too close at first.

 

[farmgirl216]

This rooster didn't have access to these chicks until they were several weeks old and stepped up anyway. You could try and just watch him. The mom probably won't let him get too close at first.

Ohh okay! I may wait a little while before then

 

[Cindysrescue]

I think it's worth a try now with careful supervision. Most roosters are very family oriented; wait with the hens while they lay eggs, sing the egg song with the hens, and sometimes help out with chick raising. At the least, they leave the chicks alone but keep a watchful eye. There are some criminally insane roosters out there. Generally those need to be isolated because they can't live nicely with the flock. Most of what I do with my rescue is work with roosters. They really just want a job to do.

Another thing, the rooster daddy I was talking about was a beta male. The alpha male kept to the rest of the flock but never bothered the chicks. Oh! And recently an OEGB hen hatched a single chick and has SEVERAL beta male OEGB roosters helping her. That mama and baby have been with the flock since day 1. (These are not my chickens.)

 

[farmgirl216]

I think it's worth a try now with careful supervision. Most roosters are very family oriented; wait with the hens while they lay eggs, sing the egg song with the hens, and sometimes help out with chick raising. At the least, they leave the chicks alone but keep a watchful eye. There are some criminally insane roosters out there. Generally those need to be isolated because they can't live nicely with the flock. Most of what I do with my rescue is work with roosters. They really just want a job to do.

Another thing, the rooster daddy I was talking about was a beta male. The alpha male kept to the rest of the flock but never bothered the chicks. Oh! And recently an OEGB hen hatched a single chick and has SEVERAL beta male OEGB roosters helping her. That mama and baby have been with the flock since day 1. (These are not my chickens.)

Yeah I think I will try it! He is not a "man fighter" he is very sweet, I have him and his brother. They are both very sweet, except when they are together. (They are games tho!) they both have scars and one is missing a toe nail but other than that they're very sweet. I wish there was a way to take the "fight" instinct out of them. Thanks so much! I will definitely try and see what he does with them.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I have had good success with moving broodies and their chicks to nests on the ground inside the coop, with water and food nearby. I don't try to separate them from the rest of the flock. It's hilarious to watch several-day-old chicks running in and out of the legs of grown chickens like they are wild two-year-olds without a fear or care in the world. The rest of the flock just ignores them.

 

[farmgirl216]

I have had good success with moving broodies and their chicks to nests on the ground inside the coop, with water and food nearby. I don't try to separate them from the rest of the flock. It's hilarious to watch several-day-old chicks running in and out of the legs of grown chickens like they are wild two-year-olds without a fear or care in the world. The rest of the flock just ignores them.

Yes I have some month old chicks that are with the rest of my flock and it's hilarious watching them run between there legs and steal food from them!