Broody hen is rejecting chick. Please help!

[HotChicken623]

Hello, everyone!

My Japanese Bantam was broody for 21 days and on day 22, we gave her a chick. She adopted the chick and the next day we gave her another. On the 3rd day (which I realize was prpbably too long) we gave her 2 more. The 1st chick was yellow, second was brown, and the 3rd and 4th are yellow and gray. She accepted the 2nd yellow one no problem. The gray one she took 1 look at and went after relentlessly. I took her away and tried to reintroduce her last night and when I checked this morning, she was outside of the kennel. I put her back in and mama hen just pecked her horribly again. I took her back out again and put her in the brooder. Should I give up on broody adopting the gray chick? Or try again tonight?

 

[MarkJr]

I think you may have missed your window.

 

[HappyClucker7]

I think you may have waited too long. Next time you should just put all the chicks under her at once.

 

[HotChicken623]

I think you may have missed your window

I think you may have waited too long. Next time you should just put all the chicks under her at once.

I think so too. Well she had eggs that were supposed to hatch the day I gave her the first chick, so I was hoping I could place them with her while they were hatching. I'll probably try again tonight and if she doesn't adopt her, then I'll raise her and another inside.