My broody that I grafted chicks too is doing great, she has taken to motherhood quite well! She did flog our dog when she got to close to the chicks, but has otherwise been pretty calm and sweet with the chicks. Two of the three chicks are healthy and doing great, we lost one due to some kind of infection (I'm guessing) that I couldn't clear up. The two we have left are a splash BLRW and a bantam silver duckwing. So one huge chick, and one super tiny! They looks pretty silly together, but are getting along great. Here is the little one we lost, I know it happens with babies, but it's always so sad.
Sorry you lost the one... some just fail to thrive, it is sad though.
Adorable picture! Hope the little one recovers quickly.I had two bunches of eggs hatch 4 days apart. I gave both batches to a broody and she adopted them all except for one lone yellow chick. All the others were either chipmunk, black with a bit of yellow or all black. She adopted all of them but ignored the yellow chick and it got hurt either by her or by the other hen in the coop with them.
Know I am stuck with one lone house chick because the other chicks pick at her wound.
My daughter wanted know why the chick kept cheaping and I said it was lonely and wanted to cuddle. So she gave it one of her teddy bears.
