Broody hen won't accept her chicks!

[HappyClucker7]

I have a D'Uccle that has been broody for nearly 3 weeks now. I hatched some chicks, and I slipped them under her last night. She immediately spread herself out over them, and when I went to check later, everything seemed okay. When I checked this morning, the babies were still under her, and again, everything seemed fine. But I noticed she wasn't letting the babies out from under her to eat and drink, so finally, I lifted her and the babies out of the nest.
The babies ran to the food right away and started eating, but the hen just stayed fluffed up. Then, the chicks ran back to mom and started climbing on her, pecking at her comb, etc. She let it happen at first, but suddenly she flipped and started aggressively pecking at the chicks and even throwing them if they went near her, or tried to go under her feathers.
It seems to me that she still just wants to sit on eggs, and she doesn't realize that eggs eventually turn into chicks. She sees them as intruders into her nest.
So now what do I do? Is it a lost cause, or is there still something I can do to get her to accept these babies?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Ive never had luck putting chicks under a broody i let them hatch their own

 

[HappyClucker7]

Ive never had luck putting chicks under a broody i let them hatch their own

The thing is, I've done it before with a different hen, and it worked beautifully. She accepted them right away and took amazing care of them. But this hen just doesn't get it. Maybe because she's still pretty young? She's not quite a year old. The other hen that accepted the chicks was 4.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

The thing is, I've done it before with a different hen, and it worked beautifully. She accepted them right away and took amazing care of them. But this hen just doesn't get it. Maybe because she's still pretty young? She's not quite a year old. The other hen that accepted the chicks was 4.

Are the chicks newly hatched? Or a few days old?

 

[HappyClucker7]

Are the chicks newly hatched? Or a few days old?

They hatched on Monday.

 

[Dinoroar]

I had one broody that acted like your describing. After she turned on them a little I put them back under her in a dark box. When they came out the second time she didn’t attack them. I think some just take more time.

Of course yours could be one that just is not a good momma yet. Monitor closely but it may not be a lost cause.

 

[HappyClucker7]

So you think I should give them to her again? I just really don't want her to hurt them, but I can try.

 

[Dinoroar]

Depends how badly you want her to raise them. You’ll have to keep an eye until you see they’ve bonded. She may not like it that there a few days old. If you do try again I’d set them under her in a dark box .

 

[HappyClucker7]

Depends how badly you want her to raise them. You’ll have to keep an eye until you see they’ve bonded. She may not like it that there a few days old. If you do try again I’d set them under her in a dark box .

Okay, I can try it. I'll be sure to stay with them the whole time though, so I can intervene if necessary.

 

[Dinoroar]

maybe wacky but you could put on some you tube sounds of chicks hatching?? Maybe wake her up from her broody trance