Broody with chick and maybe adopt month olds?

[Carters Chick House]

I have a hen that is raising a chick within the flock. I also have seven month old chicks being raised in the coop..see but don't touch method. Is it possible hen will tolerate them if they get close?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Depends on the hen. I've had broody hens kill others chicks, and I've had them not bother them. You won't know until you try supervised mingling. I would definitely keep an eye on them for a while just to be sure.

 

[Carters Chick House]

Depends on the hen. I've had broody hens kill others chicks, and I've had them not bother them. You won't know until you try supervised mingling. I would definitely keep an eye on them for a while just to be sure.

Thank you. I definitely will be there to keep an eye on the dynamics.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I agree, a lot depends on the hen. But I also think a lot depends on how much room they have. If they have a lot of room (not that 4 square feet you read about so much but enough room that the chicks can get away and avoid the hen and chick) I think you have a good chance. What I'd expect to see is that the 7 month old juveniles get too close and the hen runs them away. After a couple of times of that the juveniles learn to stay away. But with living animals you can never be sure, so observe.