Can I add more chicks to hen with older chicks?

Bac151

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Oct 16, 2014
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I have a serama hen with 8 chicks that are about 2 weeks old and I had 7 serama eggs in the incubator that just hatched. Has anyone tried having the hen adopt more chicks with success?
 
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Rarely, some folks with super broody birds like silkies have done this, but overall it's a poor idea. At 2 weeks, momma knows who her babies are and has no instinct to mother any other littles. She's likely to see them as competition for resources and attack them.
 

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