Can I add more chicks to hen with older chicks?

[Bac151]

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?

 

[Percheron chick]

The hen should attack the new chicks. Raise them separately and combine the groups when they are added to your flock.

 

[donrae]

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.