Can newly hatched chicks survive with the two mama hens who hatched them out?

[Momsbusiness]

I put 6 Brahma hen eggs under my broody bantam hen in the coup. There are only f
4 bantam hewn in there. Before long one ofmy other broody bantam was laying on them to help her.
This evening I heard the peeping. I checked and saw the shells of an egg under one hen. Both hands are still together and all seems peaceful. I feel comfortable leaving them all together for the night as my plan was to remove either the green and chicks to another small hen house site to watch a mama hen(s) raise some chicks. Should I leave them alone as have or move them tonight?

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Hello!

Two of my silkies recently hatched eggs together and now both share the chicks. I think they will likely be fine, but just watch them closely to make sure no one gets hurt.

 

[Saveria]

They should be fine tonight. I would move them when everyone is done hatching, and I would do that at night with a flashlight.

 

[Ponypoor]

I put 6 Brahma hen eggs under my broody bantam hen in the coup. There are only f
4 bantam hewn in there. Before long one ofmy other broody bantam was laying on them to help her.
This evening I heard the peeping. I checked and saw the shells of an egg under one hen. Both hands are still together and all seems peaceful. I feel comfortable leaving them all together for the night as my plan was to remove either the green and chicks to another small hen house site to watch a mama hen(s) raise some chicks. Should I leave them alone as have or move them tonight?

I shoved 4 chicks under my two co-broody silkies (3 silkie chicks and one non silkie chick).

They are now 5 weeks old and the two mamas are still brooding them. First time raising chicks and they are doing a great job.

 

[Momsbusiness]

Hello!

Two of my silkies recently hatched eggs together and now both share the chicks. I think they will likely be fine, but just watch them closely to make sure no one gets hurt.

Thanks. My husband said I should I put them in a brooder box to keep them safe. I know I could but that was not the plan for these eggs. I feel pretty comfortable they will be okay for the night . My only concern is that the chicks might fall out of the nest. Should I try to prevent that or will they not be wandering this early?

 

[Momsbusiness]

They should be fine tonight. I would move them when everyone is done hatching, and I would do that at night with a flashlight.

Yes thanks for the reminder about night.

 

[Momsbusiness]

I shoved 4 chicks under my two co-broody silkies (3 silkie chicks and one non silkie chick).

They are now 5 weeks old and the two mamas are still brooding them. First time raising chicks and they are doing a great job.

That's awesome!! Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[Momsbusiness]

I shoved 4 chicks under my two co-broody silkies (3 silkie chicks and one non silkie chick).

They are now 5 weeks old and the two mamas are still brooding them. First time raising chicks and they are doing a great job.

 

[Momsbusiness]

One of my new chicks above this morning. They did fine together through night. Two hatched so far. So I moved the little family this afternoon.

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

I've had hens brood and then raise chicks together. It worked fine, one hen was done with the chicks earlier than the other, the chicks didn't seem to care at all which hen was looking after them.