Can Non-Broody Hens "Adopt" Chicks**UPDATE**

[micah wotring]

OK, so my chicks are four weeks old now and my broody hen built up too many eggs while my brother was taking care of her.(I have been gone for a week or so)
I think all of the eggs are dead but I'm not sure. I will candle them tonight.
Anyway I will try to give the chicks to her tonight and I will update y'all.

Thanks
MW

 

[micah wotring]

Sorry about the late reply. It has been hectic around here.

Anyway, I think she accepted them.
I took a video of her with them the morning after I gave them to her. Here it is:
https://micahsfarm.blogspot.com/2016/05/broody-hen-accepting-hatchery-chicks.html

P.S. Only three of her eggs were alive so I'm incubating them right now.

MW

 

[MesMama]

Sorry about the late reply. It has been hectic around here. 

Anyway, I think she accepted them.
I took a video of her with them the morning after I gave them to her. Here it is:
https://micahsfarm.blogspot.com/2016/05/broody-hen-accepting-hatchery-chicks.html

P.S. Only three of her eggs were alive so I'm incubating them right now.

MW

Awwww how cute!!! She's making the broody noises, I love that! So did you put them in there at night?

 

[micah wotring]

Yes, About 10 pm.

All the chickens were asleep when I slipped them under her.

I have since then let them all outside into our yard.

It's nice to see a hen with chicks walk up to you in the grassy yard

instead of a big poopy mess in a bin in a garage.

There's six bantam cochins and one silkie.

I just bought an incubator so hopefully I'll be using info in this thread sometime on the near future.

MW

 

[MesMama]

@micah wotring That is just awesome!!! Congrats! And fingers crossed for your incubator hatch when you cross that bridge! Super exciting!

 

[MesMama]

@micah wotring Also, how long had she been broody? Just curious of the timing of everything for future reference

 

[micah wotring]

@micah wotring Also, how long had she been broody? Just curious of the timing of everything for future reference

Um to be honest I'm not really sure.

It's been at least a couple of weeks.

Sorry.

So, how's everyone else's flocks going??

 

[MesMama]

Um to be honest I'm not really sure.

It's been at least a couple of weeks.

Sorry.

So, how's everyone else's flocks going??

Hehe! Well obviously it didn't matter how long she was sitting, she took the chicks so yay!!

 

[micah wotring]

Quote: Thanks

 

[micah wotring]

And fingers crossed for your incubator hatch when you cross that bridge!

http://micahsfarm.blogspot.com/2016/06/new-chick-pictures.html

http://micahsfarm.blogspot.com/2016/06/another-one-hatched.html