Can you put 4 week old chicks under a newly broody hen?

[Doc7]

Why would you want to? 4 week olds should be free ranging with the flock and making their own way.

 

[HippieAtHeart]

Why would you want to? 4 week olds should be free ranging with the flock and making their own way.

Yeah I plan on putting them out with the rest of the flock soon, I just need to figure out a few logistics for them first.

I was mainly asking to stop her from being broody, but now I plan on letting her try to hatch out 2 of her own eggs.

 

[HippieAtHeart]

She could put one more egg under.
If it doesn't hatch, she still has the one with its mom. She can't hatch three chicks out of two eggs.

Thank you. I think I was confusing people because I mentioned the porcelain eggs...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Just take her eggs away. Sooner or later she'll give up and stop brooding

 

[HippieAtHeart]

Just take her eggs away. Sooner or later she'll give up and stop brooding

I think I’ve decided to let her try and hatch out 2 eggs. We’ll see what happens. I wasn’t sure I wanted to have her be broody but my chicken math has now gotten the better of me!

 

[The Happster]

I'd give her eggs every time. I never get tired of seeing a hen with chicks.

 

[HippieAtHeart]

I'd give her eggs every time. I never get tired of seeing a hen with chicks.

I’m getting pretty excited!

 

[J99]

No my hen is leaving her baby and she just turned four weeks , and introducing them is fatal many times without having them in the coop inside an area where everyone can see them but not touch them for a few weeks .
now if you want your broody to set, gather a few eggs from anywhere that’s fertile and put them under her
My hen hatched out today and she’s a spitshauben, but her chicks are full blooded buff orpingtons lol , I just gave her the eggs I wanted her to hatch out

 

[HippieAtHeart]

No my hen is leaving her baby and she just turned four weeks , and introducing them is fatal many times without having them in the coop inside an area where everyone can see them but not touch them for a few weeks .
now if you want your broody to set, gather a few eggs from anywhere that’s fertile and put them under her
My hen hatched out today and she’s a spitshauben, but her chicks are full blooded buff orpingtons lol , I just gave her the eggs I wanted her to hatch out View attachment 2212097View attachment 2212098

That’s a really cute photo of your hen and chick! When you introduced the 4 week old chicks did you have hideaways for them? My run is bare minimum in sizing for my chickens and has some places they can duck and weave through, I just worry about them being cornered.

 

[J99]

Well the mama stayed in the coop and run with the flock the whole time so this chick has been in there with everyone since birth with no problems , but as of like last week some memebers have been attacking her and mama don’t care she’s done , so then I went through and gave her ducking spots yes and I’m hoping the new set will maybe adopt with her later when their mom gives them up