Do these chicks look too old to slip under my broody hen?

[sierradasilva]

Hi! I picked up three chicks today to add to my very small backyard flock. I have a broody hen (looks like a bantam version of a light brahma) who has been broody for a couple weeks. The chicks are a rhode island white, a spangled russian orloff, and a feed store mystery who might be a cuckoo maran or maybe something else, feel free to take a guess, pics below. (breeds listed just for fun. now to the point!)

I tried slipping them under the broody bantam earlier today after I brought them home, and she freaked out and ran away, then ignored them. So I put them in a warm brooder for the remainder of the day, slipped them under her again tonight after it got dark, and so far, all is well! (it's been about an hour.) I know she might still reject them in the morning, and will check on them early.

Has anyone had any luck introducing week-old chicks to a broody hen? Is this too old and will likely fail?

Also....I'll attach pics. How old do these chicks actually look? The guy who helped me at the feed store (young guy, not the normal chicken lady) didn't really seem to know how old they were. My guess is they could be around a week. the rhode island white seems slightly bigger/older than the other two.

Thanks!

 

[Awtdaniel05]

No they should be fine I put a 1 week old chick under a broody hen and it was just fine

 

[Acre4Me]

We put 5 day old chicks under a broody - worked great! Good luck!

 

[ChickNanny13]

I think the "trick" is doing it at night ... Hope your broody's happy in the morning

 

[chickens really]

It might work? Hopefully the chicks take to her. The best age is day old chicks. Yours look to be over a week with the wing feathers coming in.