Getting older chickens to start a new flock.

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lazy gardener said:
In the summer heat, locking them in a coop for 3 days just might be a death sentence. I would set them up with a run attached to the coop. Even if they are ALWAYS free ranged, there are times IMO when it's just prudent to have the option of using a run:

Predator comes calling.

Training new birds to coop OR NEST.

You have a broody and chicks, and know that letting such little nuggets out to free range would be a death sentence for them.
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When can you introduce new chicks to a broody older hen?
 
Are you talking about giving a broody hen chicks to foster? Or are you talking about putting new chicks in with a broody hen who already has her own brood of chicks?

If you are trying to get a broody hen to raise new chicks:

She must be a confirmed broody, and most preferably have stuck to the nest day and night for several weeks.

Then, you can slip some day old chicks under her, and HOPEFULLY, she will take over mothering those chicks.

If the chicks are too old (Ideal imprinting age is within the first 48 hours after hatch) they may not bond to her, and she may not bond to them. In order for fostering to be successful, both broody hen and chicks must bond to each other. If that bonding does not take place, the hen may even kill the chicks.
 
It has been rough. She must simply be in mourning due to our other chicken passing. Now it appears she has worms. I suspect it will be very hard to introduce these now 10 day old chicks to our now lonely single hen. Any advice- anyone?.
 
GingerChloe said:
It has been rough. She must simply be in mourning due to our other chicken passing. Now it appears she has worms. I suspect it will be very hard to introduce these now 10 day old chicks to our now lonely single hen. Any advice- anyone?.
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Treat her with real worm medicine like wazine. It is available in feed stores or online. DE is not a treatment for worms.

While she is being treated you can use the look but not touch method of integrating. For two weeks keep the babies fairly far away though. You want to watch them to make sure they do not get sick or are sick. After that, you can see if they will integrate. Usually 10 will be safe with one hen but she still might attack them
 
ronott1 said:
Treat her with real worm medicine like wazine. It is available in feed stores or online. DE is not a treatment for worms.

While she is being treated you can use the look but not touch method of integrating. For two weeks keep the babies fairly far away though. You want to watch them to make sure they do not get sick or are sick. After that, you can see if they will integrate. Usually 10 will be safe with one hen but she still might attack them
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ronott1 said:
Treat her with real worm medicine like wazine. It is available in feed stores or online. DE is not a treatment for worms.

While she is being treated you can use the look but not touch method of integrating. For two weeks keep the babies fairly far away though. You want to watch them to make sure they do not get sick or are sick. After that, you can see if they will integrate. Usually 10 will be safe with one hen but she still might attack them
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GingerChloe said:
She has been staying in her coop since her co chicken’s passing so we keep trying to get her back to her free ranging but you think we should leave her alone until we can get the medicine tomorrow ?
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I would and clean up the poo--worm eggs will be in the poo. I would wait the two weeks to make sure she is not passing worm eggs. The new chicks will get worms from that
 

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