Giving chicks to a broody hen

[SurferchickinSB]

i have a question, i since have a 10 month old frizzle hen that just went broody, since i dont have a rooster in that coop i got some eggs from a friend and she has been sitting on these eggs like a good little momma....i have never done this before...only have chickens a bit over 2 yrs and this is my first broody....when and if the eggs hatch what happens next...how do these little chicks eat? do i put starter grow feed in the coop with her and water? do i move them all to a brooder???? i have no clue what to do...looking for help

It’s best to just switch everybody over to chick starter until everybody is laying.

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

We make an area for the little guys to eat starter food. The big chickens also have access to feeders that contain laying pellets, but the little guys can't reach in those. So the hens also eat some starter. fyi