Help!! Mama hen just hatched 6 chicks and it’s cold

[Isabella Weflen]

Without me knowing, one of my hens just hatched 6 chicks. It November in central Florida and is starting to get cold. Tonight it’s going to be 28 degrees. High will be 58. The rest of the week will be low 30-40 and high 60-70. Will she be able to keep them all alive?

 

[nuthatched]

Absolutely. They'll huddle under her at night. Just provide a low nest for them.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Definitely! We had a mama hatch eggs in December in Indiana, then again in February. Just monitor them, but you'll see fuzzy heads pop out of her wings. They'll be super toasty under her.

 

[Isabella Weflen]

Absolutely. They'll huddle under her at night. Just provide a low nest for them.

Thank you! Even if she stays outside the coupe with them, will they be okay?

 

[Isabella Weflen]

Definitely! We had a mama hatch eggs in December in Indiana, then again in February. Just monitor them, but you'll see fuzzy heads pop out of her wings. They'll be super toasty under her.

This makes me feel so much better! Thank you!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

If you have a big enough box, on its side, she could hang out in it at night--like a nest box on the ground? To make you more comfortable. I dont know what your set up looks like, so Im just going off my own experience.

 

[Isabella Weflen]

I checked on her this morning! Her and her chicks are doing amazing!