If the mother is no longer setting on eggs she will not accept any new chicks. She will we them as a threat and try to kill them. I had a hen who had only one successful hatch and she raised that chick by herself. The chick stayed rate with her mother for about a year until her mother went broody again. The chick did fine by herself. Trying to put more chicks just does not work, but the mother staying with the chick by herself will be enough company.