How long.

[ando68]

I'm expecting chicks from a bantam hen I have. She is sitting on approx 10 at the moment. I've promised someone two of them when they arrive. How long should I wait before giving them away. Is there a normal timescale to leave them with their mother before giving any away?

 

[MySweetChickens]

I would probably wait two days so they can dry off and relax a little after hatching they will cry and scream and so will the hen when you take them away but she will get used to it later on for a couple days she might pace but she will soon get over her lost babies and love the ones she has even more

Don't feel guilty when you take them away either remember they are probably going to a great home

 

[ando68]

Thanks sweet chickens ,
I didn't realise they could depart so quick. I'm not looking forward to taking them from her, but like you said ill rest assured they are in a nice new home.