How old before they get broody

You know ,I was thinking the exact same thing. I remember my SIL telling me she suddenly seen a chick with one of her hens one day in the middle of the winter last year. She had laid the egg somewhere my SIL didn't find and hatched it out and raised it thru the winter. I am going to make her a seperate box in the coop for her and the babies though. I guess move her after they hatch???? I have heard of people moving the hen at night with her eggs. She is very cranky if anyone or any other hen comes by.I laugh at her-she sounds like a velociraptor off that dinasaur movie---LOL has her beak wide open raising cane

Another question-when they hatch can I start them on the medicated chick food and her eat it too---since she won't be laying any eggs for a while I thought she could eat it too.
 
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