How soon will I know if foster mom accepts babies?

[gingertemple]

Hi, I have a gen that will be a first time mom if this works. She's been broody for Just over 3 weeks and we let her sit a bunch of eggs. I just put some 2-3 day chicks under her. She let me put them under her no problem, the last one she pecked at a little bit then settled in. How quickly would I know if she's going to reject them? I don't want to interfere and mess it up. But I don't want to wake up to all dead babies either.

 

[chickens really]

I might be confused???.....Is she still setting the eggs and you added Chicks?......If so ? It is highly possible she will abandon the eggs to raise the Chicks if they don't hatch today.....

If she is tucking them under herself she has accepted them.....No worries .......


Best of luck......


Cheers!

 

[peeper89]

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