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Coon Cotten
Songster
Thank you, Mrs K. I worry about the flying predators catching them in the daytime. We have lots of hawks that catch them if they are small. That’s why I try to keep them penned up until they are bigger. My adult birds free range from 730am till dark or they put themselves to bed. I’m guessing the adult birds will tell them to take cover. I have one bantam rooster I’m shocked that is still with meHow old is the broody hen chicks. If less than two weeks, I would just let her in with the flock. She will teach the flock correct chicken society. But if the chicks are much older, you have missed that window, and will need to do it like you plan, but I would do it much sooner than 16 weeks. I would do it before the second broody hen's chicks hatch.
I don't think two broody hens, with a great deal of time between hatches, will work well.
Mrs K