- Apr 6, 2013
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Had an incubated egg hatch on January 2. The chick is 5 weeks old. She/he is completely feathered. She has never seen another chicken. I have a flock of 20, plus a rooster. I have one very broody hen - has been sitting on her nest for 3 or 4 months now. Although I am in North Carolina and it will be in the 60s tomorrow, it will be very cold again next week. I have an indoor coop and an outdoor area. The whole flock sleeps outside on a high roost. How can I introduce this chick to the flock and should I even attempt it until it gets warmer? Should I try to put her with the broody hen? Will she mother it? She sat on it until it starting pipping and I could hear her chirping. 4 other attempts at letting this hen incubate had ended in disaster, so I took this one in for a day and it hatched inside. Has had the run of my guest room and now guest shower for 5 weeks. Hubby is ready to move her out!