Josie ... Wonder mum ❤

[ButtonNomies]

So I got gifted a 5ft tank for my grow out tank this year. Hatched 11 chicks out (redbreasteds, silvers and whites) they were making an absolute mess of their brooder and are now a week old so I've transferred them over to this big tank.

They have a heat lamp and a heat mat but I was still worried about them getting cold with such a huge space, so I risked it and put my Josie in with them ....

Not even 5 minutes later ... theyre HERS!

Her mate Hop isn't as impressed ... but he's not attacking them just staying back and watching his missus with her bubbas. He does have a lil shadow tho of one of the redbreasted chicks ... just following him around ... love me PLEASE

 

[The Birb King]

Wow how did she accept the chicks so fast is she broody?

 

[ButtonNomies]

Wow how did she accept the chicks so fast is she broody?

Shes always been the Foster mum of older chicks (fully feathered) and she does go broody but she gets bored of sitting on eggs but adores chicks. I wouldnt have tried it with any other pair but since they hatched Josie has been "den mother"

I think u need the right temperament pair to do this successfully xx

 

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[The Birb King]

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So she will just adopt chicks anytime? Thats cool I have never heard of that.

 

[ButtonNomies]

So she will just adopt chicks anytime? Thats cool I have never heard of that.

Normally I've waited til 3-4 weeks to introduce her to a hatch, she's never been given access to them this young before but she's absolutely loving it ❤ She's trilling at Hop if he gets too close tho so she's already super protective of them n it's not even been an hour yet

 

[The Birb King]

Normally I've waited til 3-4 weeks to introduce her to a hatch, she's never been given access to them this young before but she's absolutely loving it ❤ She's trilling at Hop if he gets too close tho so she's already super protective of them n it's not even been an hour yet

One of my chickens is kind of the same way. She goes broody all the time and if I give her chicks she will adopt them instantly and start taking care of them. She is a great mother for about 5 weeks then she has had enough of the babies and starts chasing them off

 

[Chicken poppy]

Wow how did she accept the chicks so fast is she broody?

Some chickens do not need to go broody and simply are just motherly. My friend has a bantam cochin that gets motherly anytime she sees chicks.

 

[ButtonNomies]

Put my hand in to check the temp ... im not allowed to touch HER BABIES!!!

 

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Hop and his lil redbreasted shadow