Mother pecking!

[Ladies of the Forest]

Wait until the rest of the eggs either hatched or are removed. Pull the hens apart so you can see what you're doing. Put in all of the chicks, including the striped ones. If a chick is attacked, rather than removing it, put her with the other hen. Only remove if neither like it. Once a chick goes under a hen, try to keep it on that side. Once all of the chicks are accounted for by a hen, you will need to separate the two groups. Whenever you see the aggressive one pecking at a chick, put it with the other hen.
Your other option is to separate the chicks and hens. When nightfall comes, take the non-striped chicks that Blinken doesn't mind, and trap them under her for the night. Trap the rest of the chicks under the more open-minded Winken. After that night, separate both groups until the chicks are at least a few weeks old.
Beautiful hens, by the way.

Thank you so much! I really think that Blinken thinks the yellow and black striped ones are chipmunks. I just put Blinken in a separate pen with the chicks that I saw her feeding and singing to, this morning. Winken is fine with every chick under her, as she had them all last night while Blinken was sequestered. BTW, When I just put Lincoln in with the babies she seems to wait, I ran out to get a piece of wood to block the babies from jumping out of the dog pen, and when I came back chipmunk had gotten into the crack of the pen door and was scurrying around in there. Lincoln was extremely upset and I think, maybe, this has something to do with it too. I am taking the rest of the eggs out right now, and I will follow your advice. Thank you so much for your help and thank you for the fine compliment about my girls.

 

[Ladies of the Forest]

Thank you so much! I really think that Blinken thinks the yellow and black striped ones are chipmunks. I just put Blinken in a separate pen with the chicks that I saw her feeding and singing to, this morning. Winken is fine with every chick under her, as she had them all last night while Blinken was sequestered. BTW, When I just put Blinken in with the babies she seems to wait, I ran out to get a piece of wood to block the babies from jumping out of the dog pen, and when I came back chipmunk had gotten into the crack of the pen door and was scurrying around in there. Blinken was extremely upset and I think, maybe, this has something to do with it too. I am taking the rest of the eggs out right now, and I will follow your advice. Thank you so much for your help and thank you for the fine compliment about my girls.

 

[Ladies of the Forest]

 

[Gallinarium]

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Ohhh, they're adorable!

 

[Ladies of the Forest]

These are my “chick-munks”. I’ve lost two of them to Blinken, who is usually a very loving, doting mother

 

[Gallinarium]

These are my “chick-munks”. I’ve lost two of them to Blinken, who is usually a very loving, doting mother ❤

It's always sad when you lose a chick. I lost three this time around.

 

[Ladies of the Forest]

It's always sad when you lose a chick. I lost three this time around.

Ohhhhhhh, I’m so sorry! Isn’t it just heartbreaking? I share your pain and am sending you a hug, too.

 

[Gallinarium]

Ohhhhhhh, I’m so sorry! Isn’t it just heartbreaking? I share your pain and am sending you a hug, too.

Yeah, it's sad. But it happens. This is my chickies today:

That is your goal. Your chicks will be fine, as you have two great mothers, (even if one is very picky.)

 

[Ladies of the Forest]

Yeah, it's sad. But it happens. This is my chickies today:

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That is your goal. Your chicks will be fine, as you have two great mothers, (even if one is very picky.)

Oh, my! What a beautiful group of babies! And mama is just gorgeous! This gives me hope, thank you! How old are these babies?

 

[Gallinarium]

Thank you. The chicks are six weeks and six days.