We tried to give the broodies chicks yesterday. Never have had a problem w/ them accepting chicks, but this batch of broodies weren't having any of it! Had one that w/I a couple of minutes of having the chicks under her stood up and literally ran screaming from the nest box and didn't come back for a couple of hours. It was soooooo funny, reminded me of giving the high schoolers the "real" baby doll to scare them about teen pregnancy.
About what time of day do you give chicks to broodies?