Rosy Wattles
Hatching
- Feb 20, 2024
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I have a 2 year old Wyandotte hen. Recently, her flock mates were killed by raccoons that broke into the chicken run (I have no idea how she survived). I want to get her new flock mates but the last time I did that she didn't bond well with the other hens. She hasn't started laying yet this year but she is on the verge. She's spending a lot of time in the laying box and her comb is bright red. Recently, I saw two ~10-day-old chicks at a feed store. I'm wondering if I snuck the chicks in her laying box at night, if she would then bond with them and raise them, thereby ending her solitary state. Of course I would keep an eye on them to make sure she didn't attack them, but I just have the feeling she would accept them. If she did, would this mess up her laying cycle?