Good morning Chicken tenders! I have had my first full year of tending chickens and love it. My little bantam easter egger went broody with her sister. Neither was breaking out of it for about a month. A friend gave me some of her eggs for them to sit on because hers were not staying on the eggs. Out of the 9 eggs, 2 hatched. They are currently about a month old. The broody, Laverne, has been in a cage within the run with the chicks. She has been doing a fantastic job with them. Shirley her sister, stands by as a guard and support, does not leave the area. The rest of my flock are larger hens, barred rock, sex links, favorelle, and leg horns (total 11).
I think that i should start introducing her back into the flock with the chicks. They are all contained in a large enclosed run that is 30 feet long and 10 feet wide. The coop they are housed in is directly attached to the run, which is a 6ft long by 5 ft wide and 5 ft high. They all fit very comfortably and plenty of egg/nesting boxes (but they all use one, lol). Should I wait for the fluffs to get older, they are silkie/ frizzle mixes and will be getting bigger than the momma.
Thoughts? Advice?
I think that i should start introducing her back into the flock with the chicks. They are all contained in a large enclosed run that is 30 feet long and 10 feet wide. The coop they are housed in is directly attached to the run, which is a 6ft long by 5 ft wide and 5 ft high. They all fit very comfortably and plenty of egg/nesting boxes (but they all use one, lol). Should I wait for the fluffs to get older, they are silkie/ frizzle mixes and will be getting bigger than the momma.
Thoughts? Advice?