Red Goldens with Chicks

[StewedMammal]

I have a broody red golden hen who has eggs due to hatch in a few days. She lives with a rooster (who are the chicks father), and I was wondering if the chicks and rooster will get along, or will I need to separate them?

 

[Kiki]

Hopefully the momma will keep the others away from her chicks.
You won't really know until it happens.
Keeping a close eye on them is the best thing to do.

 

[Tony K T]

They will usually raise them together,but keep an eye on them and make sure there are no holes in your pen.If there are holes the little buggers will find it and away they go.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[StewedMammal]

Update: She hatched out 8 chicks, all of them have survived to this point! They are a little over 4 weeks old now. The rooster had no problems with them at all.

 

[Tony K T]

Nice!Do you go to the Northeastern Avricultural Society(NAS)meeting in Westford,Ma?
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[StewedMammal]

Nice!Do you go to the Northeastern Avricultural Society(NAS)meeting in Westford,Ma?
In N.H.,Tony.

I do not. I surprisingly have never heard of NAS before. Ill go check out their website!

 

[Tony K T]

www.neasociety.com

 

[BaJa]

that's really neat that your hen hatched out chicks. my bobwhites do the same!

 

[StewedMammal]

that's really neat that your hen hatched out chicks. my bobwhites do the same!

Thats awesome! I used to have bobwhotes, but they never went broody unfortunately.

 

[BaJa]

yea, he sitting right now. last year his dad/mom raised 2 broods. they're dead, but he took over the job and is diligently sitting on his eggs. he's got one more week to go!
(20-25 eggs!)